UK Current Affairs, GK & News
UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement
The United Kingdom and Vietnam recently signed an agreement on trade. The agreement is to eliminate 99% of tariffs within seven years. Highlights With the elimination of 99% of tariff, Vietnam is to benefit from tariff savings of 114 million pounds, that is 151 million USD on its exports and British will benefit 36 million ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: bilateral agreement • Brexit • European Union (EU) • Free trade agreements • free trade deal • Japan • Singapore • UK • UK-Vietnam • Vietnam
Under air bubble agreement, Indians with any valid VISA can fly to US, UK and Canada
Indians holding any kind of visa valid under the ‘Air Bubbles’ agreement can travel to the UK, USA, Canada and the UAE, according to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. This comes after the earlier rule of the European Union that only those holding essential visa were allowed for travel abroad. What is Air Bubble ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Air Bubble Agreement • Canada • DGCA • India • UAE • UK • US • Vande Bharat
Robots being tried to Ease Social Care Burden in UK
The researchers at Heriot-Watt University have programmed robots in order to perform tasks normally carried out by the care workers. This comes after a surge in loneliness among vulnerable groups during the coronavirus pandemic. The experiment, named Ambient Assisted Living, will primarily focus on finding solutions for priority groups, whose vulnerabilities have been compounded by ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Ambient Assisted Living • Care Workers • Robots • UK
New Zealand Suspends Extradition Arrangements with Hong Kong
Claiming that the criminal justice system in Hong Kong cannot be trusted anymore, New Zealand has decided to suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong with immediate effect. The reason is that the justice system of that country is not independent of China. The government of New Zealand has also announced that only if China ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Australia • Canada • Extradition Treaty • Hong Kong • New Zealand • UK
India-UK Joint Economic and Trade Committee Meeting: Highlights
The 14th Edition of the Joint Economic and Trade Committee Meeting between India and the UK took place on July 25 in the virtual mode and the main point of discussion was the trade relationship between the two countries. Both the countries decided to work on an enhanced trade partnership that could be a pathway ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: India • JETCO • Joint Economic and Trade Comittee • UK • UK India Business Council • UK-india • UKIBC