UN General Assembly (UNGA) Current Affairs, GK & News
August 12: International Youth Day
The International Youth Day is observed every year on August 12. The day celebrates the contribution of today’s youth in development of society. It also calls out against injustice faced by the youth across the world considering that, youth are leaders of tomorrow and they have potential to bring huge changes in society. Theme of ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: International Youth Day • National Youth Day • Sustainable Development Goals • Swami Vivekananda • UN General Assembly (UNGA)
Nelson Mandela Day 2022
The Nelson Mandela International Day is observed on July 18, annually in the remembrance of Nelson Mandela, who was the first democratically elected President of South Africa. Highlights The Nelson Mandela International Day calls for bringing change in actions of people and inspiring others. The day also remembers long years of struggle of Nelson Mandela, ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Nelson Mandela • Nelson Mandela International Day • UN General Assembly (UNGA)
February 10: World Pulses Day
World Pulses Day was observed on February 10, to recognise Pulses as a global food. Key Facts On World Pulses Day, people make efforts in raising awareness on importance of Pulses in sustainable food production. UN General Assembly had decided to dedicate this day to Pulses in 2019, with the objective of increasing awareness and ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: International Year of Pulses • pulses • UN food and agriculture organization • UN General Assembly (UNGA) • World Pulses Day
December 20: International Human Solidarity Day
The International Human Solidarity Day was observed globally on December 20, to honour the “Unity in Diversity”. Key Facts The day is observed every year on December 20 by United Nations. It acts as a reminder for governments across the world to respect their commitments towards international agreements. The day became a part of ‘Trust ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: International Day of Solidarity • UN General Assembly (UNGA) • World Solidarity Fund
International Day for Universal Access of Information
International day for Universal Access of Information is observed on September 28 every year by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Key Facts This day is observed because, torrential flow of information is the result of dominant paradigm considering the availability of information assign of the development. As a result, common perspective ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: International Day for Universal Access of Information • UN General Assembly (UNGA) • UNESCO • Universal Access to Information • UPSC
India’s clean energy commitments at UN summit
During the first leader-level meeting on energy, under the UN General Assembly, India has made commitments to increase the renewable energy installed capacity to 450 GW by 2030. Key Points India has also committed to develop and implement a National Hydrogen Energy Mission in order to boost the annual green hydrogen production to 1 MT ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Clean Energy • Compressed Biogas • National Hydrogen Energy Mission • UN General Assembly (UNGA)