United States Current Affairs, GK & News
United States Sri Lanka CARAT or MAREX-2023
Sri Lanka and the United States are to conduct week-long joint military exercises in January 2023 to prepare for disaster relief and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific, amid China’s increasing military manoeuvres in the strategic region. The exercise, named Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) Sri Lanka 2023, will involve participants from ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Sri Lanka • United States
‘GNB1 Encephalopathy’ Disease
Researchers in India, the US and Israel and currently trying to develop a drug to treat a rare genetic disease called GNB1 Encephalopathy. What is GNB1 Encephalopathy? GNB1 Encephalopathy is a rare genetic brain disease caused due to mutations in the GNB1 gene This genetic disorder affects individuals in the foetus stage, with the earliest ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Genetic Disease • Genetic Diseases • genetic disorders • IIT-Madras • Israel • Neurological disorders • United States
US’ $1.7 Trillion Spending Bill
The US House has recently passed a 1.7 trillion USD spending bill to fund federal agencies through September to avoid the partial government shutdown. What is an omnibus spending bill? An omnibus spending bill is a type of Bill in the United States that brings together smaller ordinary appropriations bills into single large bill that ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Omnibus Spending Bill • Ukraine war • United States
Q&A: What is territorial status of Puerto Rico? Why talks of Independence and Decolonization?
Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States, located in the Caribbean Sea. The question of independence for Puerto Rico has been a longstanding issue, with some people advocating for Puerto Rico to become an independent sovereign nation, while others believe it should remain a territory of the United States. Puerto Rico has a ..
Topics: Puerto Rico • United States
US’ Historic Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough
Researchers at the California-based Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have recently announced a historic nuclear fusion breakthrough, claiming it to be the “landmark achievement” in the quest for a source of unlimited, clean power and an end of the dependence on fossil fuels. What is this nuclear fusion breakthrough? The US researchers used the world’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: 100% renewable energy • Global Nuclear Fusion Project • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory • New and Renewable Energy • Nuclear fusion • United States
US Respect for Marriage Bill
The US Senate recently passed the Respect for Marriage Bill. What is the US Respect for Marriage Bill? The US Respect for Marriage Bill aims to repeal the Clinton-era Defense of Marriage Act and require the states to recognize all legal marriages regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin. The Clinton-era Defense of Marriage ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: LGBT • United States