US to resume IMET Programme for Pakistan

The United States President, Donald Trump on Friday, 4th January 2020 has decided to resume the International Military Education and Training(IMET) programme that was cut off in 2018 with Pakistan, while aid provided for the overall security assistance remains suspended. ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Esmail Qaani appointed as new Chief of Quds Force

The Supreme Leader of Iran, Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei has appointed Brigadier General Esmail Qaani to replace the former chief of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps unit Quds Force, Commander Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated during an ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

‘Visit Nepal Year 2020’ campaign launched

The President of Nepal, Bidya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday, 1st January 2, 2020, launched an ambitious campaign named  ‘Visit Nepal Year 2020’ to promote tourism in Nepal. The campaign aims to attract more than 2 million tourists in Nepal during ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

China to have Unified National and Local GDP Accounting Method from 2020

From 2020, the People’s Republic of China will revise the way it used to calculate the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or the economic output data. Since 1985, different accounting methods have been adopted by the authorities at the local and ..

RBI to conduct ‘Operation Twist’

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) under the open market operations has announced a simultaneous sale and purchase of the government bonds. This will be the first time in the country that the government bonds will be on simultaneous sale ..

Messi, Rapinoe won the 2019 Ballon d’Or

The 64th edition of the Ballon d’Or was held in Paris on 2nd, December 2019. Men’s- Out of 28 players nominated on 6th November 2019, Lionel Messi won the award for a record sixth time in his career having won ..