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Joe Biden’s 1.9 trillion USD plan
The United States President elect Joe Biden recently announced 1.9 USD “American rescue plan”. It is a covid-19 stimulus package. Key features The plan will provide 130 billion USD to help the schools in the United States to reopen safely within the first hundred days of the presidency of Biden. Eligible individuals are to be ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: COVID-19 • COVID-19 vaccine • Emergency Use Authorisation • Moderna • Pfizer • USA
US names Cuba as State Sponsor of Terrorism
The United States recently designated Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism. What is US list of State Sponsors of Terrorism? The United States lists the countries that repeatedly provide support for acts of international terrorism under the State Sponsors of Terrorism. The list was first released in 1979 with Iraq, Libya, Syria and South ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: counterterrorism • Cuba • state sponsors of terrorism list • Sudan • US-Cuba • USA
UAE became the first Gulf country to establish diplomatic relations with Israel
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become the first-ever Gulf country and the third in the Arab world to establish diplomatic relations with Israel as part of a deal to halt the controversial annexation of parts of the West Bank that Palestinians see as part of their future state. US President has hailed this move. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: israel • Israel-Palestine Issue • Palestine • UAE • US President • USA • West Bank
Israel tests advanced missile defense system Arrow-2
The Defence Ministry of Israel has declared that it has conducted a successful test of the country’s advanced defence system against long-range ballistic missiles. The flight-testing of Arrow-2 interceptor was part of Israel’s technological effort that ensures that the country will be one step ahead of its enemies all the time. Details of the Test ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Arrow-2 • Arrow-3 • Boeing • israel • Israel Aerosspace Industries • USA
National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 chaired by Dr V K Paul met for the first time
The National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID 19 met for the first time on August 13 to discuss regarding the delivery of vaccines in the country. They mainly discussed the conceptualization and implementation mechanisms for the creation of a digital infrastructure for inventory management and delivery mechanism for the vaccine. Details of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: AstraZeneca • COVID-19 • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare • Moderna • National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration • Niti Ayog • Russia • University of Oxford • USA