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The World Economic Forum on 15th January, 2020 released its 15th edition of Global Risks Report, which is based on WEF’s annual Global Risks Perception Survey, which comprises views of around 800 members of WEF’s diverse communities. Extreme Weather and Climate Action Failure are the top risks in terms of likelihood. The report has categorised all the risks […]

India’s Statue of Unity has been included in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s ‘8 Wonders of SCO’ list. The 182-metre tall statue, the world’s tallest statue, is a monumental tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, independent India’s first home minister as well as deputy prime minister. The statue was inaugurated in October 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra […]

The Hormuz Peace Initiative held in Tehran was attended by the leading trade partners of Iran namely India, China, Oman and Afghanistan. The initiative aims at stabilizing the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, amidst US-Iran tensions. The Hormuz Peace Endeavour (HOPE) was reviewed by the countries attending the initiative and […]

The Amma Vodi Scheme was launched by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy in Chittoor. It is one of the nine flagship programmes of the Andhra Pradesh Government, which are collectively called Navratanalu. The Amma Vodi scheme seeks to benefit school students from Class I to Class XII studying in both public and private […]

Indian satellites in low-earth orbits will be tracked by the Indian Data Relay Satellite System, which plans to set up a communication system between the space assets of India. This system is set to play a vital role in India’s space station as well as space docking and will also be instrumental to India’s Human […]

MILAN 2020 (Multilateral Naval Exercise) will be hosted by the Indian Navy in March 2020 in Visakhapatnam, the city of destiny. The exercise, being conducted under the theme ‘Synergy Across the Sea’, will witness the participation of several countries. Milan 2020 is a week-long multilateral exercise aimed at enhancing professional interaction and learn from one […]

Hindi Diwas or World Hindi Day is celebrated every year on 10th January to create a suitable environment for the promotion of Hindi worldwide and to present Hindi as the prevalent language of the world. The first World Hindi Conference was held in Nagpur on January 10, 1975. Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh announced […]

Forbes list of ‘20 people to watch in the 2020s’ has been released recently. The list featured Prashant Kishor, a Janata Dal (United) national Vice President, and Kanhaiya Kumar, former President of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU). Kanhaiya ranked 12th in this list and Prashant is ranked 16th. A US-based political commentator and comedian Hassan Minhaj […]

The second National GST Conference of the Commissioners of the State Tax and Chief Commissioners of the Central Tax was held on 7th January, 2020 in New Delhi to streamline the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Under the chairmanship of Revenue Secretary Dr Ajay Bhushan Pandey, the meeting decided to constitute a Committee of Centre […]

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on 6th January, 2020 proposed 2,700 crores of infrastructure plans to construct its first Human Space Flight Infrastructure Centre (HSFIC) in Challakere, Karnataka. It will provide the facility for training of astronauts to manned missions. As per the proposal, the centre will start functioning within the next three years.   The […]