GS 2 - Current Affairs

Facts in News YUVA Scheme Recently, ‘YUVA- Prime Minister’s Scheme For Mentoring Young Authors’ has been launched. Key Points YUVA stands for ‘Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors’. It is a part of India@75 Project Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Implementation by: National Book Trust, Ministry of Education Aim: To encourage young writers to write about India’s […]

China’s Presence in South China Sea

The Philippines has protested China’s continuing illegal presence and activities near an island in the South China Sea held by it. About The South China Sea issue has been long prevailing between China and other countries surrounding the sea. The immediate tension could be pointed to the presence of Chinese boats in the areas which […]

WHA Adopts Resolution to End Malaria

In News Recently, the 74th World Health Assembly (WHA) has adopted a new resolution to accelerate efforts to end malaria. About The resolution aims to urge Member States to step up progress on containing the disease, in line with WHO’s updated global malaria strategy and the WHO Guidelines for malaria. It called on countries to […]

BRICS On High Performance Computing (HPC)

In News Under the Science, Technology, and Innovation track, the Fifth BRICS Working Group meeting on High Performance Computing (HPC) and Information Communication Technologies (ICT) was held recently. About All five BRICS countries Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, participated. This meeting is part of BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation Calendar of Activities 2020-21 […]

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day

In News Recently, the 74th World Health Assembly has declared 30th January as the World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day. It was attended by the officials from the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation along with representatives from pharmaceutical industries and national governments, at London’s Royal College of […]

Facts in News

Facts in News National AI Portal (INDIAai) (Government Scheme) Recently, the first anniversary of the ‘National AI Portal’ has been celebrated. National AI Portal (INDIAai) A joint initiative by the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), National e-Governance Division (NeGD), and NASSCOM. Launched in: 2020 Objective: It will create and nurture a unified AI […]

Colonial-era Genocide in Namibia

In News Germany for the first time has recognised that it committed genocide against the Herero and Nama people in present-day Namibia during its colonial rule over a century ago. Background Between 1884 and 1890, Germany formally colonised parts of present-day Namibia. Tensions quickly rose as local tribes saw the German settlers as a threat […]

US Denies Rejoining Open Skies Treaty

In News Recently, the US has informed Russia that it will not rejoin the Open Skies Treaty. Background The US, under Donald Trump’s presidency, withdrew from the treaty in 2020. Russia showed disapproval and warned that it would erode global security by making it more difficult for governments to interpret the intentions of other nations, […]

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Facts in News Char Dham project (Infrastructure) Recently, the Ministry of Railways announced that the Final Location Survey (FLS) for Broad Gauge (BG) rail connectivity to Char Dham is near completion. The Rail Vikas Nigam Limited, a Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Railways was entrusted to undertake the Final Location Survey […]

EU puts Sanctions on Belarus

In News Recently, the European Union (EU) has put sanctions on Belarus and cut off its aviation links. Belarus was part of the USSR before its disintegration in 1991 and lies on the flight path of routes within Europe and between Europe and Asia. Background Belarus authorities scrambled a fighter jet (Soviet-era MiG-29) which escorted […]

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