News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepali counterpart KP Sharma Oli jointly inaugurated the second Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Jogbani-Biratnagar. It has been built to facilitate trade and people’s movement. Facts: About Integrated Check Post: It is a centre for the facilitation of bilateral trade and movement of passengers across the borders and… Continue reading PM Modi, Nepali PM KP Sharma Oli to inaugurate ICP Biratnagar
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National Tribal Youth Exchange Programme
News: 12th National Tribal Youth Exchange Programme was inaugurated in Puducherry Facts: About National Tribal Youth Exchange Programme It is organised by Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) along with state/UT government Aim: To ensure development and empowerment of the tribal youths Objectives: To expose tribal youth to the technological and industrial advancement that has taken… Continue reading National Tribal Youth Exchange Programme
Explained: What is Xenobot?
News Tiny living robots have been created using cells taken from frog embryos by scientists in the United States Facts: About Xenobot It is a biological machine named after the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis). Significance: It could help the development of useful soft robots that can heal themselves when damaged. Because they are made… Continue reading Explained: What is Xenobot?
India ranks low at 76th place on global Social Mobility Index
News: World Economic Forum has released its maiden Social Mobility Index Facts: Social Mobility: It is a change in social status relative to one’s current social location within a given society. WEF defines social mobility as the ability of a child to experience a better life than their parents. Social Mobility Index: It measures 82… Continue reading India ranks low at 76th place on global Social Mobility Index
7 PM |India and EU have accomplished much. There is more to be done|21st January 2020
Context: India and EU relations. More in news: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Brussels in March for the next India-European Union summit. European Union: The European Union is a group of 28 countries that operate as a cohesive economic and political block. The Treaty of Maastricht was signed in 1992 that laid the foundations… Continue reading 7 PM |India and EU have accomplished much. There is more to be done|21st January 2020
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #67 January 21, 2020
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World Economic Outlook Report:IMF
News:The International Monetary Fund(IMF) has released its World Economic Outlook report. Facts: Report on Global Growth: The report has reduced its global growth projection to 2.9 percent in 2019, 3.3 percent in 2020 and 3.4 percent for 2021. The global growth forecasts has been reduced due to sharper than expected slowdowns in India and other… Continue reading World Economic Outlook Report:IMF
Atal Innovation Mission & UNDP hosts 3 day Youth Co:Lab National Innovation Challenge
News:Atal Innovation Mission(AIM),NITI Aayog and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hosted a three day long Youth Co:Lab -national innovation challenge in New Delhi. Facts: About Youth Co:Lab: Youth Co:Lab was co-created in 2017 by UNDP and the Citi Foundation and is operational in 25 countries across the Asia Pacific region. The initiative aims to create… Continue reading Atal Innovation Mission & UNDP hosts 3 day Youth Co:Lab National Innovation Challenge
Global Investment Trend Monitor report:UNCTAD
News:United Nations Conference on Trade and Development(UNCTAD) has released the Global Investment Trend Monitor report. Facts: Key takeaways from the report: The global foreign direct investment(FDI) remained flat in 2019 at $1.39 trillion a 1% decline from a revised $1.41 trillion in 2018. These investments came in the backdrop of weaker macroeconomic performance and policy… Continue reading Global Investment Trend Monitor report:UNCTAD
Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement needed between India and the European Union:Edgars Rinkevics
News:Latvian foreign minister has said that India-EU trade cannot increase until the Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement(BTIA) between the European Union and India is negotiated. Facts: About Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement(BTIA): Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement(BTIA) is a Free Trade Agreement between India and EU which was initiated in 2007. The negotiations on agreement… Continue reading Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement needed between India and the European Union:Edgars Rinkevics
