In News Recently, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has urged everyone to abstain from Tobacco, on the occasion of the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD). About World No Tobacco Day Every year, the World Health Organization (WHO) and global partners celebrate the WNTD on 31st May. Theme for 2021: Commit to Quit. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
In News Recently, the report ‘Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update’ has been produced by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), in collaboration with the United Kingdom’s Met Office. About the Report The annual update harnesses the expertise of internationally acclaimed climate scientists and the best prediction systems from leading climate centres around the world to […]
In News Recently, the Global Health Summit has been organised by Italy in its role as President of the G20. About the Summit It has been organised in partnership with the European Commission. The European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union (EU). It is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the […]
In News Recently, the Protected Planet Report 2020 has been published. About the Report Published by United Nations Environment Programme-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Support from the National Geographic Society (global non-profit). It underlined the progress the world has made toward the ambitious Aichi Biodiversity Target 11. These […]
In News The U.S. government is considering waiving sanctions on the company behind Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Europe. About The Biden administration still opposed the Nord Stream 2 pipeline but felt it was important to send a signal about its commitment to ties with Germany, which were badly damaged under former President Donald […]
In News Recently, Iran has given the Farzad B gas field to Petropars, a domestic gas producer. The current deal will pave the way for daily production of 28 million cubic meter of gas over five years. Earlier, Iran decided to fund and develop a rail link under the second phase of the Chabahar Port […]
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