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INTERNATIONAL UNESCO removes Racist, a Belgian carnival, from the heritage list The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) removed ‘Racist’ the Belgian carnival from the heritage list. It was removed over the recurring repetition of racist and antisemitic representations as the carnival mocks Jews. The carnival is celebrated in the Belgian city of Aalst every … Read more
INTERNATIONAL Every 5th fire death in world is in India: Study With 27,027 deaths, every fifth fire-related death in the world in 2017 took place in India. Around 9 million fire incidents and 1.2 lakh deaths were recorded across the globe that year. Of these incidents, India recorded 1.6 million fires and 27,027 deaths, according to a … Read more
INTERNATIONAL NASA select site Nightingale for observation NASA has finally selected a sample collection site on asteroid Bennu after the arrival of OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in December 2018. The OSIRIS-Rex mission team has selected the site designated Nightingale, which is located in a crater high in Bennu’s northern hemisphere. The team has also selected site Osprey of Bennu as a backup sample collection site. Join Our Telegram … Read more
INTERNATIONAL International Tea Day 2019 The United Nations (UN) has declared May 21 as International Tea Day on the recommendations of India, however, this day is celebrated on December 15 Every Year. The proposal was made by India at the International Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Intergovernmental Group meeting held in Milan 4 years ago. … Read more
INTERNATIONAL Subscribe on YouTube Switzerland is to partner for 2020 BioAsia Switzerland is to serve as a partner for BioAsia 2020 has scheduled to be held between 17-19 February 2019 in Hyderabad, Telangana. The theme of the BioAsia 2020 is Today For Tomorrow. The focus of BioAsia is centred around innovation in the past … Read more
INTERNATIONAL Ethiopia’s PM receives Nobel Peace Prize Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has received the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to achieve international peace and cooperation. This year’s Nobel Peace Prize was the 100th to be awarded. Subscribe on YouTube The Nobel Peace Prize consists of a diploma, a gold medal … Read more
INTERNATIONAL World’s 1st fully electric commercial aircraft takes inaugural test flight in Canada Signifying the start of the electric aviation age, the world’s first fully-electric commercial aircraft took its inaugural test flight, in Vancouver, Canada. The technology would mean significant cost savings for airlines, not to mention zero emissions. The range is enough to … Read more
INTERNATIONAL Abu Dhabi selected as world’s leading sports tourism destination Abu Dhabi has been selected as the world’s leading Sports tourism Destination at the 26th edition of the World Travel Awards (WTA) being held in Muscat. This is the seventh time in a row that Abu Dhabi has been selected for this … Read more
INTERNATIONAL World Human Rights Day: 10th December The world observes Human Rights Day every year on the 10th of December. The day is observed to commemorate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which was adopted and proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948. The Declaration … Read more
INTERNATIONAL ● India provided USD 500 million Line of Credit to Bangladesh India provided a $500 million Line of Credit (LoC) to Bangladesh on 5 December. The funding is for defenCe-related procurement in Bangladesh. RBI said that under the soft loan facility, financing of export of eligible goods and services from India would be allowed subject … Read more