Bangladesh Declared as ‘Country in Focus’ for 51st IFFI
Bangladesh Declared as ‘Country in Focus’ for 51st IFFI Bangladesh has been chosen as the ‘Country in Focus’ for the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The festival will …
Bangladesh Declared as ‘Country in Focus’ for 51st IFFI Bangladesh has been chosen as the ‘Country in Focus’ for the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The festival will …
Faustin-Archange Touadera Re-elected as President of Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadera has been reelected as the President of Central African Republic. He received more than 53% votes, in elections held …
Pakistan Successfully Test Fires Indigenously Developed Rocket System, Fatah-1 The Pakistan Army successfully conducted the test flight of an indigenously developed Guided Multi Launch Rocket System, Fatah-1, on January 07, …
Indian-American Raj Iyer takes charge as US Army’s first Chief Information Officer Indian-American Dr Raj Iyer has been appointed as the first Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the US Army, …
Japan plans to launch world’s first wood-based satellite by 2023 to reduce space debris A team of scientists from Japan is developing the world’s first wood-based space satellite. This unique …
U.S. Congress passes ‘Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act’ for Pakistani women On January 01, 2021, the U.S. Congress has passed the ‘Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act’ to increase the number of scholarships …
India becomes co-chair of Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP), a regional forum to conserve wildlife India has been chosen as the co-chair of the IUCN-supported Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP) …
Myanmar Navy formally commissions INS Sindhuvir submarine, handed over by Indian Navy The Myanmar Navy has officially inducted the submarine INS Sindhuvir, which was handed over by the Indian Navy …
Singapore’s ‘Hawker’ Culture serving as ‘Community Dining Room’ Gets UNESCO Recognition The Hawker Culture of street food in Singapore, has been inducted by UNESCO in its prestigious ‘Representative List of …
India contributes USD 1 million to WADA to support Clean Sport India has pledged a sum of USD 1 million to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), towards its scientific research …
UNEP announces 2020 Champions of the Earth Award The UN Environment Program (UNEP) is presenting the Champions of the Earth Award since 2005, to inspire and motivate more people to …
UNESCO declares 2021 as ‘International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development’ & announces new International Prize in the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib UNESCO has declared the year 2021 …
Romanian PM Ludovic Orban resigns; Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca appointed as interim PM The Prime Minister of Romania Ludovic Orban has stepped down from his post on 7th December 2020, after his ruling …
Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid Re-appointed as PM of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah has been re-appointed as the prime minister of Kuwait following parliamentary polls in the Gulf Arab state. He was …
World Economic Forum 2021 to be held in Singapore instead of Switzerland The World Economic Forum (WEF) has decided to host its 2021 annual meeting in Singapore, which earlier was scheduled …
Mt Everest declared 86 cm taller by Nepal and China The world’s highest mountain peak ‘Mount Everest’ has become taller by 0.86m, as per a survey conducted jointly by Nepal …
Bangladesh signs maiden Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) since its independence with Bhutan Bangladesh has signed its first Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Bhutan, which will allow duty free access to …
China becomes second country after the US to unfurl its flag on Moon China has become the second country in the world to unfurl its national flag on the moon …
Russia Successfully Test-Fires ‘Tsirkon’ Hypersonic Missile The Russian military successfully test-fired a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile in the Arctic on 26 November 2020. The missile was fired from the frigate …
‘Quarantine’ named Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2020 “Quarantine” has been named the 2020 Word of the Year by Cambridge Dictionary. As per the Cambridge Dictionary, quarantine was one …