NammaKPSC Current Affairs - March 2024

  • INDIA’S HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX

    Human Development Index 2022 released

  • SIPRI REPORT ON ARMS IMPORT

    A analysis of arms imports by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute was recently released

  • TRADE AND ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

    India signed a free trade agreement (FTA) termed – Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA)  – with four European countries — Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland

  • NATO

    Sweden joins NATO as 32nd member

  • NET GAIN IN NUCLEAR FUSION – LLNL LAB

    California-based Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has observed “net energy gain” in fusion experiments

  • WOMEN, BUSINESS AND LAW INDEX

    Women, Business and Law index released

  • GLOBAL RESOURCE OUTLOOK

    Global Resource Outlook 2024 was launched on the final day of the Sixth United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA-6) at the UNEP headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya

  • GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT

    GBBC 2024, a four-day exercise held across different countries

  • SANGOLA POMEGRANATES

    APEDA facilitates India’s first commercial trial shipment of Sangola pomegranates to the US via sea

  • INTERNATIONAL BIG CAT ALLIANCE

    Cabinet approves establishment of International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA)

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - February 2024

  • COLLECTIVE SECURITY TREATY ORGANISATION

    COLLECTIVE SECURITY TREATY ORGANISATION

  • ASTRONAUTS FOR GAGANYAAN

    Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap, and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla are India’s astronauts-designate for Gaganyaan, India’s first crewed space mission

  • BIRD FLU

    Deadly bird flu hits Antarctica for first time, threatening penguins

  • NATIONAL CENTRE FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE (NCGG)

    The 2nd capacity building program for senior civil servants of Sri Lanka organized by the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) commenced today at Mussoorie

  • RAISINA DIALOGUE 2024

    9th edition of the Raisina Dialogue held

  • ANTI-HYDROGEN EXPERIMENT: GRAVITY, INTERFEROMETRY, SPECTROSCOPY (AEGIS)

    In a first, an international team of physicists from the Anti-hydrogen Experiment: Gravity, Interferometry, Spectroscopy (AEgIS) collaboration has achieved a breakthrough by demonstrating the laser cooling of Positronium.

  • ODYSSEUS

    US made spacecraft landed on the Moon, which also marks the arrival of private space companies on the lunar surface

  • INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ALLIANCE

    Malta becomes 119th member of International Solar Alliance

  • IBSA FUND

    Recently, India has contributed USD 1 million to a fund established by India, Brazil and South Africa

  • KAPILVASTU RELICS

    Buddha/ Kapilvastu Relics, bone fragments of Lord Buddha to be taken to Bangkok, Thailand from India

  • INDIA’S INITIATIVE FOR THE CENTRAL ASIAN FLYWAY (CAF)

    A UN convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals (CMS) at Samarkaand adopted India’s initiative for the Central Asian Flyway (CAF) and agreed to list 14 additional migratory species from across the globe for conservation in the CMS appendices

  • INDIA’S INITIATIVE FOR THE CENTRAL ASIAN FLYWAY (CAF)

    A UN convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals (CMS) adopted India’s initiative for the Central Asian Flyway (CAF) and agreed to list 14 additional migratory species from across the globe for conservation in the CMS appendices

  • HAWKSBILL TURTLE

    14th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP14) adopted the Single Species Action Plan for the conservation of the Hawksbill Turtle

  • UN WORLD RESTORATION FLAGSHIPS

    United Nations named seven initiatives from across Africa, Latin America, the Mediterranean and Southeast Asia as the intergovernmental organisation’s World Restoration Flagships

  • MARKET CAPITALISATION

    Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) became the first Indian company to surpass Rs 20 lakh crore in market capitalization

  • BOCHASANWASI AKSHAR PURUSHOTTAM SWAMINARAYAN SANSTHA (BAPS)

    BAPS Swaminarayan temple in Abu Dhabi is the first Hindu temple in the Gulf nation.

  • STATE OF THE WORLD’S MIGRATORY SPECIES ASSESSMENT

    First-ever State of the World’s Migratory Species assessment released by UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)

  • HEALTHY INDIAN PROJECT (THIP)

    Healthy Indian Project (THIP), a health information platform in India, is included as a member of the World Health Organization’s Vaccine Safety Net (VSN)

  • ALASKAPOX

    First death due Alaskapox recorded in Alaska

  • INDIA’S UNIFIED PAYMENT INTERFACE

    India’s Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services will be rolled out in Sri Lanka and Mauritius

  • HEALTHY INDIAN PROJECT (THIP)

    Healthy Indian Project (THIP), a health information platform in India, is included as a member of the World Health Organization’s Vaccine Safety Net (VSN)

  • GRAMMY AWARDS 2024

    The 2024 Grammy Awards were given away

  • ITERATIVE EVOLUTION

    Flightless Aldabra rail went extinct over 130,000 years ago, but the species then reappeared via iterative evolution

  • GREEN ROOFS

    According to recent research, green roofs treated with mycorrhizal fungi foster a more diverse soil community that is more likely to support long-term green roof sustainability

  • NEW RAMSAR SITES

    India adds 5 new wetlands to Ramsar list, taking tally to 80

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - January 2024

  • WESTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS

    International Health Regulations National Focal Point (IHR NFP) in Argentina alerted the World Health Organization of a human case of Western Equine Encephalitis Virus (WEEV) infection

  • TENNIS GRANDSLAM

    Rohan Bopanna became the oldest ATP Masters 1000 champion at 43 years  

  • COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES (COFI) SUB-COMMITTEE

    India has been elected as the First Vice Chair of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Committee on Fisheries (COFI) Sub-Committee on Fisheries Management

  • LAKE RETBA

    The Lake Retba’s waters are virtually devoid of life and are on the verge of disappearing due to pollution and mining

  • NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT (NAM)

    19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit was held in Kampala, the capital of Uganda

  • WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM ANNUAL MEETING

    World Economic Forum annual meet held in Davos

  • INDIA-UNITED STATES TRADE POLICY FORUM (TPF)

    14th Ministerial-level meeting of the India-United States Trade Policy Forum (TPF) held in New Delhi

  • DARK SKY RESERVE

    Pench Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra has been designated as Dark Sky Park fifth in Asia, protecting the night sky and preventing light pollution

  • HIMALAYAN WOLF

    Himalayan Wolf recategorized as Vulnerable by IUCN

  • HENLEY PASSPORT INDEX 2024

    2024 Henley Passport Index released

  • CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM

    India recently flagged concerns relating to sensitive and confidential trade data of its exporters getting compromised while complying with the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)

  • GOLDEN GLOBES

    Golden Globes 2024 presented

  • PANCHESHWAR MULTIPURPOSE POWER PLANT

    Nepal and India have reached an understanding to take forward the procedural activities of the 6,480-megawatt Pancheshwar Multipurpose power plant

  • WHO ICD11 CLASSIFICATION

    The data and terminology relating to diseases based on Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani systems will now be included in the WHOs ICD11 classification

  • SQUARE KILOMETER ARRAY

    Government of India has accorded its approval for India’s participation in the international mega science project, Square Kilometer Array (SKA)

  • UN STATISTICAL COMMISSION

    India started its four-year term as a member of the United Nations Statistical Commission

  • AGREEMENT ON THE PROHIBITION OF ATTACK AGAINST NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS AND FACILITIES

    India and Pakistan exchanged the list of nuclear installations and facilities through diplomatic channels recently under the agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations and facilities

  • FREE MOVEMENT REGIME

    Union Govt to end Free Movement Regime with Myanmar

  • CLIMATE SMART UTILITIES AWARD 2023

    BWSSB gets Climate Smart Utilities Award 2023

  • SALTON SEA LITHIUM RESERVE

    U.S. Department of Energy recently discovered the world’s largest Lithium reserve beneath California’s Salton Sea

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - December 2023

  • COLOMBO SECURITY CONCLAVE

    Colombo Security Conclave 2023 held

  • ZERO-CLICK EXPLOIT

    The Washington Post and Amnesty International report claims that Pegasus spyware targeted journalists in India

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - November 2023

  • World Cities Day

    Every year October 31st is celebrated as World Cities Day

  • Creative Cities Network

    On, World Cities Day, 55 cities joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN)

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - October 2023

  • Asian Para Games 2023

    Indian athletes bagged 111 medals in Hangzhou Asian Para Games

  • International Competition Network

    The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has become a part of the prestigious 18-member steering committee of the International Competition Network (ICN)

  • World Polio Day 2023

    World Polio Day is celebrated every year on October 24

  • United Nations Forum on Forests

    India hosting  meeting of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)

  • MODERATO application

    Moderato technology to be inaugurated in Bangalore

  • United Nations Day

    United Nations Day is celebrated every year on October 24

  • Australia’s Indigenous Voice referendum

    Australian Voters rejected an opportunity to amend their constitution for the first time in almost 50 years towards a more inclusive ethos for its Indigenous population

  • Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations

    Canada accused India for violating Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations as it confirmed that 41 diplomats have been shifted out of India.

  • Saptakoshi High Dam

    Nepal and India have agreed to reduce the height of the proposed Saptakoshi High Dam

  • FCRA licenses

    Ayodhya Ram temple trust gets FCRA licence to receive foreign donations

  • Lymphatic filariasis

    Lao PDR becomes second country in 2023 after Bangladesh to eliminate lymphatic filariasis

  • Iron Dome

    Since the beginning of the conflict between Hamas and Israel, the Iron Dome missile defense system in Israel have gained the global importance

  • World Standards Day

    Every year, on October 14, is celebrated as World Standards Day

  • Global Hunger Index

    India ranks 111 out of 125 countries in Global Hunger Index

  • Israel-Palestine

    Israel declared a war on the Gaza Strip after an unprecedented attack by the armed Palestinian group Hamas

  • International Day of the Girl Child

    October 11th  is marked annually as International Day of the Girl Child.

  • World Mental Health Day

    October 10 is marked annually as World Mental Health Day.

  • Indian Ocean Rim Association

    Sri Lanka to take over as Chair of Indian Ocean Rim Association

  • Asia Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development

    India Re-elected as President of Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) for a Third Successive Term

  • Nobel Prize

    Noble prizes were announced under different category

  • Zealandia

    Scientists recently discovered a new continent that had been missing from knowledge for 375 years called Zealandia

  • World Cotton Day

    Every year, World Cotton Day is celebrated on October 7.

  • India-Japan Fund

    India –Japan Fund was unveiled for a $600 million

  • Asian Games 2023

    The 19th Asian Games came to a close on, October 8th, with a grand closing ceremony at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium in China.

  • World Cerebral Palsy Day

    Every year, World Cerebral Palsy(CP)  Day is celebrated on October 6.

  • Coral Reef Breakthrough

    The International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) was launched

  • World Animal Welfare Day

    World Animal Day is an annual event that is celebrated around the world on October 4

  • Nobel 2023

    The 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to Hungarian biochemist Katalin Karikó and American physician-scientist Drew Weissman.

  • International Day of Non-Violence

    The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on October 2, on  every year.

  • United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime

    Union Minister of Home affairs Nityanand Rai participated in UN convention  against transnational organized crime ministerial conference at Palermo in  Italy

  • SASTRA Ramanujan Prize

    The 2023 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize will be awarded to Ruixiang Zhang of the University of California, Berkeley

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - September 2023

  • World Maritime Day

    Every year, World Maritime Day is celebrated on September 28.

  • World Rabies Day

    World Rabies Day is celebrated globally on September 28

  • OSIRIS-REx(Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security – Regolith Explorer)

    OSIRIS-REx that carried sample from asteroid Bennu, made a successful return to Earth after seven years  it was launched.

  • World Tourism Day

    Every year, World Tourism Day is celebrated on September 27.

  • Disease X

    Global health specialists have issued a warning, suggesting Disease X could become next Pandemic

  • World Environmental Health Day

    Every year, World Environmental Health Day is celebrated on September 26.

  • World Pharmacists Day

    World Pharmacist Day is observed on September 25 every year

  • Five Eyes Alliance

    According to US Envoy, Canada’s allegation against Indian government in link for killing separatist Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar was based on “shared intelligence among Five Eyes partners”

  • Buddhavanam project

    Team from Buddhavanam project visits Buddhist rock caves in Sri Lanka

  • International Day of Sign Languages

    The International Day of Sign Languages will be celebrated globally on September 23

  • Konark Wheel

    India showcased Konark Wheel of Odisha at welcome handshake for world leaders at G-20 Summit

  • International Day of Peace

    International Day of Peace or World Peace Day is celebrated on 21 September

  • London’s India Club

    London’s India Club, a meeting place for Indians in the United Kingdom during the independence movement, is set to close down permanently

  • World Bamboo Day

    World Bamboo Day is marked annually on September 18.

  • World Ozone Day

    World Ozone Day is observed annually on September 16.

  • 20th ASEAN-India Summit

    Prime Minister’s participated in the 20th ASEAN-India Summit in Jakarta

  • East Asia Summit

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in 18th East Asia Summit in Jakarta,Indonesia. The Summit was chaired by H.E. Joko Widodo, President of the Republic of Indonesia.

  • Economic Corridor

    PM Narendra Modi and the President of USA,. Joe Biden co-chaired a Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) and India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), held on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in New Delhi.

  • Phanigiri artefacts

    The Phanigiri artefacts, belonging to 200 BCE-400 CE was discovered in 1942, and are now on display at New York Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • Global Biofuel Alliance

    India launched the Global Biofuels Alliance(GBA) in the G-20 Summit 2023

  • International Literacy Day

    The International literacy day(ILD) is commemorated annually on 8th September every year

  • Heat Index

    Iran recorded a  heat index of 70 degrees Celsius (°C) in the coastal part of the country

  • International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies

    The International Day of Clean Air for blue skies is commemorated annually on 7 September every year

  • Ecocide

    Maya Train project, connecting Caribbean with Maya sites  been described as a “megaproject of death” causing “crimes of ecocide and ethnocide”

  • Aditya L-1 mission

    ISRO successfully launched ADITYA L1

  • Ramon Magsaysay Award

    Oncologist R Ravi Kannan wins Ramon Magsaysay Award 2023

  • Kampala Declaration

    48 African countries have agreed to adopt the Kampala Ministerial Declaration on Migration, Environment and Climate Change (KDMECC)

  • Global Biodiversity Framework Fund

    The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) was finally ratified and launched at the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in Vancouver, Canada

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - August 2023

  • Summit on Saving Amazon

     Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will host Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisation to seek a roadmap to save the world’s biggest rainforest.

  • Akira Ransomware

    The Computer Emergency Response Team of India issued an alert for “Akira.”

  • World Coffee Conference

    Bengaluru is all set to host the fifth edition of the World Coffee Conference (WCC 2023).

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - July 2023

  • International Tiger Day

    International Tiger Day is observed globally on July 29 every year.

  • World Hepatitis Day

    World Hepatitis Day is observed every year on July 28 

  • Resource Efficiency Circular Economy Industry Coalition

    G20 countries launched the Resource Efficiency Circular Economy Industry Coalition (RECEIC)

  • Fast radio bursts

    An international team of astronomers has published results of exhaustive study on repeating Fast radio bursts(FRB) from a distant galaxy

  • World Cities Cultural Forum

    Bengaluru becomes first city to join World Cities Cultural Forum

  • Kerch Bridge

    The Kerch Bridge, that links the Russian mainland to the Crimean Peninsula in the Black Sea, came under attack by Ukarine

  • International Moon Day

    The United Nations General Assembly declared July 20 to be celebrated as International Moon Day every year.

  • Passport Index

    Passport Index report was released

  • NATO Summit

    The 2023 Vilnius summit was a NATO summit which took place from 11–12 July 2023, in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania

  • Black Sea grain deal

    Russia ‘exits’ Black sea grain deal to export Ukrainian grain via Black Sea

  • Rupee-dirham deal

    Various MOU was signed between India and the United Arab Emirates

  • Eunice Newton Foote

    Google doodle celebrated American scientist and women’s rights activist Eunice Newton Foote’s 204th birthday

  • Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

    U.K. formally signs up to Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

  • SOLAR MAXIMUM

    Sun to reach solar maximum by 2025, likely to cause complete global internet outrage

  • Bastille Day

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in France on July 13-14 to attend Bastille Day celebrations as a guest of honour in Paris.

  • Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)

    According UNDP, 415 million Indians came out of multidimensional poverty in 15 years.

  • European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI)

    Austria and Switzerland to join ESSI

  • Solomon Islands

    Solomon Islands and China sign deals on police, economy and technology.

  • Rafale-Marine fighters

    Indian Navy to get 26 Rafale-M fighters and three attack submarines from France

  • Lambani Art

    PM hails Guinness World Record for ‘largest display of Lambani items’ during 3rd G20 Culture Working Group Meeting in Hampi, Karnataka

  • G20 Culture Working Group

    Third  G20 Culture Working Group (CWG) meet held in Hampi, Karnataka

  • UN’s Global Crisis Response Group

    India recently joined UN’s Global Crisis Response Group .

  • Global tropical primary forest

    According to World Resources Institute’s (WRI) Global Forest Watch Tropical areas lost 4.1 million hectares of forest cover ,equivalent to losing an area of 11 football fields per minute in 2022

  • Global Peace Index

    According to Global peace Index, Iceland is the world’s most peaceful country

  • World Zoonoses Day

    World Zoonoses Day is observed annually on July 6th

  • Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

    India chaired the SCO and hosted the summit virtually for the first time

  • Artemis Accords

    India signs Artemis Accords

  • Crypto market

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a statement on the use of cryptocurrency in the Latin American and Caribbean market, and about the rising interest in blockchain-based central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

  • India-Myanmar- Thailand Trilateral Highway

    Around 70% of the work on the India-Myanmar- Thailand Trilateral Highway has been completed

  • Pangong lake

    India, China ramp up infrastructure  on north bank of Pangong lake

  • South China Sea

    India backs 2016 ruling favouring the Philippines in South China Sea.

  • Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT)

    India’s Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) was
    one of the world’s six large telescopes that played a key role in finding the first direct evidence for the relentless vibrations of the fabric of the universe, caused by ultra-low frequency gravitational waves

  • QS World University Rankings

    QS World University Ranking 2024 has released

  • Energy Transition Index

    India at the 67th place globally on its Energy Transition Index.

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - June 2023

  • Global Competitiveness Index 2023

    International Institute for Management Development (IMD) have released  Global Competitiveness Index 2023.

  • Euclid Telescope

    European Space Agency (ESA) plans to survey billions of galaxies using the Euclid Space Telescope, which to be launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida

  • Chiral Bose-liquid state

    Researchers Discover New State Of Matter called Chiral-Bose Liquid State

  • Global Liveability Index 2023

    Austria’s capital and most populous city, Vienna has been ranked as the most liveable city in the world of 2023

  • GE Aerospace’s F414 engines

    GE Aerospace, HAL sign MoU to coproduce LCA-Mk-II -Tejas “F414 engines” jet engines in India

  • Laboratory-grown diamond

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted, 7.5-carat eco-friendly laboratory-grown diamond to the U.S. First Lady Jill Biden.

  • LEED Zero

    India has emerged as a top country with LEED Zero green building projects, outperforming the United States of America and China

  • Global Gender index

    India climbs eight places to 127 in global gender index

  • NATO plus

    US Senator To Introduce Bill To Make India Part Of NATO Plus Grouping Amid Rising China

  • International Yoga Day

    International Yoga Day is celebrated annually on June 21.

  • INS Kirpan (P44)

    India gifted the indigenously-built in-service missile corvette INS Kirpan to Vietnam to enhance its naval capabilities.

  • High Seas Treaty

    The United Nations adopted the first-ever legally binding international treaty governing the high seas.

  • General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper

    The Defence Acquisition Council approved the procurement of 31 armed MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from General Atomics from US

  • European Union’s AI Act

    The European Parliament has approved the bloc’s landmark rules for artificial intelligence, known as the EU AI Act, clearing a major hurdle for the first formal regulation of AI in the West to become law.

  • SMOPS-2023

    The two day International Conference on Spacecraft Mission Operations (SMOPS-2023) concluded in Bengaluru.

  • Arctic sea ice

    A recent study in the Nature journal says that the loss of Arctic sea ice is inevitable in the decades ahead, even if the world somehow gets its act together and sharply reduces carbon emissions.

  • AI governance global

    The G-7 Summit, hosted by Japan, took place in Hiroshima initiated the Hiroshima AI Process (HAP) to regulate Artificial Intelligence.

  • Canada fires

    New York City’s air quality was recently among the worst in the world due to smoke drifting from the wildfires in Canada.

  • INS Trishul

    INS Trishul left from Durban after three days of community activities in South Africa.

  • RuPay forex cards

    The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will soon allow banks to issue RuPay Prepaid Forex cards for use at ATMs, PoS machines and online merchants abroad.

  • Nova Kakhovka dam

    The wall of a major Nova Kakhovka dam located  in southern Ukraine was destroyed.

  • AI FOR COTTON CERTIFICATION IN INDIA

    A new initiative plans to combine data from satellite images and artificial intelligence (AI) to keep track of cotton certification in India.

  • World Environment Day

    The World Environment Day is an annual global event observed on June 5. This year, also marks the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day.

  • Ramayan Railway Circuit

    With Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ visit to India, Ramayana Circuit is expedited to strengthen the religious and cultural ties between India and Nepal. 

  • 3D printed temple

    The world’s first 3D-printed Hindu temple is being built in Telangana.

  • Centralised Laboratory Network (CLN)

    India has joined the Centralised Laboratory Network (CLN), which has 15 partner facilities in 13 countries that works to test vaccines which can be used during pandemics and epidemic disease outbreak

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - May 2023

  • World Health Assembly

    The Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly is being held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 21–30 May 2023.

  • International day for biological diversity

    The International Day for Biological Diversity, celebrated on May 22, is a global observance that highlights the importance of biodiversity and its crucial role in sustaining life on Earth.

  • World bee day

    World Bee Day is an annual event held on May 20th to increase understanding and recognition of the vital role bees and other pollinators play in our ecosystem.

  • G-7 Hiroshima summit

    The annual G7 was held from May 19 to 21 in Hiroshima, Japan and was attended by Indian PM Narendra Modi and British PM Rishi Sunak

  • Phase-V of the Sagar Parikrama initiative

    The Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has announced the commencement of Phase-V of the Sagar Parikrama initiative. Starting from Raigad, Maharashtra and ending in Canacona, Goa

  • World Migratory Bird Day

    World Migratory Bird Day is a global event held twice a year on the second Saturday of May and October. May 13, marks the celebration of World Migratory Bird Day in 2023.

  • SAMUDRA SHAKTI – 23

    INS Kavaratti, indigenously designed & built ASW Corvette, arrived at Batam, Indonesia to participate in the 4th edition of India-Indonesia Bilateral exercise Samudra Shakti-23.

  • Indo-Thai CORPAT

    The 35th edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) between the Indian Navy and the Royal Thai Navy was conducted.

  • The Arab league

    The Arab League  welcomed back Syria’s government, ending a more than decade-long suspension and securing President Bashar al-Assad’s return to the Arab fold after years of isolation.

  • The Central Asian Flyway (CAF)

    The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change  in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme/ Convention on Migratory Species (UNEP/CMS) had organized a meeting of Range Countries to strengthen conservation efforts for migratory birds and their habitats in the Central Asian Flyway (CAF) in New Delhi.

  • ASEAN-India maritime exercise

    In a step further in the expanding India-ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) military cooperation, the maiden ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise (AIME) is set to begin, with war games in South China Sea.

  • “Laundromat” countries

    India leads five countries named as the “Laundromat” countries(India, China, Turkey, the UAE and Singapore) that buy Russian oil and sell processed products to European countries, thus side-stepping European sanctions against Russia.

  • Labour Day 2023

    Labour Day, also known as May Day or Worker’s Day, is celebrated on May 1 to recognize and appreciate the invaluable contributions made by the labour class.

  • Labour Day 2023

    Labour Day, also known as May Day or Worker’s Day, is celebrated on May 1 to recognize and appreciate the invaluable contributions made by the labour class.

  • Geomagnetic pearl oscillations

    Researchers have traced a very significant increase in special continuous oscillations with pearl-type structures called Geomagnetic Pc1 pearl oscillations on the surface of the Earth in the recovery phase of geomagnetic storms.

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - April 2023

  • The threat of rising sea levels

    The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has found in a new report that the world’s sea level is rising at an unprecedented rate, portending potentially disastrous consequences for the weather, agriculture, the extant groundwater crisis, and social disparities.

  • The EU’s new crypto-legislation

    The European Parliament, the legislative body of the 27-country block European Union, has approved the world’s first set of comprehensive rules to bring largely unregulated crypto currency markets under the ambit of regulation by government authorities. The regulation, called the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA), will come into force after formal approval by member states.

  • Earth Day 2023

    “Earth Day” is an annual global event celebrated on April 22 to promote environmental consciousness and raising awareness of the various issues that impact our planet

  • World Bank logistics index 2023

    India has improved its ranking on the World Bank’s Logistic Performance Index (LPI) 2023 by jumping to 38th position from 44th place among 139 countries in terms of investment in technology and logistic infrastructure

  • World’s most populous nation

    India has surpassed China to become the world’s most populous nation with 142.86 crore people, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in its State of World Population (SOWP) report, ‘8 Billion Lives, Infinite Possibilities’

  • Hakki Pikkis

    More than 181 members of the Hakki Pikki tribal community from Karnataka are stuck in violence-hit Sudan, even as the government is making efforts to bring them back.

  • Savings account launched by Apple

    Apple launched a savings account linked with its Apple Card, which will offer a high annual percentage yield (APY) of 4.15 per cent.

  • India holds 100th G20 meeting

    India celebrated a key milestone in its G20 presidency with the hosting of the 100th meeting of the grouping, the Meeting of Agriculture Chief Scientists (MACS) in Varanasi

  • Virginia Norwood

    Virginia Norwood, an aerospace pioneer who invented the scanner that has been used to map and study the earth from space for more than 50 years, has passed away.

  • Large Hadron Collider

    ‘Ghostly’ neutrinos spotted inside the world’s largest particle accelerator for the first time.

  • The Language Friendship Bridge

    India is planning to create a pool of experts in languages spoken in countries such as Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan and Indonesia to facilitate better people-to-people exchanges.

  • Tropospheric Emissions Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO)

    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched from Florida, carrying a new NASA device that can track air pollution over North America.

  • UN Statistical Commission

    India has been elected to the highest statistical body of the United Nations for a four-year term beginning January 1, 2024.

  • UN water conference

    The United Nations 2023 Water Conference held on March 22-24 was the first such meeting in 46 years.

  • NATO

    Finland joined the NATO military alliance, dealing a major blow to Russia with a historic realignment of the continent triggered by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

  • World Autism Awareness Day

    On 2nd April every year we observe the World Autism Awareness Day to spread information about Autism Spectrum Disorder and help the global ASD population lead a healthy social life.

  • Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)

    ICCR to build ambassador programme among foreign students in India.

  • Marburg virus

    Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania reported outbreaks of Marburg virus disease (MVD), the first-ever outbreak of the disease in these countries.

  • Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

    The U.K acceded to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak describing the outcome as an example of “post-Brexit freedoms”.

  • Foreign Trade Policy 2023

    Replacing the foreign policy that had been in place since 2015, the new policy kicks in from 2023-24 and aims to almost triple India’s goods and services exports to $2 trillion by 2030, from an estimated $760 billion in 2022-23.

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - March 2023

  • Biotransformation technology

    A U.K.-based start-up, based at Imperial College in London, claims to have developed a technology that could alter the state of plastics and make them biodegradable

  • Operation Interflex

    Operation Interflex is a part of the U.K.’s commitment of £2.3 billion for military aid and support to Ukraine.

  • World Happiness Index 2023

    India has ranked 126th in the World Happiness Report 2023, showing a concerning decline in the country’s overall well-being.

  • World Water Day 2023

    To highlight the importance of water and raise awareness about the global water crisis, World Water Day is being observed on March 22 every year.

  • Mario Molina

    Google Doodle celebrates the 80th birthday of Dr. Mario Molina, a Mexican chemist who successfully convinced governments to come together to save the planet’s ozone layer.

  • World Sparrow Day 2023

    The world observes World Sparrow Day every year on March 20 to raise awareness about the bird, it is also called as ‘Gauraya Diwas’.

  • India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina virtually inaugurated the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline.

  • McMahon Line

    Two United States Senators, a Republican and a Democrat, have introduced a bipartisan resolution in the upper chamber of Congress reiterating that the US recognises the McMahon Line as the international boundary between China and India in Arunachal Pradesh.

  • GPT-4

    AI powerhouse OpenAI announced GPT-4, the next big update to the technology that powers ChatGPT and Microsoft Bing, the search engine using the tech.

  • Bar Council of India (BCI)

    The Bar Council of India (BCI) has agreed to allow foreign lawyers and law firms to practice in India in a restricted, well controlled and regulated way on a reciprocity basis.

  • World Consumer Rights Day

    World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated on March 15 every year with an aim to raise global awareness about consumer rights and promote consumer protection.

  • World Air Quality Report

    According to the Annual World Air Quality Report , India has ranked eighth in the list of countries with the worst air quality index.

  • Cyclone Freddy

    Cyclone Freddy pounded central Mozambique and Malawi again , after making landfall twice in a month shattering records for the duration and strength of tropical storms in the southern hemisphere.

  • SIPRI Report

    According to SIPRI report India remains world’s largest importer of arms. 

  • Saudi Arabia-Iran deal

    The rival Saudi Arabia and Iran have signed an agreement brokered by china in Beijing have significant ramifications for geopolitics in West Asia.

  • Project Greensand

    Project Greensand is the “world first” Injection of  CO2 in Depleted Oil Field in Denmark  North Sea.

  • Chabahar Port

    India will send its consignment of wheat as aid to Afghanistan under the Taliban regime via Chabahar.

  • Global Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Infrastructure

    UN World Meteorological Organization takes new measures to fight climate change

  • International Big Cat Alliance

    India has proposed launching a mega global coalition under its leadership to protect the big cats

  • Bio-computers

    Scientists at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) recently outlined a plan for a potentially revolutionary new area of research called “organoid intelligence”, that  aims to create “bio-computers”.

  • High Sea Treaty

    For the first time, United Nations (UN) members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas.

  • Raisina Security Dialogue

    India held the second conference of intelligence and security chiefs and top officials from around the world, called the Raisina Security Dialogue.

  • UN Water Conference 2023

    The United Nations (UN) 2023 Water Conference to be held in New York City is being eyed as a platform to raise awareness, define a roadmap and advance the water agenda.

  • World Bank

    World Bank to lend $1 billion to support India’s health sector.

  • India- Italy

    India and Italy announced the elevation of the bilateral relationship to the level of strategic partnership while also concluding a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on defence cooperation.

  • WORLD WILDLIFE DAY 2023

    March 3 is known as World Wildlife Day (WWD)

  • Fugitive economic offenders

    India called upon G-20 countries to adopt multilateral action for faster extradition of fugitive economic offenders and recovery of assets, both domestically and abroad.

  • Raisina Dialogue

    Italian Prime Minister Meloni to be chief guest at 8th Raisina Dialogue

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - February 2023

  • FATF

    The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has suspended Russia’s membership over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

  • New START

    Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that Moscow was suspending its participation in the New START treaty

  • El Niño and La Niña

    India is experiencing a colder than normal winter as north-south winter flow set up by the climate phenomenon known as La Niña. Forecasts for the 2023 winter are predicting that there is a 50% possibility for its companion phenomenon, the El Niño to occur.

  • Integration of UPI and PayNow

    India’s real-time retail payment system Unified Payments Interface (UPI), which has allowed for quick digital payments through apps like BharatPe and Paytm, and its equivalent network in Singapore called PayNow, were integrated

  • Bokang-Baling Hydroelectric Project

    The residents of Pithoragarh district’s Dharchula town, situated on the India-Nepal border and close to the China border, staged a protest over the proposed Bokang-Baling Hydroelectric Project in the Darma Valley.

  • Debt swaps

    With many developing nations facing a triple whammy of rising debt loads, climate change and nature loss, conservationists say the answer could lie with a financial instrument enabling them to tackle all three at once: “debt-for-environment swaps”.

  • Whale stranding

    Earlier in February, 14 pilot whales were stranded near the shore of Kalpitiya, a town located on Sri Lanka’s west coast.

  • Pangolins

    A not-for-profit organisation working on the international trade of animals and plants, has brought out a fact sheet reporting that 1,203 pangolins have been found in illegal wildlife trade in India from 2018 to 2022.

  • UNSC membership

    India and Bangladesh agreed to support each other’s non-permanent membership at the UN Security Council.

  • Haircut

    India’s G-20 Sherpa propagated the China to take a haircut on its loans to poor countries and assist their economic recovery.

  • ‘SPY’ BALLOON

    U.S. shot down a Chinese ‘spy’ balloon, days after the surveillance device was first spotted over American airspace captured global attention.

  • Global Biofuel Alliance

    Brazil, India, and the United States, as leading biofuel producers and consumers, will work together towards the development of a Global Biofuels Alliance along with other interested countries.

  • India –France

    As, India and France celebrates 25 years of their strategic partnership , it presents an important opportunity for both to introspect on their relations.

  • Earthquake

    The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria is likely to be one of the deadliest this decade, with a more than 100 km (62 miles) rupture between the Anatolian and Arabian plates.

  • “Trilateral cooperation initiative”

    India, France and the United Arab Emirates declared their common intent to formalise a “trilateral cooperation initiative” to collaborate on nuclear energy and explore opportunities in the Indian Ocean region.

  • Pioneer Investor

    International Seabed Authority with headquarters in Jamaica has officially designated India as a “Pioneer Investor”.

  • UPI for NRIs

    National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) paved the way for international (phone) numbers to be able to transact using UPI

  • Wetlands Day

    World Wetlands Day is celebrated each year on 2 February to raise awareness about wetlands

  • Red sanders smuggling

    The CITES trade database has recorded 28 incidents of red sanders confiscation, seizure and specimens from the wild being exported from India.

  • Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET)

    US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval are scheduled to meet at the White House along with their respective high-powered delegations for the inaugural iCET dialogue

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - January 2023

  • Indus Waters Treaty

    India announced that it wants to modify the 62-year-old Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan, citing as Pakistan’s refusal to  resolve disputes over the Kishenganga and Ratle hydropower projects.

  • Non-Aligned Movement

    India and Egypt reiterate support for Non-Aligned Movement after the bilateral engagement

  • India-Egypt

    Why in news? India and Egypt agreed to elevate their bilateral ties to a ‘strategic partnership’ that covers political, security, defence, energy and economic linkages. Highlights Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, will be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations India has invited Egypt as a special guest for the G-20 summit, to show […]

  • Ahom burial sites

    The Centre has decided to nominate Assam’s Charaideo Maidams ,the Ahom equivalent of the ancient Egyptian pyramids for the UNESCO World Heritage Site status this year.

  • International Monetary Fund

    India sent financing assurances to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) , becoming the first of Sri Lanka’s creditors to officially back the crisis-hit island nation’s debt restructuring programme.

  • Voice of Global South Summit

    The Voice of the Global South Summit, a unique endeavour by the central  government after it assumed the G20 presidency, was inaugurated  by Prime Minister

  • 2023 Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup

    The international hockey federation (FIH) Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 will be held in the Indian state of Odisha

  • REWARD Project

    Observing the Karnataka’s performance in the implementation of the Rejuvenating Watershed for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development (REWARD) scheme, the World Bank has decided to get agricultural officers from Sub-Saharan countries to visit the State to learn from its experience.

  • Indian women peacekeepers

    India deployed a platoon of women peacekeepers in Abyei on the border of Sudan and South Sudan as part of the Indian Battalion in the United Nations Interim Security Force.

  • Sir Creek

    For the first time, India is constructing “permanent vertical bunkers” to station BSF troops at Sir Creek and ‘Harami Nalla’ marshy area along the India-Pakistan International Border in Gujarat

  • Lachin corridor

    The Lachin corridor, the only road linking Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia, has been closed for more than three weeks

  • First-port-of-call

    The Royal Navy’s(UK)  offshore patrol vessel, HMS Tamar, sailed to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as part of its permanent deployment in the Indo-Pacific

  • ‘ಹ್ಯೂಮನ್‌ ಕಾಂಪೋಸ್ಟಿಂಗ್‌‘

    ಮಾನವ ದೇಹವನ್ನು ಗೊಬ್ಬರವನ್ನಾಗಿ ಪರಿವರ್ತಿಸುವ ‘ಹಸಿರು ಅಂತ್ಯಕ್ರಿಯೆ‘ಗೆ ಅಮೆರಿಕ ನ್ಯೂಯಾರ್ಕ್‌ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆ ನೀಡಿದೆ. ಈ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯನ್ನು ‘ಹ್ಯೂಮನ್‌ ಕಾಂಪೋಸ್ಟಿಂಗ್‌‘ ಎನ್ನಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

  • Asian-Pacific Postal Union

    India to take over leadership of the Asian Pacific Postal Union(APPU)

  • Pope Benedict XVI

    Pope Benedict XVI passed away.

  • India and Austria

    India and Austria to sign migration and mobility agreement, shore up ties

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - December 2022

  • Asian Development Bank

    India and  Asian Development Bank (ADB) sign $125 million loan to improve Urban Services in Tamil Nadu

  • Monster storm

    Deaths are reported in with brutal storm that have created havoc in many parts of Canada and USA  due to   Monster storm

  • MIM-104 Patriot

    The United States is planning to send the Patriot surface-to-air missile defense system to Ukraine to protect electricity infrastructure.

  • Great Barrier Reef

    Why in news? Scientists working on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have successfully trialled a new method for freezing and storing coral larvae could eventually help to rewild reefs threatened by climate change. Highlights Scientists are scrambling to protect coral reefs as rising ocean temperatures destabilise delicate ecosystems. The Great Barrier Reef has suffered four bleaching […]

  • Biodiversity Deal

    Nearly 200 countries, including India, approved a historic Paris-style deal called Kunming-Montreal Agreement to protect and reverse dangerous loss to global biodiversity, following an intense final session of negotiations at the UN COP-15 summit here in Canada.

  • Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectric Project (UTKHEP)

    India’s opposition to the use of Chinese contractors in the projects is cause of concern in India-Nepal power trade

  • New biodiversity fund

    India Propagated for new biodiversity fund for helping developing countries successfully implement a post-2020 global framework to halt and reverse biodiversity loss at COP-15 biodiversity conference in Montreal

  • Vijay Diwas

    Vijay Diwas or Victory Day is commemorated on December 16, marking the end of the 1971 Indo-Pak War and the liberation of Bangladesh.

  • Climate Club

    The Group of Seven (G7) economic powers decided to set up an international Climate Club and invited interested states that pursue ambitious climate policies to join it, G7 chair Germany said in a statement.

  • Nataraja idol

    The Idol Wing CID (IWCID) of the Tamil Nadu police successfully stopped the scheduled auctioning of a bronze idol of Nataraja by Christies.com, France. The rare variety bronze idol was suspected to have been stolen from Kayathar in Thoothukudi district half a century ago.

  • ASEAN Consensus

    Indonesia wanted India and other countries should “respect” and adhere to ASEAN’s policy on Myanmar rather than taking a “different” path

  • International Labour Organisation (ILO)

    Integrated policy agenda for a human–centred recovery that is inclusive, sustainable and resilient” is the theme of the 17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) of the International Labour Organisation held in Singapore

  • India- Germany

    External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock inked a mobility partnership pact to make it easier for people to study, do research and work in each other’s country.

  • Mount Semeru volcano

    Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupted spewing hot ash clouds a mile high and rivers of lava down its side while sparking the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people exactly one year after its last major eruption.

  • OPEC v/s OPEC+

    Why in news? Major oil-producing countries led by Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed to maintain their current output levels in a climate of uncertainty and ahead of fresh sanctions against Moscow coming into force. Highlights The sanction is done by G-7 nations With $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil, that prevents seaborne shipments of Russian […]

  • Fly joint patrols over Pacific

    Russian and Chinese strategic bombers flew a joint patrol over the western Pacific in a show of increasingly close defence ties between the two countries.

  • Digital Rupee

    The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that the first pilot for the retail version of the digital Rupee (e-R) would be introduced in December

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - November 2022

  • ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal

    Iranian film Nargesi by Director Payam Eskandari has won the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal at the 53rd edition of International Film Festival of India, given for a film that best reflects Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals of peace, tolerance and non-violence.

  • Blue bugging

    Cyber security experts note that apps that let users connect smartphones or laptops to wireless earplugs can record conversations, and are vulnerable to hacks, even iPhones are not immune from the threats

  • UNESCO award

    The restoration of the 100-year-old Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in Mumbai has won the ‘Award of Excellence’ in this year’s UNESCO Asia-Pacifc Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation

  • China’s Indian Ocean forum

    China convened a first “China­Indian Ocean Region Forum” bringing together 19 countries from the region  and all of India’s neighbours, except for India itself, the lone absentee from a new Beijing strategic initiative

  • Black corals

    Scientists discover new species of black corals near Australia.

  • Kudankulam Plant

    The Russian state owned nuclear energy corporation Rosatom has offered a more advanced fuel option to India’s largest nuclear power station at Kudankulam, allowing its reactors to run for an extended two-year cycle without stopping to load fresh fuel

  • International Electro technical Commission

    India wins the International Electro technical Commission (IEC) Vice Presidency and Strategic Management Board (SMB) Chair for the 2023-25 term held recently in San Francisco

  • Free Trade Agreement

    In a bid to promote commerce and investment between the two regions, India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will announce the launch of negotiations for a free trade agreement

  • China-Qatar energy deal

    China signed a 27-year deal for LNG supply with the tiny gulf monarchy, probably the longest in terms of duration in the history of LNG.

  • Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD )2022

    IPRD-2022 conducted in physical format in New Delhi this year after COVID -19 on a review of India’s opportunities and challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.

  • Climate Change Performance Index

    India has been ranked amongst top 5 countries in the world, and the best among the G20 countries, based on its Climate Change performance.

  • Arctic Power

    Two nuclear-powered icebreakers launched by Russia to  ensure year-round navigation in the Western Arctic.

  • Free Trade Agreement

    India and Australia to implement the free trade agreement as the Australian Parliament approved the pact between the two countries.

  • CITES

    The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change stated that any number of Dalbergia sissoo timber-based items can be exported as a single consignment in a shipment without CITES permits if the weight of each individual item of this consignment is less than 10 kg.

  • Loss and Damage Fund

    UN climate summit in Egypt has created history by deciding to establish a fund to address loss and damage to compensate the most vulnerable countries for damages from climate-linked disasters

  • Great Knot

    A Great knot from Russia, belonging to the endangered Calidris tenuirostris (Horsfield, 1821) has found its way to Kerala’s coast, flying over  for a winter sojourn.

  • Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI)

    After assuming the G20 Presidency, Prime minister  Narendra Modi  to assume the Chair of Global Partnership on AI (GPAI)

  • Black Sea Grain Initiative

    The United Nations Secretary General  welcomed an agreement by all parties to extend the Black Sea grain deal to facilitate Ukraine’s agricultural exports from its southern Black Sea ports.

  • G-20

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accepted the ceremonial gavel from Indonesian President Joko Widodo during the conclusion in Bali to next G-20 summit in India .

  • Vostro Account

     Nine Russian banks open Vostro accounts for rupee trade for import and export activities

  • India’s Net Zero Plan

    India announces long-term strategy at COP-27. It will help the nation be carbon neutral by 2070, a commitment made by Prime Minister at Glasgow.

  • BIMSTEC

    India hosted the 2nd  BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers meeting

  • G-20

    Prime Minister unveiled the Logo, Theme and Website of India’s G20 Presidency

  • Lake Victoria

    A plane operated by Tanzania’s Precision Air crash-landed into Lake Victoria on approach to the lakeside city of Bukoba

  • BeiDou satellite

    China’s home-grown Beidou satellite system eyes global footprint

  • Performance Grading Index

    The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education released the Performance Grading Index (PGI) for States/UTs for 2020-21.

  • Mt. Kilimanjaro

    Tanzania’s army has deployed hundreds of troops to help firefighters who have been battling a blaze on Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro

  • Drone attack on Black Sea Fleet

    Ukraine has carried out a “massive” drone attack on the Black Sea Fleet in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol, damaging one warship

  • Maze Garden and Miyawaki Forest

    Miyawaki forest and Maze garden are new attractions at the Statue of Unity.  The Statue of Unity, its vision is that to turn it into a hub for tourism with attractions for each age group.

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - October 2022

  • Cyclone Sitrang in Bangladesh

    A Sitrang cyclone that lashed Bangladesh left  about 8 million without power across the delta nation.

  • FATF ‘grey list’

     Four years after it was placed on the ‘grey list’ and penalised with severe financial strictures by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Pakistan won a major reprieve, as the international watchdog on terror financing and money laundering agree to remove Pakistan’s namefrom the list of countries under ‘increased monitoring’

  • Mission LiFE

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres launched Mission LiFE  at the Statue of Unity, a global plan of action aimed at saving the planet from the disastrous consequences of climate change

  • Gambia child deaths and cough syrups

    Gambia’s Health Minister Ahmadou Lamin Samateh said that the number of child deaths likely linked to contaminated cough syrups made by an Indian manufacturer

  • Japan seeks GI tag for Nihonshu

    The Embassy of Japan, New Delhi, has filed an application seeking Geographical Indication (GI) tag for nihonshu/Japanese sake, an alcoholic beverage. Institute

  • Brightest flash

    Astronomers have observed the brightest flash of light ever seen, from an event that occurred 2.4 billion light years from Earth and was likely triggered by the formation of a black hole the coming years.

  • Global Hunger Index

    India ranks 107 out of 121 countries on the Global Hunger Index in which it fares worse than all countries in South Asia barring war-torn Afghanistan. It is Published by Concern Worldwide annually, the report has been jointly prepared by Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide and German organisation Welt Hunger Hilfe.

  • WWF report

    Wildlife populations monitored across the globe have declined by a massive 69% between 1970 and 2018, according to the WWF’s Living Planet Report (LPR) 2022.

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - September 2022

  • Oscars 2023

    The Film Federation of India has chosen Pan Nalin’s semi-autobiographical Gujarati drama  Chhello Show ( Last Film Show) as India’s official entry for the 95 th Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film Category.

  • WORLD DAIRY SUMMIT 2022

    The PM, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit (IDF WDS) 2022 organised at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida. New Delhi.

  • Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

    Sri Lanka will revive its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India and upgrade it to a “a comprehensive economic and technological partnership”, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said, signalling Colombo’s willingness to revisit a stalled pact.

  • The Eastern Economic Forum

    Russia hosted the seventh Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) Vladivostok from September 5 to 8. The four-day forum is a platform for entrepreneurs to expand their businesses into Russia’s Far East (RFE).

  • United Nations World Water Development Report

    The UNESCO United Nations World Water Development Report of 2022 has encapsulated global concern over the sharp rise in freshwater withdrawal from streams, lakes, aquifers and human-made reservoirs, impending water stress and also water scarcity being experienced in different parts of the world.

  • Queen Elizabeth II

    Britain’s longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, died on September 8 at the age of 96. Her death at her Scottish estate, Balmoral Castle, was announced by Buckingham Palace

  • Vostok-22

    From September 1-7, Russia held annual military exercises in its eastern region, with about 13 countries including India and China sending contingents.

  • UNDP’s Human Development Index

    India ranks 132 out of 191 countries in the Human Development Index (HDI) 2021, after registering a decline in its score over two consecutive years for the first time in three decades.

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - August 2022

  • ‘Navy-to-Navy cooperation

    The cooperation between the navies of India and the U.S. is one of the most dynamic and significant components of the bilateral defence ties, underlining that the defence sector has emerged as a major pillar between the two countries, especially in the context of the Indo-Pacific.

  • World Folklore Day celebrations

    The campus of Dravidian University echoed with the performance of artisans from various parts of South India, marking the World Folklore Day celebrations.

  • India and Philippines

    India and the Philippines have vowed to expand their ties in sectors like civil aviation, fintech, education, defence, and security.

  • ‘Forever chemicals’

    Chemists in the United States and China said they had finally found a breakthrough method to degrade the polluting compounds, referred to as PFAS, using relatively low temperatures and common reagents.

  • FIFA bans AIFF

    The apex body of the sport, FIFA, suspended the country’s top administrative organisation, the All India Football Federation, for “undue influence from third parties”.

  • Venezuelan petcoke

    Indian companies are importing significant volumes of petroleum coke from Venezuela for the first time, as the OPEC nation boosts exports not specifically targeted by U.S. sanctions.

  • Scotland

    Scotland becomes first country to make period products free for all.

  • World Elephant Day

    World Elephant Day was celebrated on 12th August bringing into focus the challenging task of ensuring the jumbos’ conservation amidst habitat destruction and disturbance and the resultant increase in human-elephant conflict.

  • ILO report

    India experienced severe working-hour and employment losses in 2020 and 2021, and Indian youth employment deteriorated in 2021 compared to 2020, according to the Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022 report released by the International Labour Organisation

  • Global indices

    Global indices 2022

  • United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)

    U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed Rear Admiral Guillermo Pablo Rios of Argentina as the Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer for the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)

  • Audio Visual Co-production Treaty

    The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of an Audio Visual Co-production Treaty between India and Australia, which is aimed at facilitating joint production of films between the two countries.

  • U.S. Navy ship in India

    In a first, a U.S. Navy Ship, Charles Drew, arrived in India for carrying out repairs and allied services at the Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Shipyard at Kattupalli, Chennai, adding a new dimension to the fast expanding Indo-U.S. strategic partnership.

  • Combined Maritime Forces

    India formally commenced cooperation with the Bahrain-based multilateral partnership, Combined Maritime Forces (CMF).

  • The Great Barrier Reef’s

    The highest levels of coral cover, within the past 36 years, has been recorded in the northern and central parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef (GBR), according to the annual long-term monitoring report by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS).

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - July 2022

  • FIRST LAB MODULE FOR SPACE STATION

    China successfully launched the first lab module for its under-construction space station, the latest step in the country’s ambitious programme to complete it by year’s end.

  • INDIA AND MALDIVES

    The Union Cabinet, approved the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the field of judicial cooperation, between India and Judicial Service Commission of Maldives.

  • I2U2 SUMMIT

    The United Arab Emirates will invest $2 billion to develop a series of integrated food parks across India under the framework of the four-nation grouping ‘I2U2’.

  • CAATSA WAIVER

    The legislative amendment was introduced by Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna. The U.S. House of Representative passed a legislative amendment that approves an India-specific waiver for punitive CAATSA sanctions.

  • VARANASI

    The holy city of Varanasi, showcasing India’s culture and traditions over the ages, will be declared the first “Cultural and Tourism Capital” of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

  • THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION

    Iran and Belarus could soon become the newest members of the China and Russia-backed Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

  • UN REPORT

    According to the report, India’s population stands at 1.412 billion in 2022, compared to China’s 1.426 billion

  • GLOBAL GENDER GAP INDEX

    India ranks 135 among a total of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2022 and is the worst performer in the world in the “health and survival” sub-index where it is ranked 146.

  • WORLD ZOONOSIS DAY

    World Zoonosis Day is observed annually on July 6 to commemorate the first immunisation against a zoonotic illness

  • SHERPA OF G-20

    Former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant will be the new Sherpa of G-20, replacing Union Minister Piyush Goyal, as full-time sherpa is required for India’s presidency.

  • FCRA RULES

    The Union Home Ministry has amended certain rules related to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), allowing Indians to receive up to ₹10 lakh in a year from relatives staying abroad without informing the authorities. The earlier limit was ₹1 lakh.

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - June 2022

  • DUTCH DISEASE

    Dutch Disease in economics refers to a phenomenon wherein a country witnesses uneven growth across sectors due to the discovery of natural resources, especially large oil reserves.

  • FOUR NEW CORALS

    Scientists have recorded four species of azooxanthellate corals for the first time from Indian waters.

  • I2U2 GROUPING

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, U.S. President Joe Biden, Israeli Prime Minister Neftali Bennett, and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan would attend the first-of-its-kind virtual summit of the I2U2 grouping next month for discussions of the food security crisis and other areas of cooperation

  • PADMA BRIDGE PROJECT

    Days ahead of the inauguration of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge, the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has clarified that the landmark infrastructure project was not part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

  • MISSILE INTERCEPTION TEST

    China says it has successfully conducted a midcourse missile interception test, a move that could advance its ability to withstand foreign intervention as it presses its territorial claims.

  • THE GLOBAL REFUGEE CRISIS

    The United Nations has designated June 20 as World Refugee Day to honour forcibly displaced people all around the world and celebrate their strength and courage.

  • INDIA, AUSTRALIA TO EXPLORE NEW INITIATIVES

    Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his visiting Australian counterpart Richard Marles will explore new initiatives to further expand bilateral defence engagements

  • WGC REPORT

    According to the World Gold Council (WGC) report  titled ‘Gold refining and recycling’, India has emerged as the fourth largest recycler in the world and the country has recycled 75 tonnes in 2021

  • THE 2022 GLOBAL STARTUP ECOSYSTEM REPORT

    The GSER was released in the backdrop of the ongoing London Tech Week 2022, which brings together global governments and corporate leaders, inspirational start-up founders and investors to discuss the power of technology for societies.

  • COMPETITIVENESS INDEX

    India has witnessed the sharpest rise among the Asian economies, with a six-position jump from 43rd to 37th rank on the annual World Competitiveness Index compiled by the Institute for Management Development, largely due to gains in economic performance.

  • WTO MEET

    On the eve of the 12th ministerial conference (MC) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, India said it will pitch for “fair, just and transparent discussions and outcome” at the multilateral body, amid persisting differences between the developing and the developed countries on a broad range of contentious issues.

  • IRAN AND VENEZUELA SIGN 20-YEAR COOPERATION PLAN

    Iran and Venezuela signed a 20-year cooperation plan in Tehran as the two countries, among the world’s top oil producers, grapple with U.S. sanctions that are crippling their exports.

  • INDIA’S ECONOMIC STAKES HIGH IN WEST ASIA

    Several West Asian nations including Qatar, Kuwait, Iran, Bahrain, Oman, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the UAE as well as the 57-nation Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) took strong exception to the remarks denigrating Islam and the Prophet Muhammed.

  • INDIA-UAE PACT

    The Union Cabinet signed a MoU between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on cooperation in the field of industries and advanced technologies

  • INDIA AND VIETNAM

    India and Vietnam signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on mutual logistics support in presence of the two Defence Ministers during the ongoing visit of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to the Southeast Asian nation.

  • FOOD SAFETY INDEX

    Tamil Nadu has topped the Fourth State Food Safety Index 2021-22 of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), replacing Gujarat, which slipped to the second spot among 17 large states, followed by Maharashtra on the third place.

  • BALTIC SEA NAVAL EXERCISES

      NATO kicked off nearly a two-week United States-led naval exercise on the Baltic Sea with more than 7,000 sailors, airmen and marines from 16 nations, including two aspiring to join the military alliance, Finland and Sweden.

  • WORLD’S FIRST FISHING CAT CENSUS

    The Chilika Lake, Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon, has 176 fishing cats, according to a census conducted by Chilika Development Authority (CDA) in collaboration with The Fishing Cat Project (TFCP).

  • WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

    The World Environment Day was observed on 5th June

  • INTERPOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY

    Preparations are afoot for the 90th Interpol General Assembly that is to be held in the National Capital later this year. The arrangements for the event are being made by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in coordination with other government agencies.

  • LARGEST KNOWN PLANT

    Researchers have discovered what is now believed to be the largest plant in the world

  • MITALI EXPRESS

    Three days after restarting two cross-border trains stopped amid Covid-19 pandemic, therefore India and Bangladesh jointly flagged off a new passenger train – Mitali Express.

  • SUPER-EARTHS

    The James Webb Space Telescope will begin with in-depth scientific observations. Among the investigations that are planned for the telescope’s first year are two exoplanets classified as “super-Earths”: the lava covered 55 Cancri e and the atmosphere-less LHS 3844 b.

  • NEPTUNE IS BLUER THAN URANUS

     New research led by Professor Patric Irwin at the Department of Physics, University Oxford, suggests that a hazy layer that exists on both planets is behind the different shades of blue.

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - May 2022

  • INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE

    Indian writer Geetanjali Shree has become the first Indian author to win the prestigious International Booker Prize for Hindi novel ‘Tomb of Sand’

  • INDO-PACIFIC ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK FOR PROSPERITY

    India joined the US and 11 other nations to launch the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF)

  • WORLD OF WORK REPORT

    Ninth edition of “world of work” report released by International Labour Organisation

  • WORLD BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP

    India’s Women Boxing fraternity added another feather to its cap with Nikhat Zareen winning the Gold Medal at the Women’s World Boxing Championship

  • INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY

    International Museum Day is celebrated on May 18 every year

  • THOMAS CUP

    India wins THOMAS CUP for the first time in history after defeating Indonesia

  • UNITED NATION’S CONFERENCE TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION

    Conference of Parties – 15th session of United Nation’s Conference to Combat Desertification was held in  Cote d’Ivoire

  • INDIA-UAE COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

    India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) enters into force

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - April 2022

  • WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

    International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) released World Economic Outlook

  • HEPATITIS B

    A series of unexplained cases of Hepatitis B in children has taken over the world. Many countries including the US and UK reported mysterious cases of a few children being diagnosed with Hepatitis B

  • INFORMATION SOCIETY (WSIS) FORUM PRIZES 2022

    The government of Meghalaya’s Planning Department’s initiative of the “e-Proposal System”- Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture (MeghEA) Project, has won the UN Award – World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum Prizes 2022

  • SEAFLOOR SPREADING

    According to a study that analyzed data from the last 19 million years, Seafloor spreading rates have slowed down by roughly 35% globally

  • RAISINA DIALOGUE 2022

    Prime Minister inaugurated the seventh edition of Raisina Dialogue on April 25, 2022

  • GENETICALLY MODIFIED MOSQUITOES

    US conducted an open-air study of genetically engineered mosquitoes which shows promising results

  • WORLD EARTH DAY 2022

    Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22

  • VAQUITA PORPOISE

    According to the United States Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) Vaquita porpoise is nearing extinction and immediate measures are needed to save the remaining population

  • WORLD HERITAGE DAY

    Every year, World Heritage Day is observed on 18 April

  • WORLD CHAGAS DISEASE DAY

    World Chagas Day is observed annually on the 14th of April

  • TREE CITIES OF THE WORLD

    The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN-FAO) has recognized Hyderabad and Mumbai jointly as the ‘2021 Tree City of the World

  • ‘2+2’ DIALOGUE

    NEWS The fourth ‘2+2’ dialogue between India and the United States was recently conducted 2+2 TALKS BETWEEN INDIA AND ALLIES 2+2 dialogue Format of meeting of the foreign and defence ministers of India and its allies on strategic and security issues Enables the partners to better understand and appreciate each other’s strategic concerns and sensitivities […]

  • WORLD HOMOEOPATHY DAY

    The World Homoeopathy Day is observed on April 10 to commemorate the birth anniversary of the founder of Homoeopathy, Dr. Christian Fredrich Samuel Hahnemann

  • RICE FORTIFICATION

    The Union Cabinet approved a scheme to distribute fortified rice under government programmes

  • UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

    Russia to lose the membership of UNHRC

  • WORLD HEALTH DAY

    World Health Day is celebrated every year on 7 April

  • INDIA-AUSTRALIA TRADE AGREEMENT

    India and Australia signed an Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) recently

  • FOURNIER’S GANGRENE

    First cases of Fournier’s gangrene reported in India

  • INTER-GOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE (IPCC) REPORT

    Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released recent report

  • STATE OF WORLD POPULATION REPORT 2022

    Report by United Nations Population Fund

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - March 2022

  • PACER SCHEME

    Polar Science and Cryosphere (PACER) scheme has been approved for continuation by the Union Cabinet from 2021 to 2026

  • MICRO-PLASTICS

    NEWS In a recent study, Micro-plastics was discovered from Human Blood WHAT ARE MICROPLASTICS? Tiny bits of various types of plastic found in the environment Name is used to differentiate them from “macroplastics” such as bottles and bags made of plastic No universal agreement on the size that fits this bill — the U.S. NOAA […]

  • MINAMATA CONVENTION COP 4

    COP-4 Minamata Convention on Mercury, took place in Bali, Indonesia recently

  • UNCTAD ON INDIA

    NEWS India’s projected economic growth for 2022 has been downgraded by over two per cent to 4.6% as per UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report WHAT DID THE REPORT SAY The decrease is attributed to the ongoing war in Ukraine India is expected to face restraints on energy access and prices, reflexes from […]

  • MAHATMA GANDHI GREEN TRIANGLE

    NEWS A “Green Triangle” named after Mahatma Gandhi was inaugurated in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar . DETAILS The word green in the plaque (a flat piece of stone or metal) signifies their commitment to sustainable development and saving the environment. The naming of this park as Mahatma Gandhi Green Triangle is a tribute to […]

  • WORLD SPARROW DAY

    NEWS World Sparrow Day is celebrated every year on 20 March DETAILS AIM – Spread awareness about the decline of the domestic sparrow 2022 THEME  – ‘I Love Sparrows’ SPARROW Most commonly found bird species in urban cities Widespread across the world, inhabiting every continent except Antarctica, and countries like China and Japan. It is […]

  • BIOLOGICAL AND TOXIN WEAPONS CONVENTION

    India told the UN Security Council meeting said it attaches importance to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC)

  • WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME

    Russia-Ukraine war has disrupted World Food Programme

  • WORLD HAPPINESS INDEX

    Report Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations

  • AUSTRALIA’S GREAT BARRIER REEF

    Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is suffering widespread and severe coral bleaching due to high ocean temperatures two years after a mass bleaching event

  • DEMOCRACY REPORT 2022

    REPORT BY V-Dem Institute

  • INDIA’S ARCTIC POLICY

    Government of India released India’s Arctic Policy, with the aim of enhancing the country’s cooperation with the resource-rich and rapidly transforming region

  • WORLD CONSUMER RIGHTS DAY

    Every year, 15 March is celebrated as World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD)

  • INDIA-JAPAN ACT EAST FORUM

    India and Japan held the sixth joint meeting of the India-Japan Act East Forum (AEF) recently

  • MANPADS

    United States President approved a arms package for Ukraine, which would include U.S. made Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS).

  • MOST FAVOURED NATION

    The United States, the European Union, Britain, Canada and Japan to move jointly to revoke Russia’s “most favoured nation” (MFN) status over its invasion of Ukraine

  • INDIA AT INTERNATIONAL SPORT FEDERATION (ISSF) WORLD CUP

    The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2022 was held in Cairo, Egypt

  • CARE AT WORK

    Care at work report was released recently by International Labor Organization

  • MT. MERAPI OF INDONESIA

    Mt. Merapi of Indonesia is a volcano that erupted recently

  • TEMPORARY PROTECTION DIRECTIVE OF 2001

    EU Member States on March 3 made the unprecedented decision to activate the European Union’s Council Directive known as the Temporary Protection Directive

  • NO FLY ZONE

    NATO reluctant to declare Ukrainian airspace as a ‘No Fly Zone’

  • INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

    March 8 is celebrated as International Women’s Day across the world to promote women’s rights and honour their achievements across the political, economic, social and cultural spheres

  • FATF GREY LIST

    Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has included United Arab Emirates (UAE) in its grey list.

  • HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT

    Government of India & International Telecommunication Union (ITU) signed the Host Country Agreement (HCA)

  • QUAD SUMMIT

    Quad Summit was recently held

  • SOLAR FUEL FOR FLIGHTS

    Swiss Air Lines, the subsidiary of Lufthansa, plans to become the world’s first airline to use solar fuel

  • UN ENVIRONMENT ASSEMBLY

    NEWS Historic resolution on Plastic Pollution adopted by 175 countries at the fifth United Nations Environment Assembly WHAT IS THE RESOLUTION Addressing plastic pollution is recognized as a global environmental challenge Resolution on “End plastic pollution: Towards an international legally binding instrument” It was initiated by India India engaged constructively with all member states in […]

  • WORLD WILDLIFE DAY

    NEWS World Wildlife Day is celebrated every year on the 3rd of March since 2013 DETAILS BY – UNGA resolution  designated the CITES Secretariat as the facilitator for the global observance of World Wildlife Day. OBJECTIVES OF THE DAY – Provide opportunity to recognize the many beautiful and diverse species of wild fauna and flora […]

  • INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

    Ukraine launched a case against Russia at INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE accusing Moscow of planning genocide and asking for the court to intervene to halt the invasion and order Russia to pay reparations.

  • TURKEY – MONTREUX CONVENTION – RUSSIA

    Turkey is set to implement MONTREUX CONVENTION on naval passage through two of its strategic straits, which would allow them to limit the movement of Russian warships between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.

  • FIFA

    FIFA decided to indefinitely suspend all Russian teams, whether national representative teams or club teams, from participation in all competitions run by the two football bodies

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - February 2022

  • SOCIETY FOR WORLDWIDE INTERBANK FINANCIAL TELECOMMUNICATION (SWIFT)

    The U.S., Europe and several other western nations are moving to exclude Russia from SWIFT

  • IMMIGRATION VISA FOREIGNERS REGISTRATION TRACKING (IVFRT) SCHEME

    The Government of India has approved the continuation of the Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking (IVFRT) Scheme for a period of five years to 2026

  • USCC INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INDEX

    International Intellectual Property Index published by US Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center

  • EUROPEAN UNION DATA ACT

    European Commission published its draft Data Act recently

  • RAMANUJAN PRIZE FOR YOUNG MATHEMATICIANS 2021

    Professor Neena Gupta, conferred the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians 2021

  • ASSOCIATION OF TENNIS PROFESSIONALS (ATP) RANKINGS

    Russia’s Daniil Medvedev will be the new ATP No. 1, replacing Djokovic who would have held the spot for a record 361 weeks

  • HYBARI

    Japan has launched its first hydrogen-powered train named HYBARI

  • ALCYONEUS GALAXY

    Alcyoneus Galaxy was discovered using the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) telescope and the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) network

  • INDIA-UAE COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

    India – UAE signed an FTA pact recently

  • INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY

    NEWS Every year, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) celebrates 21st February as International Mother Language Day to promote mother tongue-based multilingual education since 2000. DETAILS Theme for 2022 — “Using Technology for Multilingual Learning: Challenges and Opportunities” Declared in 1999 Also commemorates a long struggle by Bangladesh to protect its mother […]

  • WILD POLIO VIRUS

    Health authorities in Malawi, Africa have declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after a case was confirmed in a 3-year-old girl in the capital, Lilongwe.

  • INDIA – TAIWAN RELATIONS

    Inviting Taiwanese companies to make more investments in Karnataka, Large and Medium Industries Minister promised to extend support and cooperation of the state government

  • 4TH INDIA – AUSTRALIA ENERGY DIALOGUE

    The 4th India – Australia Energy Dialogue was recently held

  • FORCED ARBITRATION

    US Congress passes Bill to end forced arbitration in sexual assault, harassment cases

  • QUAD FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING

    4th Quad Foreign Ministers Meet was recently held in Melbourne

  • KOALAS

    Australia’s koalas have now been officially classified as ‘endangered’ after widespread bushfires, drought and land clearing destroyed much of their eucalyptus-rich habitat.

  • GEOMAGNETIC STORM

    Elon Musk’s Starlink has lost dozens of satellites that were caught in a geomagnetic storm a day after they were launched

  • WORLD NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES(NTD) DAY

    3rd World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day recently observed

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - January 2022

  • NORD STREAM PIPELINE

    U.S. planning sanctions on Nord Stream Pipeline

  • LITHUANIA

    EU launches WTO case against China for ‘targeting’ Lithuania

  • INDIA-CENTRAL ASIA SUMMIT

    NEWS Prime Minister of India hosted the first meeting of the India-Central Asia Summit virtually DETAILS Who participated – Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyz republic India has been planning to hold the summit since Modi’s visit to these central Asian countries in 2015 Overcoming the lack of land connectivity between India and Central Asia’s landlocked […]

  • RARE EARTH MATERIALS

    US passes bill with regards to Rare earth materials monopoly of China

  • INDIA – NEPAL BORDER ISSUE

    Nepal questions on unilateral construction of roads at Lipulekh

  • PAKISTAN’S NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY

    Pakistan launched first-ever National Security Policy based on a citizen-centric framework and focusing more on boosting the country’s flagging economy

  • HENLEY PASSPORT INDEX 2021

    UK firm Henley & Partners released its latest global passport ranking index recently

  • ASIA INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT BANK

    Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel has been appointed vice-president of the Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

  • CHESS GRANDMASTER

    Bharath Subramanian becomes 73 chess grandmaster of India. He completed his third and final GM norm at Vergani Cup Open in Italy.

  • SRI LANKA OIL TANK DEAL

    Sri Lanka Cabinet clears oil tank deal with India to jointly develop Trincomalee oil tank farms

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - December 2021

  • APARTHEID

    South African anti-apartheid icon and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu passed away

  • MISSION SAGAR

    As part of deployment undertaken by Indian Navy under Mission SAGAR, Indian Naval Ship Kesari entered Port of Maputo, Mozambique.

  • ANTI-DUMPING DUTY

    India has imposed anti-dumping duty on Chinese products

  • SNIPPETS – 24 DECEMBER 2021

    NEWS IN SHORT

  • PILLAR OF SHAME

    Symbol of its freedom of Hong Kong Pillar of Shame, a memorial to the victims of the Tiananmen crackdown, dismantled

  • UNSC RESOLUTIONS

    The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously passed a resolution permitting a carve-out in sanctions against the Taliban to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. It was put forward by USA

  • WORLD PRESS FREEDOM INDEX

    Government of India does not agree with the conclusions drawn by Reporters Without Borders about press freedom in India for various reasons

  • ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)

    India signs loan agreements with ADB for various projects

  • INDIA – BHUTAN

    NEWS Bhutan confers its highest civilian award , Ngadag Pel gi Khorlo on PM of India INDO-BHUTAN BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP IN THE HISTORY Bhutan came under the British suzerainty in 1865. It signed the ‘Treaty of Punakha’ with the British in 1910, which set the stage for any future contact between the two countries after the […]

  • RAMNA KALI TEMPLE

    President of India inaugurated the reconstructed Ramna Kali temple in Ramna, a part of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka

  • COMPARING INDIA – EU DATA REGULATION

    The Joint Committee of Parliament recommendations on the Personal Data Protection Bill are in some aspects very similar to global standards such as European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, but differs in aspects such as jail terms

  • JAITAPUR NUCLEAR REACTORS

    The centre has given “in-principle’’ approval for setting up of six nuclear power reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra

  • SUPER TYPHOON

    Super Typhoon Rai hammers Philippines

  • BIJOY DIBASH

    December 16, “Bijoy Dibosh”, is celebrated in Bangladesh as the day marking the country’s formal victory over Pakistan

  • UN DRAFT RESOLUTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

    India votes against UN draft resolution on climate change

  • WORLD HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

    10th December celebrated as International Human Rights Day

  • NASA’S IXPE MISSION

    NASA launched a new mission named Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer or IXPE.

  • INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ALLIANCE (ISA)

    The UN General Assembly has conferred Observer Status on the International Solar Alliance (ISA)

  • RATS SCO

    The National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), Government of India in association with Data Security Council of India (DSCI), as a Knowledge Partner, organized Seminar on “Securing Cyberspace in the Contemporary Threat Environment” for delegates from Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)Member States. dia assumed the Chairmanship of Council of Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of SCO(RATS SCO) recently

  • SUMMIT FOR DEMOCRACY

    U.S. President Joe Biden kicked off Summit for Democracy, calling on countries to make “concrete commitments” to reaffirm their democratic values.

  • INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY AND ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE

    Sunil Arora, former Chief Election Commissioner of India has been invited to join the Board of Advisers for International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA).

  • LASER COMMUNICATIONS RELAY DEMONSTRATION

    NASA launched its new Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) — the agency’s first-ever laser communications system — from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

  • INDIA-RUSSIA RENEW MILITARY PACT

    India and Russia have signed a number of agreements, contracts and protocols covering small arms and military cooperation

  • INDIA – SRI LANKA ECONOMIC COOPERATION

    India finalises cooperation plan to revive Covid-hit Sri Lanka economy

  • DAVIS CUP

    Russia wins Davis Cup after 15 years

  • INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

    Every year, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is marked on December 3.

  • GITA GOPINATH

    Indian-American Gita Gopinath, the chief economist of International Monetary Fund, is being promoted as IMF’s First Deputy Managing Director

  • 1971 INDO-PAK WAR

    Victory of India in 1971 war is being commemorated

  • WORLD AIDS DAY

    World AIDS Day is observed across the globe on 1st December every year since 1988.

  • BALLON D’OR

    Lionel Messi won Ballon d’Or award

  • BARBADOS

    Nearly 400 years after the country became a British colony, Barbados has become the world’s newest republic

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - November 2021

  • CRYPTOCURRENCY : BASIC DEFENITIONS

    BASIC DEFENITIONS OF DIGITAL CURRENCY

  • BRICS SCIENCE MINISTERS MEET

    9th BRICS Science & Technology Ministers meet was recently held and it was chaired by India

  • INTERPOL

    Interpol elected official from the United Arab Emirates, Maj. Gen. Ahmed Naser al-Raisi as its new president during the international law enforcement body’s annual General Assembly held in Istanbul.

  • EARTHQUAKE IN MYANMAR

    A shallow and strong earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck the Myanmar-India border region

  • INDIA – US TRADE

    India, U.S. commit to linking economies across sectors at recently held Trade Policy Forum meet

  • AK-203 DEAL

    The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved deal for the manufacture of 6.71 lakh AK-203 assault rifles in India in cooperation of Russia

  • BITCOIN CITY

    El Salvador, the only country to recognise Bitcoin as a legal tender, is planning to build an entire city based on the largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin

  • WORLD FISHERIES DAY

    World Fisheries Day is observed on the 21st November every year.

  • 41ST SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION TO ANTARCTICA

    India has successfully launched the 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica 

  • ICC T20 WORLD CUP

    Australia wins ICC T20 World Cup

  • INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION

    Professor Bimal Patel has been elected to the International Law Commission for a five-year term starting January 1, 2023 in a hard-fought election at the United Nations.

  • WORLD PNEUMONIA DAY

    World Pneumonia Day  is observed on November 12 annually

  • SHARKS IN THAMES RIVER

    Zoological Society of London has found three types of Sharks in Biologically dead areas of River Thames

  • SAKHALIN ISLAND

    Russian authorities there have set an ambitious goal of making the island — Russia’s largest — carbon neutral by 2025.

  • ABU DHABI’S NEW LAW ON MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE

    Abu Dhabi passed a law allowing non-Muslims to marry, divorce and get joint child custody under civil law in the country.

  • LEONIDS METEOR SHOWER

    The annual Leonids Meteor Shower has begun

  • UNESCO CREATIVE CITIES NETWORK (UCCN)

    The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has picked Srinagar among 49 cities as part of the creative city network under the Crafts and Folk Arts category.

  • EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING ON ARCTIC ICE & POLAR BEARS

    Scientists and advocates point to polar bears, marked as “threatened” on the endangered species list, as the white-hot warning signal for the rest of the planet.

  • INDIAS ANNOUNCEMENTS IN GLASGOW

    The Prime Minister enhanced India’s existing climate targets and announced a new one during his speech in Glasgow COP 26

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - October 2021

  • ITALY-INDIA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP IN ENERGY TRANSITION

    Recently heads of India and Italy issues Joint Statement on Italy-India Strategic Partnership in Energy Transition

  • WORLD OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY DAY

    World Occupational Therapy Day is annually observed across the globe on October 27th

  • CHINAS BORDER LAW

    Amid the military standoff with India in eastern Ladakh, China’s national legislature on October 23, 2021, adopted a new Land Border Law for the protection and exploitation of the land border areas

  • FOOD INSECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN

    The Center for Strategic and International Studies notes that hunger in Afghanistan has increased substantially since 2014 due to major droughts, floods and economic and security challenges.

  • QUEEN HEO HWANG-OK MEMORIAL PARK

    On the banks of the Sarayu in Ayodhya, acres of green space, mostly known as Ram Katha Park, have been through a major beautification exercise. Once inaugurated on November 4, the spruced-up space will be known as Queen Heo Hwang-ok Memorial Park, after a Korean queen believed to have had Indian roots

  • HURRICANE

    Hurricane Rick to hit Coast of Mexico. The US National Hurricane Centre said Rick had winds as high as 85 miles per hour (140 kph) and was expected to hit somewhere around the seaport of Lazaro Cardenas and the resort of Zihuatanejo.

  • FATF GREY LIST

    The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) retained Pakistan in the ‘greylist’

  • GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY INDEX

    Report by London-based Economist Impact and is sponsored by Corteva Agriscience.

  • WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

    IMF unveiled its 2nd World Economic Outlook (WEO)

  • NEBRA SKY DISC

    The British Museum in London will display an ancient object called the Nebra Sky Disc, which is thought to be the world’s oldest concrete depiction of stars.

  • TRIPS ESCAPE CLAUSE

    New Delhi suggested that the World Trade Organization (WTO) consider ‘escape clause’ for countries, relying on flexibilities in trade agreements, to avoid disputes while tackling the current pandemic and any other in future under TRIPS

  • KUSHINAGAR

    Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh  to be declared as an international airport .

  • EARTHSHOT PRIZE

    Vidyut Mohan led Takachar’s innovation of India was recognised for its affordable technology to convert crop residues into sellable bio-products was awarded with Prince William’s inaugural Earthshot Prize

  • SOUTH ASIAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIP

    India crowned SAFF champions for 8th time as Sunil Chhetri leads Blue Tigers to 3-0 win over Nepal

  • WORLD FOOD DAY

    Every year, the World Food Day is celebrated on October 16.

  • GLOBAL HUNGER INDEX

    By : Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide and German organisation Welt Hunger Hilfe

  • DR GANGAKHEDKAR

    Dr R R Gangakhedkar, former head of epidemiology and communicable diseases at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has been selected for the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) expert group that will examine the origins of emerging and re-emerging pathogens of epidemic and pandemic potential, including SARS-CoV-2.

  • WORLD STANDARDS DAY

    World Standards Day is observed on 14 October annually

  • GREEN GRIDS INITIATIVE

    Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, addressed the Ministerial session of the Green Grids Initiative-One Sun One World One Grid Northwest Europe Cooperative Event.

  • FRANCE 2030

    French President unveiled a five-year, €30 billion ($35 billion) investment plan for developing innovative technology and industrial activity, including building small nuclear reactors, electric cars and greener airplanes.

  • NOBEL PRIZE FOR ECONOMICS

    Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2021 — often incorrectly referred to as the Nobel Prize in Economics — to three US-based economists.

  • SOUTH ASIA ECONOMIC FOCUS REPORT ON INDIA

    Report by World Bank

  • GLOBAL MINIMUM TAX

    The global deal of Minimum tax proposed by OECD has been accepted by 136 countries

  • HIGH AMBITION COALITION (HAC) FOR NATURE AND PEOPLE

    India joins HAC

  • NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

    Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, 72, won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature “for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee”

  • NOBEL PRIZE FOR PHYSICS

    U.S.-Japanese scientist Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann of Germany, and Giorgio Parisi of Italy on Tuesday won the Nobel Physics Prize for climate models and the understanding of physical systems. It is being hailed as first Nobel prize for climate studies

  • PSYCHE MISSION

    NASA, is set to send its “Psyche Mission” to visit a giant asteroid called Psyche, which could be the frozen remains of molten core of a bygone world.

  • WORLD ANIMAL DAY

    World Animal Welfare Day is observed all over the world every year on October 4.

  • NOBEL PRIZE FOR PHYSIOLOGY

    U.S. scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian on Monday won the Nobel Medicine Prize for discoveries on receptors for temperature and touch.

  • MARINE PROTECTED AREAS

    India has extended support for protecting the Antarctic environment and for co-sponsoring the proposal of the European Union for designating East Antarctica and the Weddell Sea as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) at a high-level ministerial meeting

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - September 2021

  • LANDSAT 9

    NASA launched LANDSAT-9.It will help monitor climate change

  • INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE POLICY (FTP) EXTENDED

    India’s foreign trade policy (FTP) will be extended for six months, till March 31, 2022

  • QUAD LEADERS’ SUMMIT 2021

    United States hosted the first ever in person meeting of QU
    AD leaders

  • COVISHIELD

    Italy has recognised Covishield vaccine against the Coronavirus

  • MATTHEW HENSON

    The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named a Lunar crater at the south pole of the moon after the Arctic explorer Matthew Henson

  • DELIRIUM

    According to a study, published in the journal BMJ Open, out of 150 patients hospitalised for Covid in the United States in the initial phase of the pandemic, 73 per cent had delirium.

  • BLUE FLAG CERTIFICATION

    Kovalam beach in Tamil Nadu and Eden beach in Puducherry recieve ‘Blue Flag’ certification for 2021

  • WHO AIR-QUALITY NORMS

    The World Health Organisation (WHO), in its first-ever update since 2005, has tightened global air pollution standards

  • ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

    World Alzheimer Day was observed across the world on September 21 with the objective of raising awareness of the disease, common symptoms and risk factors.

  • G-20 AGRICULTURE MINISTERS MEET

    India is becoming the destination country for healthy food, said Union agriculture minister at meeting of G-20 Agriculture Ministers

  • GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX 2021

    India scores 46th rank in the Global Innovation Index 2021.

  • EASE OF DOING BUSINESS (EDB) INDEX

    World Bank Group scrapped its flagship publication, the ‘Doing Business’ report.

  • 36TH INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP DAY

    It aims at creating awareness among people to keep beaches clean

  • VISHNUONYX

    A newly found fossil indicates that otters called Vishnuonyx had travelled as far as Germany. The discovery has been described in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.

  • EARTHSHOT PRIZE 2021

    Two Indians (Vinisha and Vidyut) among 15 finalists were selected for the first ever Earthshot Prize 2021

  • HUMBOLDT PENGUIN

    Mumbai’s Byculla Zoo announced the addition of two new Humboldt penguin chicks this year.

  • SCO COUNCIL

    The 21st meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State was held recently in Dushanbe

  • AUKUS

    US administration has announced a new trilateral security partnership for the Indo-pacific. Security partnership was done between Australia, United Kingdom and United States. This security grouping called AUKUS

  • TRADE & DEVELOPMENT REPORT

    It is a report by UNCTAD

  • GENERAL SHERMAN

    The General Sherman trees are now being threatened by Wildfires of California

  • QUAD SUMMIT

    The quadrilateral security dialogue includes Japan, India, United States and Australia.

  • UNIFIED PAYMENTS INTERFACE (UPI) AND PAYNOW

    The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Reserve Bank of India have announced their intent to link Singapore’s PayNow and India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) real-time payment systems by July 2022.

  • NETHERLANDS TO CUT LIVESTOCK

    The Netherlands is considering proposals, which are the most radical of its kind in Europe, of slashing livestock numbers by 30 per cent by forcing farmers to sell their emission rights and even their land to the state.

  • EV CARS LEGISLATION – UK

    British government has announced to introduce legislation in 2021, under which all the newly built homes and offices will require to feature electric vehicle chargers in England.

  • PRECISION-GUIDED STERILE INSECT TECHNIQUE

    Teachnique that alters genes linked to male fertility—creating sterile offspring—and female flight in Aedes aegypti

  • THAWING PERMAFROST

    The latest IPCC report has warned that increasing global warming will result in reductions in Arctic permafrost and the thawing of the ground is expected to release greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide.

  • BRICS BANK

    BRICS Bank admits UAE, Bangladesh, Uruguay as new members

  • GRANDSLAM TOURNAMENT

    British teenager Emma Raducanu becomes the first British woman in 44 years to win a Slam crown in US Open finals

  • ORCA

    World’s largest plant that has been designed to suck carbon dioxide (CO2) from air and turn it into rock in Iceland.

  • WORLD SOCIAL PROTECTION REPORT 2020-22

    As per report, more than half of the world population are not getting any form of social protection. This trend of no social protection is there even after expansion of social protections amidst the global outbreak of COVID-19.

  • COMMON PROSPETITY

    President Xi Jinping has called for China to achieve “common prosperity”, seeking to narrow a yawning wealth gap that threatens the country’s economic ascent and the legitimacy of Communist Party rule.

  • WORLD COCONUT DAY

    Coir Board organized a National Webinar on ‘Coconut to Coir Technologies’

  • DURAND LINE

    The new Afghan government is yet to announce its position on this issue.

  • ECONOMIC EMERGENCY IN SRI LANKA

    Sri Lankan President has declared an economic emergency to contain soaring inflation after a steep fall in the value of the country’s currency caused a spike in food prices

  • ZAPAD 2021

    NAGA Battalion group contingent of 200 Army personnel will participate in the multinational Exercise ZAPAD 2021 being held at Nizhniy, Russia from September 3 to 16

  • UNSC ON AFGHAN ISSUE

    The United Nations Security Council, under the Presidency of India, adopted a resolution on the situation in Afghanistan

  • WEST NILE VIRUS

    Russia issued a warning about the possibility of rise in cases of West Nile Virus  infections this autumn because mild temperatures and heavy precipitation are the favourable circumstances for mosquitos carrying the virus.

  • LATHAM’S SNIPE

    Migrations of Latham’s Snipe shorebirds, those fly non-stop from Japan to Australia twice in a year, started . The bird takes five days to cover the distance of thousands of kilometres of ocean for their survival

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - August 2021

  • GREATER MALE CONNECTIVITY PROJECT

    Indian construction giant AFCONS has been tasked with completing the Greater Male Connectivity project.

  • AIN DUBAI

    Ain Dubai is world’s largest and tallest observation wheel

  • HAVANA SYNDROME

    US Vice president has reached out to people suffering from Havana syndrome

  • GAZA BORDER

    Egypt closed its main border crossing point with Gaza Strip on August 23, 2021 because of tensions with Hamas rulers

  • KANAL ISTANBUL

    The Kanal Istanbul, an under-construction shipping route running parallel to the strategically critical Bosphorus Strait, is fast gaining prominence as a major divisive issue in Turkey before election.

  • MAHITI FOR MAINS-ABRAHAM ACCORDS

    The Abraham Accord between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain is mediated by the USA. It is the first Arab-Israeli peace deal in 26 years.

  • UNITE AWARE

    India, in collaboration with the United Nations (UN), has launched a technology platform to ensure the safety and security of peacekeepers who are operating across the world.

  • NEW DEVELOPMENT BANK

    Recently, during BRICS  meet, India proposed that New Development Bank’s scope be expanded to strengthen Social Infrastructure besides promoting industry.

  • WORLD GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION CONGRESS

    Recently, it was announced that the second United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress (UNWGIC) will be held in Hyderabad, India, in 2022.

  • IATA TRAVEL PASS

    SpiceJet to start trials of IATA’s travel pass

  • INDIA – VIETNAM

    Vietnam will open its first Indian consul office in Bengaluru

  • WORLD LION DAY

    World lion day is celebrated on August 10 every year to raise awareness on lions

  • ANTI-SANCTIONS LAW

    China’s anti-sanctions law will be implemented in some form in Hong Kong

  • WILDFIRES

    Thousands of people have fled parts of Greece due to raging uncontrolled wildfires.

  • HIROSHIMA-NAGASAKI BOMBING

    Japan marks 76th anniversary of World’s First Atomic Bombing

  • IMF ALLOCATIONS

    Member nations of the International Monetary Fund have approved the injection of $650 billion SDR to help countries in dealing with mounting debt and economic fallout because of Covid-19 pandemic.

  • DATA PRIVACY FINE

    European Union has imposed a fine of $886.6 million or 746 million euro on Amazon.com Inc. European Union fined Amazon for processing personal data in violation of EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

  • UNSC

    What is in news : India assumes presidency of UNSC for month of august About UNSC presidency : Held by each of the members in turn for one month, following the English alphabetical order of the Member States names- Delegation representing a state will be named President Rotates among the 15 member-states About UNSC One […]

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - July 2021

  • 3RD ARCTIC SCIENCE MINISTERIAL

    What is in news : India participated in the 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3) meeting, jointly organised by Iceland and Japan and virtually hosted by Japan, for discussing research and cooperation in the Arctic Details : India provided details about NISAR at the meet NISAR FULL FORM NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar BY NASA & ISRO […]

  • UN RESOLUTION ON VISION

    The resolution named “Vision for Everyone” has been sponsored by Antigua, Bangladesh and Ireland, and co-sponsored by more than 100 countries.

  • OPEC+

    PEC+ has decided to increase overall production by 4,00,000 barrels per day every month till the remaining portion of the group’s 10 million barrel per day production cut, announced in April 2020, is completely phased out.

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - June 2021

  • FATF GREY LIST

    Pakistan was retained on the greylist, or the list of countries under “increased monitoring”, by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

  • UNITED NATIONS PUBLIC SERVICE DAY

    United Nations Public Service Day is celebrated on June 23 every year. The day was designated by United Nations General Assembly’s resolution to “celebrate the value and virtue of public service to community”.

  • SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION

    Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member countries in Dushanbe (Tajkistan) agreed to cooperate in the joint fight against the threats of “international terrorism”, “extremism”, “separatism” and “religious radicalism”.

  • UNGA ON MYANMAR

    United Nations general assembly adopted a resolution on Myanmar that called “upon the Myanmar armed forces to respect the people’s will as freely expressed by results of the general election of November 8, 2020, to end the state of emergency, to respect all human rights of people of Myanmar and to allow the sustained democratic transition of Myanmar

  • ISLAMIC STATE IN KHORASAN PROVINCE

    The four Indian women lodged in an Afghanistan prison, who accompanied their husbands to join the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP), are unlikely to be allowed to return to India

  • G7 SUMMIT

    The UK currently holds the presidency and has invited India, along with Australia, South Korea and South Africa, as guest countries for the Summit, which will witness a hybrid of physical and virtual participation.

  • UNICEF ON TIGRAY ISSUE

    UN Children’s agency, UNICEF has warned about 33,000 severely malnourished children in Tigray region of Ethiopia who are at high risk of death

  • NEW ATLANTIC CHARTER

    US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held meeting recently in Cornwall and inspected documents related to Atlantic Charter and signed a document titled “New Atlantic Charter”.

  • 42 FAO CONFERENCE

    Recently, the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare addressed the 42nd session of Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Conference.

  • 24 years of BIMSTEC

    Extending greetings on 24th BIMSTEC Day on June 6, PM Narendra Modi said, BIMSTEC has emerged as a promising regional grouping and made progress on several factors including finalisation of master plan for connectivity.

  • UN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

     India was elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for 2022-2024 term.

  • G7 TAX DEAL

    Finance Ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) nations have reached a landmark agreement in London setting a global minimum corporate tax rate.

  • SCO DUSHANBE MEET

    Recently, all member meeting of Shanghai cooperation organisation concluded

  • NammaKPSC Current Affairs - May 2021

  • INTERNATIONAL TIGER DAY

    Create and spread awareness about the dangers faced by the tiger population of the world

  • WORLD TURTLE DAY 2021

    They are reptiles, characterized by a bony or cartilaginous shell or a carapace that developed from their ribs. Shell acts as a shield. Earliest known members of turtle dates back to Middle Jurassic. Thus, they are the oldest reptile groups even older than snakes or crocodiles. They are land-dwellers as well as amphibians. Largest sea turtle is  “Leatherback turtle”.

  • INTERNATIONAL TEA DAY

    The International Tea Day is being celebrated since 2005 in major tea producing countries of the world namely Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Nepal, Kenya, Malaysia, Malawi, Uganda and Tanzania. It aims to draw the attention of citizens, governments about the impact of global tea trade.

  • WORLD AIDS VACCINE DAY

    To honour thousands of volunteers, health professional, community leaders and scientists who workers together to develop AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) vaccine

  • CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT PROGRAMME

    Recently; Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, asked neighbouring Dominica to handover India’s fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi to India directly.

  • IRAN – IAEA NUCLEAR AGREEMENT

    The UN nuclear watchdog and Iran have agreed to extend an understanding to monitor Tehran’s activities by one month, the agency said on Monday, while talks in Vienna try to save the 2015 nuclear deal.

  • INDO-ISRAEL AGRICULTURAL PROJECT CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE

    India and Israel are implementing the “INDO-ISRAEL Agricultural Project Centres of Excellence” and “INDO-ISRAEL Villages of Excellence”.

  • OPERATION SAMUDRA SETU II

    The Indian Navy recently launched Operation Samudra Setu II. The operation will aid in fulfilling oxygen requirements of the country.

  • SPECIAL REPORT 301

    India has been inconsistent in the progress of IP protection. Though the enforcement of IP has gradually improved, India lacks in providing benefits for innovators.

  • ONE HEALTH APPROACH

    Scientists have observed that there are more than 1.7 million viruses circulating in wildlife, and many of them are likely to  be zoonotic, which implies that unless there is timely detection, India risks facing many more pandemics in times to come.

  • CCSCH

    To form a body of reference for world spice trade and for member countries to align their national regulations

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