Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)
Context Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged $51 billion of funding to African countries at the ninth edition of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing. 2024 FOCAC significant? The…
23rd Law Commission of India
Context The Union government has notified the constitution of the 23rd Law Commission of India with effect from September 1. The commission, which was notified on September 2, will have a three-year…
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) 2024 Annual Meeting
Context The annual meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) began in Nuku’alofa, the capital of Tonga. About Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) 2024 Annual Meeting The event is being attended…
Security of Supply Arrangement (SOSA)
Context India and the US have signed a Security of Supply Arrangement (SOSA) and Memorandum of Agreement regarding the Assignment of Liaison Officers, the latest in a series of bilateral…
Palianytsia missile of Ukraine
Context Ukraine recently confirmed the existence of Palianytsia, a new homegrown long-range weapon a missile-drone hybrid which can strike deep into Russia. The Palianytsia was used for the first time to…
Election Commission of India
Context Recent announcement of dates for Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana, the Election Commission of India (ECI) plays a crucial role in ensuring transparent, free and fair elections. Election…
Listeria outbreaks in the US and Canada
C0ntext Two separate outbreaks of listeria, a bacteria which can contaminate food, have been reported in the United States and Canada in recent weeks. What is listeria and listeriosis?…
U-WIN Portal
Context On the government’s 100-day health agenda is the countrywide rollout of U-WIN, an online vaccine management portal for childhood vaccination — similar to CoWIN used during the Covid-19 pandemic. About…
60 µg/l uranium in drinking water safe: BARC Study
Context A new study by scientists from the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has concluded that concentration of uranium, a radioactive substance, up to 60 micrograms per litre (millionth of…
Article 361 of the Constitution of India
Context The Supreme Court recently agreed to examine the question of immunity to Governors from any kind of criminal prosecution, granted under Article 361 of the Constitution of India. Key…
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