RIMPAC Exercise-2024
Context Indian multi-role stealth frigate INS Shivalik, mission deployed in South China Sea and North Pacific Ocean, has reached Pearl Harbour in Hawaii to take part in the 29th edition…
Paraguay 100th member of International Solar Alliance
Context A significant milestone for the International Solar Alliance (ISA) as the Republic of Paraguay officially became its 100th full member. Key Details Launched on 30 November 2015 by Prime…
Project Nimbus
Context More than 1,200 self-identified STEM students and workers are protesting Project Nimbus i.e. they have signed a pledge to not take jobs or internships at Google or Amazon. What…
What is the Resolve Tibet Act?
Context The United States Congress on June 12 passed the Promoting a Resolution to Tibet-China Dispute Act, better known as the Resolve Tibet Act. About Resolve Tibet Act This act…
Operation Cactus
Context 35 years after the fact, India’s intervention in the 1988 coup attempt in Malé — codenamed Operation Cactus — continues to be remembered with gratitude and fondness. A decade…
Ben Gurion Canal
Context There is some talk about the ‘Ben Gurion Canal’ again as Israel pushes to destroy Hamas in Gaza. Key Details The idea is to cut a canal through the…
Places in News: Rafah border crossing
Context The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt has opened for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war broke out in early October. About Rafah border crossing…
India hosts UNCITRAL South Asia Conference
India hosts UNCITRAL South Asia Conference Context India recently hosted the inaugural United Nations Commission on International Trade Law. Key Details The conference aimed to strengthen India’s engagement with UNCITRAL…
India and the Northern Sea Route
Context Murmansk, popularly called the capital of the Arctic region and the beginning point of the Northern Sea Route (NSR), is witnessing the rising trend of Indian involvement in cargo…
India-Middle East Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC)
Context On the sidelines of the G20 Summit in New Delhi, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Governments of India, the US, Saudi Arabia, the European Union,…