International Current Affairs

India ranked 21st in Chainalysis 2021 Cryptocurrency Gains by Country

According to the data released by crypto analytics firm Chainalysis, investors around the world realized total Crypto gains of $162.7 billion in 2021, compared to $32.5 billion in 2020. This is 2nd consecutive data by Chainalysis. Ethereum is the most noteworthy gainer among the crypto assets. It also highlights Ethereum edged out Bitcoin in total realized gains globally at $76.3 billion to […]

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24th Deaflympics: Dhanush Srikanth won gold in men’s 10m air rifle

Dhanush Srikanth struck gold in the men’s 10m air rifle competition on Day 3 of the 24th Deaflympics at Caxias do Sul, Brazil, ensuring a golden start to India’s campaign at the Games. Later, the Indian badminton team also won gold after beating Japan by 3-1 in the final to make it a double celebration

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Gangtok hosts Symposium on Smart City Revolution

Union Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs and Petroleum & Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri addressed a symposium on ‘Urban Development in NE States: Smart City Revolution’ Hosted by: Gangtok (Capital of Sikkim) It is a weeklong festival which is organized in all the eight NE States by Ministry of DoNER. He also launched Online Building Permission System (OBPS) of

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Delhi’s IGI replaces Dubai as the world’s 2nd busiest airport in March 2022

Delhi’s IGIA emerged as the world’s second-busiest airport in March in terms of total seat capacity and frequency of domestic and international flights. Leading global travel data operator, Official Airline Guide (OAG), said that Indira Gandhi International Airport handled about 31.65 million domestic passengers and 5.49 million international ones. Atlanta is at the top position as the

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US’s annual ‘Priority Watch List’

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its 2022 Special 301 Report on the adequacy and effectiveness of U.S. trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights. as per the list, India, China, Russia, and four other countries have been added to the US’s annual ‘Priority Watch List for intellectual property protection

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India’s participated as the Guest of honour at the Paris Book Festival 2022

As announced in the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi – India is designated as the Guest of Honour Country at the Paris Book Festival 2022 being organized from 21st to 24th April, 2022 as announced under the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi – President Emmanuel Macron Joint Statement released in 2018 during the French President’s visit to

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy gets John F. Kennedy award

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has selected the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for acting to protect democracy. Zelenskyy was selected because he marshaled the spirit, patriotism and untiring sacrifice of the Ukrainian people in a life-or-death fight for their country. Caroline Kennedy and Jack Schlossberg will present the awards on May 22 at the John F.

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Former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki dies

Former president of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki died at 90. He led the country from 2002 to 2013. During his rule, more than 1,100 people died in bloody ethnic battles after disputed 2007 polls, but to prevent such unrest he adopted new constitution with reforms. His rule was ruined by uncontrolled corruption and lavish spending on flagship projects

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BHIM UPI goes live at NEOPAY terminals in UAE

NPCI International Payments Ltd has announced that BHIM UPI is now live at NEOPAY terminals, across the UAE. This initiative will empower millions of Indians who travel to the UAE to safely and conveniently make payments using BHIM UPI across NEOPAY-enabled shops and merchant stores. NIPL and NEOPAY partnered last year, to create the acceptance infrastructure in the UAE. NIPL is the International arm

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D. Gukesh wins La Roda International Open chess title

Young Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh emerged victorious in the 48th La Roda International Open Chess tournament here, scoring eight points from nine rounds. Gukesh defeated Israel’s Victor Mikhalevski in the ninth and final round to finish at the top with eight points. Armenia’s Haik Martirosyan finished runner-up with 7.5 points, while R. Praggnanandhaa secured 7 points to

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