International Current Affairs

China has partially shut down the world’s third-busiest container port after a worker there tested positive for Covid-19. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Meishan terminal at Ningbo-Zhoushan port, which is south of Shanghai, accounts for over a fourth of the container cargo handled at the Chinese port. Meishan terminal mainly services trade destinations in […]

India has termed Pakistan Foreign Minister’s comments on the recent Dasu blast in which some Chinese workers and others were killed as absurd. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Dasu Dam is a large hydroelectric gravity dam currently under construction on the Indus River near Dasu in Kohistan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is

The Indonesian Army ended the “virginity tests” on female cadets which the World Health Organization determined has “no scientific merit or clinical indication,” involves someone placing their fingers into a cadet’s vagina to supposedly assess whether they have had sex. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The use of virginity tests by Indonesian security forces was

The International Army Games is organized annually by the Ministry of Defense of Russia (MoD) since August 2015 which involves close to 30 countries taking part in dozens of competitions over two weeks to prove which is the most skilled. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The games have been referred to as the War Olympics.

Wildfires are continuing to rip through the Greek island of Evia with strong winds driving flames towards villages. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 More than 2,000 people have already been evacuated from the island, many of those by ferry. Euboea or Evia is the second-largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. It is

US has used B-52 bombers and Spectre gunships to target Taliban terrorists in Afghanistan who are advancing towards three key cities. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-52 was designed and built by Boeing, which has continued to provide support and upgrades. It

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently chaired the High-level Open Debate on ‘Enhancing Maritime Security – A Case for International Cooperation’ on 9th August. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Narendra Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to preside over a UN Security Council Open Debate. The Open Debate focussed on ways to effectively counter maritime

The Biden administration has continued to remain non-committal on support for permanent UNSC seat for India, while the US has in the past backed India’s bid for a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Obama and Trump administrations had supported a permanent seat for India on

India has condemned the reported removal of Nishan Sahib, a Sikh religious flag from the rooftop of a gurdwara in Afghanistan’s Paktia province. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The historical Gurdwara was visited by Sri Guru Nanak Dev. Afghanistan has been witnessing Taliban-driven violence in light of the ongoing withdrawal of troops by the US.