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Abdulla Shahid elected president of 76th session of UN General Assembly

Abdulla Shahid elected president of 76th session of UN General Assembly

The Maldives’ Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid elected as the new President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The election to the UNGA presidential post is held on an annual basis, rotated amongst various regional groupings. The 76th UNGA session (2021-22) was the turn of the Asia-Pacific group. The General Assembly […]

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NTPC signs up UN’s CEO Water Mandate to step up work on water conservation

NTPC signs up UN’s CEO Water Mandate to step up work on water conservation

National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC Ltd) has become a signatory to the prestigious United Nations Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The CEO Water Mandate is a UN Global Compact initiative to demonstrate commitment and efforts of companies to better their water and sanitation agenda as part of long term

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UNICEF reaches coronavirus vaccine supply agreement with Moderna

UNICEF reaches coronavirus vaccine supply agreement with Moderna

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reached an agreement with vaccine manufacturer Moderna to supply their international vaccination efforts against the Novel Corona virus. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The vaccines will be supplied to UNICEF’s COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility. The vaccines are expected to be delivered in the final quarter of 2021

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Randeep Hooda removed as ambassador of UN’s environmental treaty

Randeep Hooda removed as ambassador of UN’s environmental treaty

Actor Randeep Hooda has been removed as the ambassador of Convention for the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), United Nation’s environmental treaty. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals is an international agreement that aims to conserve migratory species throughout their ranges. The

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Vidisha Maitra elected to U.N. Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions

Vidisha Maitra elected to U.N. Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions

Indian diplomat Vidisha Maitra was elected to the U.N. Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), a subsidiary organ of the General Assembly. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The 193-member General Assembly appoints members of the Advisory Committee. Members are selected on the basis of broad geographical representation, personal qualifications and experience. The

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