Today Current Affairs: 19th October 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Day: October 18, 2021
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 18th October 2021
Today Current Affairs: 18th October 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Exercise Yudh Abhyas And Exercise Mitra Shakti
Exercise Yudh Abhyas And Exercise Mitra Shakti: Exercise Yudh Abhyas The 17th Indo-US Joint Military Exercise “Ex Yudh Abhyas 2021” was held at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska (US). In February 2021, the previous version of the exercise was held in Bikaner’s Mahajan Field Firing Ranges (Rajasthan). It is the largest running joint military training […]
China Tested A Nuclear-Capable Hypersonic Glide Vehicle
China Tested A Nuclear-Capable Hypersonic Glide Vehicle: It has been reported that China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle that circled the globe before speeding towards its target. Several countries, including the US, Russia and China, are developing hypersonic missiles which travel at a speed five times that of sound. Though slower than ballistic missiles, […]
World Energy Outlook Report 2021: IEA
World Energy Outlook Report 2021: IEA The International Energy Agency (IEA) released the World Energy Outlook (WEO) Report 2021. Published every year, the WEO provides critical analysis and insights on trends in energy demand and supply. The 2021 report signaled pressure on governments to push for greater climate action at the Conference of Parties (COP26) […]
COP26 Climate Conference
COP26 Climate Conference: The UK will host the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference from October 31 to November 12. This year marks the 26th Conference of Parties (thus the name COP26) and will be held in the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow. COP comes under the United Nations Climate Change Framework Convention (UNFCCC) which […]
The Global TB report
The Global TB report: The Global TB report has been released by the World Health Organization (WHO). Key findings: The world suffered huge reverses in progress towards tuberculosis (TB) elimination in 2020, thanks to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The biggest impact was felt in terms of detection of new cases. This means a […]
Global Hunger Index 2021
Global Hunger Index 2021: Global Hunger Index 2021 has been released. Performance of India: India has slipped seven places to rank 101 among 116 countries. The level of hunger in India was ‘serious’ according to the report. It ranked fourth among South Asian countries. Only 15 other countries ranked below India on the Index. Bangladesh […]
Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Rules
Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Rules: The Government has notified new rules under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021. The 2021 Act was passed to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971. About the Rules: Increased Gestational Limit: The gestational limit for termination of a pregnancy has been increased from 20 to […]
UN Human Rights Council
UN Human Rights Council: India gets re-elected to UN Human Rights Council for 6th term with overwhelming majority. Besides, the US has also joined more than three years after the Trump administration quit the UNHRC over what it called chronic bias against Israel and a lack of reform. Human Rights Council candidates are elected in […]
