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ASHA Workers As Global Health Leaders : WHO

ASHA Workers As Global Health Leaders : WHO The World Health Organisation has recognised the country’s 10.4 lakh ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers as ‘Global Health Leaders’ for their efforts in connecting the community to the government’s health programmes. ASHA workers are volunteers from within the community who are trained to provide information and […]

Macolin Convention

Macolin Convention: The 12th meeting of Interpol’s Match-Fixing Task Force (IMFTF), in which the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was one of the participants, concluded with a call for harmonised global efforts to curb competition manipulation. The participants discussed the emerging uses of technology, big data and social media given that criminal syndicates were increasingly […]

World Governance Indicators (WGI) : World Bank

World Governance Indicators (WGI) : World Bank According to a presentation prepared in 2020, by the then Principal Economic Advisor in the Ministry of Finance, Sanjeev Sanyal, inputs that go into the making of the World Bank’s World Governance Indicators (WGI) are arbitrary. A presentation titled— “Subjective Factors that impact India’s Sovereign Ratings: What can […]

India’s Bid For Permanent Membership In Reformed UNSC, NSG

India’s Bid For Permanent Membership In Reformed UNSC, NSG: France has reiterated its commitment to support India’s bid for permanent membership in a reformed UN Security Council and New Delhi’s entry into the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group. The demand has been supported by: Four out of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council have […]

Prime Minister’s Visit To Denmark

Prime Minister’s Visit To Denmark: During the Indian Prime Minister’s Visit to Denmark, India and Denmark agreed to further strengthen the Green Strategic Partnership with a focus on green hydrogen, renewable energy and wastewater management. Further, India conveyed its acceptance of the Danish invitation to join the International Center for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions (ICARS) as […]

Transnistria : Russia-Ukraine War

Transnistria: Transnistria, the tiny breakaway region of Moldova, risks being dragged into the Russia-Ukraine war because of reports of a series of explosions in its territory. The de facto state lies between Moldova to its west and Ukraine towards its east. Often described as a “remnant of the Soviet Union”, Transnistria declared independence like Moldova […]