Juneteenth: National Holiday: US President Joe Biden is soon expected to sign a law making June 19, or “Juneteenth”, a national holiday recognised by the federal government, commemorating the end of slavery after the American Civil War (1861-65). Juneteenth is the portmanteau of June and nineteenth and is recognised as a state holiday in 47 […]
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Naftali Bennett : Prime Minister of Israel.
Naftali Bennett:Prime Minister of Israel.: Naftali Bennett was sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Israel. The former defense minister and high-tech millionaire, Bennett, a 49-year-old leader of the right-wing Yamina party, took oath of office after the Israeli parliament Knesset elected him as the 13th Prime Minister by a 60-59 vote in the 120-member […]
G7 Meet 2021
G7 Meet: The leaders of seven nations — the U.S., Germany, the U.K., France, Canada, Japan and Italy — met in Cornwall in south-west England, marking the 47th edition of the “Group of seven” summit. India is a “natural ally” to work with the world’s richest G7 countries to fight against threats of authoritarianism, said […]
What is Northern Ireland Protocol?
Northern Ireland Protocol: Britain and the EU are locked in an escalating diplomatic feud over Northern Ireland, the only part of the U.K. that borders the 27-nation bloc. The EU says Britain must fully implement the agreement, known as the Northern Ireland Protocol, that the two sides agreed and ratified. It came into force on […]
What is EAGLE Act of 2021? USA
EAGLE Act of 2021: Democrat Representative Zoe Lofgren and Republican John Curtis introduced the Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act of 2021 in the House of Representatives. The bipartisan act seeks to phase out the seven percent per-country limit on employment-based immigrant visas and raises the per-country limit on family-sponsored visas […]
What is Atlantic Charter?
Atlantic Charter: President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently inspected documents related to the Atlantic Charter, a declaration signed by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in August 1941. The two leaders plan to sign what they’re calling a new Atlantic Charter, pledging to “defend the principles, […]
President Of United Nations General Assembly For 2021-22.
President Of The 76th Session Of The United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) For 2021-22.: The Maldives’ Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid was elected the President of the 76th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) for 2021-22. The win was welcomed by India as Indian diplomats had been helping the Maldives and India […]
ASEAN Meeting 2021
ASEAN Meeting: China hosted a meeting of foreign ministers from the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries. The meeting marks the 30th anniversary of China-ASEAN dialogue. With this meeting China looks to deepen its economic ties with the region as well as push back the renewed effort at regional engagement from the US, […]
Global Wind Energy Council 2021
Global Wind Energy Council: India wind energy market outlook was released by Global Wind Energy Council. As per the report, India has a pipeline of 10.3 GW in Central and State markets. These pipelines will drive installations until 2023. The report highlights India will install 20 GW of wind energy capacity by 2021-25. Global Wind […]
Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC)
Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC): China is hosting Foreign Ministers from the 10 ASEAN countries. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will also chair a meeting of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Lancang-Mekong Cooperation is a multilateral format established in 2016 for cooperation between the riparian states of the Lancang River and […]
