Category: International Current Affairs

Covid-19 can turn 60 million into poverty, adopt comprehensive policies: WB

June 3, 2020

• The World Bank on 2nd June made countries to go for comprehensive policies to promote long-term growth along with short term measures to address health emergencies and secure core public duties in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, between indications that 60 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty in 2020.

Switzerland released the world’s first app “SwissCovid” based on Google and Apple’s contact-tracing tech

June 2, 2020

• The first app to get advantage of the Apple and Google Exposure Notification API has been launched in Switzerland. The app is called “SwissCovid” and is right now available to select essential workers.

Google releases a new app ‘Sodar’ that will aid you to maintain social distance

May 31, 2020

• Google is supporting people to maintain their social distance. The tech giant has released a new app called ‘SODAR’ that will encourage people to maintain distance in real life using augmented reality.

U.S. enters G7 artificial intelligence group to counter China

May 31, 2020

• The US has entered an international panel for setting ethical guidelines for the usage of artificial intelligence. The Trump administration had earlier dismissed the idea.

Russia leads BRICS Heads of Tax Authorities meet

May 30, 2020

• The meeting of the Heads of Tax Authorities of the BRICS countries, viz. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa was held on 29 May. The meeting was done by the Federal Tax Service of Russia.

India hands over war game center named as “INDIA” to UPDF

May 26, 2020

• India has handover the war game center named as “INDIA” to Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF). The state of the art military training facility was handover by the Indian Association Uganda (IAU), in agreement with the Indian Military Advisory and Training Team to the UPDF.

Khudol of Manipur has been listed in top 10 influencers to fight COVID-19 by UN

May 24, 2020

• Khudol of Manipur has been listed in the top 10 influencers to fight COVID-19  by the United Nations . Khudol is a crowd funded initiative by the Ya_All(Founded in 2017) and aims to provide food and medical supplies to people suffering from HIV, daily wage earners , childrens etc.

Microsoft halted the online sale of Huawei laptops after US ban on Chinese tech companies

May 24, 2020

• Microsoft has eliminated the Huawei laptops it sold on its online store. The move of Microsoft is to comply with the US President’s executive order to shatter down on Chinese tech companies.

China declares USD 2 billion aid at WHO assembly

May 20, 2020

• China has declared to give USD 2 billion over two years to combat the COVID-19 at WHO assembly with an intention of supporting COVID-19 response efforts, especially in developing countries.

PM of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu sworn-in for the fifth time

May 18, 2020

• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again swore in his new government on 17 May for the fifth time. The ceremony of the swearing-in of Israel’s new government, the Knesset, was kept in accordance with COVID-19 social distancing directives.