On 20 December 2013, at its 68th session, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed 3 March, the day of signature of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of…
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The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols form the core of international humanitarian law, which regulates the conduct of armed conflict and seeks to limit its effects. They protect people not taking…
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Here is the list of winners at the 91st Academy Awards held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. BEST PICTURE – Green Book ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE – Rami Malek, Bohemian…
Read MoreProducer Guneet Monga film Period. End of Sentence – the film, set in India and dealing with menstruation taboo, took home the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. The Documentary, featuring the real…
Read MoreRailway Minister Piyush Goyal has inaugurated the new Rail Drishti Dashboard portal – raildrishti.cris.org.in. The portal- people will be easily able to access information related to Indian Railways, get details of freight trains…
Read MoreReserve Bank of India(RBI) reduced the policy interest rate by 25 basis points to 6.25 %, a move that could lead to banks reducing lending rates for consumer and home loans. The repo…
Read MoreIndia’s latest communication satellite GSAT-31 was successfully launched .GSAT-31 is the 40th communication satellite of India. It will replace the InSAT satellite which is nearing the end of its life. Weighing about 2,535 kg,…
Read MoreWorld Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar….
Read MoreJapan’s Naomi Osaka beat Czech Petra Kvitova in Australian Open final to win back-to-back Grand Slams and become the new world number one. Osaka, who replaces Simona Halep at the top of…
Read MoreNovak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 and become the first man to win seven titles at the Australian Open and a 15th slam crown. Djokovic surpass Roger Federer with most Australian…
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