India is ranked 44 in Nomura's Food Vulnerability Index (NFVI) that compiled the vulnerability of 110 countries in the world. The top 50 countries together account for almost 60 percent of the global population reflecting the massive number of individuals and households that are vulnerable. The ...

November 25 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, a U.N. day designated to highlight the issue of violence against women and girls and to call for more action to combat it. Over time, the day has evolved into a global, widespread initiative that now ...

Singapore and the Republic of Korea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance cooperation and information sharing on cyber security. Singapore and the Republic of Korea share mutual interests in enhancing cyber security cooperation, as cyber security is a key enabler for both ...

The Union Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD) and Textiles launched the Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh (BPKK). The BPKK will be a repository of diverse crops across 128 agro-climatic zones in India for better nutritional outcomes. To make India nutrition secure a five-point action ...

Sharad Arvind Bobde Takes Oath as 47th Chief Justice of India. He was administered the oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind. Sharad Arvind Bobde succeeds Ranjan Gogoi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 He was born in Nagpur, Maharashtra, and is the son of Arvind Shriniwas Bobde, an ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the historic 250th session and described it as a moment of pride for democracy. The Rajya Sabha secretariat has released the first-ever analysis of its legislative work, “Rajya Sabha: The Journey since 1952” on the occasion of the 250th session of Rajya ...

Gotabaya Rajapaksa won presidential election in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's Election Commission released the final result where Rajapaksa secured victory with 52.25% of the vote. Rajapaksa is to take oath as President of Sri Lanka on 18 November in a ceremony in the central town of Anuradhapura. ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attend the ADMM-Plus meeting where Defence Ministers of ASEAN countries and eight other nations would gather and discuss the way forward for security cooperation. Defence Ministers from 17 countries of the ADMM-Plus group are participating in the meeting. India was ...

Uttarakhand Government launches virtual classroom project connecting 500 secondary schools in the state facing a shortage of teachers will benefit from the new technology. The project was launched under the Information and Communication Technology scheme of Samagra Sikshar Abhiyan in Uttarakhand. ...

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is to rebrand as World Athletics. It was initially founded in 1912 as the International Amateur Athletic Federation. The name change had been suggested in a bid to make the sport more accessible. The body is currently presided over by ...

India on November 16 conducted successfully the first night trial of Agni-II. The missile has a strike range of 2000 km. It blasted off from a mobile launcher at the Launch Complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR). Agni-II, an intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM), has already been ...

China plans to launch a lander and rover to Mars on 2020 to explore parts of the planet, one of four scheduled missions. The U.S. and Europe are also sending rovers to Mars next year, and the United Arab Emirates plans to launch an orbiter. China has already tested its lander for the March ...