International News Archives - Exam Master https://exammaster.co.in/category/today-current-affairs/current-affairs-international-news/ Fri, 28 Oct 2022 06:55:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 138405957 Apple Announces New Clean Energy Investments https://exammaster.co.in/apple-announces-new-clean-energy-investments/ Fri, 28 Oct 2022 06:55:00 +0000 https://exammaster.co.in/?p=6064 APPLE said it would make fresh investments to set up solar and wind projects in Europe and called on its suppliers to decarbonise operations related to the production of iPhones and other products. APPLE said it would make fresh investments to set up solar and wind projects in Europe and called on its suppliers to decarbonise operations

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]]> 6064 World’s Biggest Electric Cruise Ship https://exammaster.co.in/worlds-biggest-electric-cruise-ship/ Sun, 03 Apr 2022 05:42:00 +0000 https://exammaster.co.in/?p=6001 The largest electric cruise ship in the world has returned back to port in Yichang in central Hubei province, China after travelling up and down the Yangtze River for its maiden voyage. This cruise ship has been powered by a 7,500-kilowatt-hour massive-sized marine battery. This battery has been provided by Contemporary Amperex Technology, the No.

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]]> 6001 G20 Summit https://exammaster.co.in/g20-summit/ Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:32:41 +0000 https://exammaster.co.in/?p=5993 The Indian delegation, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was in Rome to attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit. PM Modi held a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the G20 Summit and also paid a visit to Pope Francis. Both of them discussed issues ranging from climate crisis, poverty, Covid-19, general global perspectives

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]]> 5993 Facebook changes name of parent company to ‘Meta’ https://exammaster.co.in/facebook-changes-name-of-parent-company-to-meta/ Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:29:16 +0000 https://exammaster.co.in/?p=5990 Facebook changed its parent company name to “Meta” as the tech giant tries to move past being a scandal-plagued social network to its virtual reality vision for the future. The new handle comes as the company battles to fend off one of its worst crises yet and pivot to its ambitions for the “metaverse,” which

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]]> 5990 Coup in Sudan https://exammaster.co.in/coup-in-sudan/ Wed, 27 Oct 2021 07:20:00 +0000 https://exammaster.co.in/?p=5968 Sudan has descended into crisis after the military dissolved the country’s power-sharing government and declared a state of emergency. Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, the top military official in Sudan, dissolved the PM Hamdok government and the Sovereign Council, a joint military and civilian body created soon after al-Bashir’s ouster to run the country. He now heads

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]]> 5968 UN Food Systems Summit https://exammaster.co.in/un-food-systems-summit/ Wed, 29 Sep 2021 03:38:00 +0000 https://exammaster.co.in/?p=5956 ª There is a need to achieve the United Nations-mandated Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by 2030 and address climate change in view of food production, leaders and subject matter experts stressed at the United Nations Food System Summit which held on September 23, 2021 in New York. ª More than 90 heads of states and

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]]> 5956 India’s month-long Presidency of powerful UNSC ends https://exammaster.co.in/indias-month-long-presidency-of-powerful-unsc-ends/ Fri, 03 Sep 2021 04:19:00 +0000 https://exammaster.co.in/?p=5910 India’s month-long Presidency of the powerful UN Security Council has ended with “substantive” outcomes on key global issues including a strong resolution on the situation in Afghanistan that reflected India’s views and concerns, and demanded that the Afghan territory not be used to threaten any country or shelter terrorists. India, currently serving a two-year term

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]]> 5910 China’s new maritime law https://exammaster.co.in/chinas-new-maritime-law/ Thu, 02 Sep 2021 11:18:48 +0000 https://exammaster.co.in/?p=5908 From 1st September, 2021 China’s new maritime rules designed to control the entry of foreign vessels in what Beijing calls “Chinese territorial waters” take effect. The move is expected to have far-reaching consequences for passage of vessels, both commercial and military, in the disputed South China Sea, East China Sea and Taiwan Strait, and is

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]]> 5908 India-Maldives mega-infra project https://exammaster.co.in/india-maldives-mega-infra-project/ Sun, 29 Aug 2021 21:32:00 +0000 https://exammaster.co.in/?p=5868 Maldives government officially signed an agreement with Mumbai-based company AFCONS, for the construction of the Greater Malé Connectivity Project (GMCP). This infrastructure project, the largest-ever to be built by India in the Maldives, involves the construction of a 6.74-km-long bridge and causeway link that will connect the Maldives capital Malé with the neighbouring islands of

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]]> 5868 Algeria cuts diplomatic ties with Morocco https://exammaster.co.in/algeria-cuts-diplomatic-ties-with-morocco/ Sun, 29 Aug 2021 04:31:00 +0000 https://exammaster.co.in/?p=5866 Algeria announced that it has severed diplomatic relations with Morocco due to “hostile actions”, following months of resurgent tensions between the North African rivals. The move culminates a period of growing tension between the North African countries, which are mired in a decades-long feud, with their borders closed to each other. The countries have long

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]]> 5866 “Shared Destiny-2021” https://exammaster.co.in/shared-destiny-2021/ Sat, 28 Aug 2021 00:33:00 +0000 https://exammaster.co.in/?p=5870 The militaries of China, Pakistan, Mongolia and Thailand will take part in a multinational peacekeeping exercise to be organised by the People’s Liberation Army in the country’s central Henan province next month. The four countries will take part in the first multinational peacekeeping live exercise “Shared Destiny-2021” at the combined-arms tactical training base of the

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]]> 5870 China’s three-child policy https://exammaster.co.in/chinas-three-child-policy/ Tue, 24 Aug 2021 06:26:00 +0000 https://exammaster.co.in/?p=5847 China’s legislature formally amended the country’s family planning rules to allow couples to have three children, also announcing a number of policy measures aimed at boosting declining birth rates. The revised Population and Family Planning Law, which allows Chinese couples to have three children, was passed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress

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]]> 5847 Malaysian PM resigns after failing to get majority support https://exammaster.co.in/malaysian-pm-resigns-after-failing-to-get-majority-support/ Thu, 19 Aug 2021 10:47:35 +0000 https://exammaster.co.in/?p=5836 Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has resigned, following months of political turmoil. Muhyiddin gave confirmation of his resignation in a televised address after meeting with King Abdullah. Muhyiddin said he was stepping down after losing majority support in parliament. The king said Muhyiddin would stay on in a caretaker capacity until a new government could

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]]> 5836 India’s 5-point agenda to enhance maritime cooperation https://exammaster.co.in/indias-5-point-agenda-to-enhance-maritime-cooperation/ Sat, 14 Aug 2021 07:09:00 +0000 https://exammaster.co.in/?p=5780 Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over a UN Security Council (UNSC) open Debate via video conferencing recently. The agenda of the discussion was: Enhancing Maritime Security – A Case for International Cooperation. PM Modi’s 5-point agenda for enhancing maritime cooperation: Removal of barriers to legitimate maritime trade: “Global prosperity depends on the active flow of

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]]> 5780 UNCLOS : ‘Laws of the Seas https://exammaster.co.in/unclos-laws-of-the-seas/ Wed, 11 Aug 2021 20:18:00 +0000 https://exammaster.co.in/?p=5782 The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) has been accepted by the UN Security Council as the legal framework applicable to activities in the oceans, including countering illicit activities at sea. The UNSC Presidential statement calling for primacy of international law was adopted at the first ever standalone discussion on “Maritime Security”

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