Author: Diksha Gupta

With the global economy struggling with inflation and shortage of fuel, there is an economic crisis in neighbouring countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. So, let us further dive into the economic crisis of India’s neighbours. Condition of the economic crisis of India’s neighbours: Pakistan: Pakistan’s Finance Minister has recently said that “bad days ahead” for the struggling nation. He said that their future looked grim because of the economic policies undertaken by the erstwhile Pakistan’s Tehreek- e- Insaaf under the aegis of Imran Khan. He further accentuated Khan’s failure by claiming that the credit deficit of Pakistan had…

China and Taiwan crisis : The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (P.L.A) is planning an attack on the Taiwan mainland according to reports.  On Saturday, in the recent manoeuvres around Taiwan,China  is performing some sort of “stimulation of an attack”, according to the Defence Ministry of Taiwan. The Defence Ministry is based in Taiwan’s capital city, Taipei.  Various warships and military aircrafts are operating near the borders of Taiwan. Moreover, some of them have crossed the unofficial central line situated in the 130 kilometre long Taiwan Strait. Taiwan Strait is a crucial as well as strategic point. It is because it…

A new survey has revealed that Liz Truss’s victory over Rishi Sunak is inevitable. Rishi Sunak might face defeat. The Conservative Party’s results are just a few weeks away. Because of this, there is a close fight for the Prime Minister post in Britain.  September 5 will decide the fate of Britain when the results of the polling will be declared. But analysts and verdicts are in the favour of Liz Truss. So, let us demystify the top reasons why Rishi Sunak might face defeat: Rishi Sunak’s wife alleged tax evasion Ms. Akshata Murthy, Rishi Sunak’s wife, came into limelight…

Ruchira Kamboj, a 1987 batch Indian Foreign Services Officer (IFS), is all set to take charge as India’s Permanent Representative in the United Nations. She is India’s first woman envoy to the United Nations. She will be succeeding Ambassador T.S. Thirumurthi. Kamboj was appointed to the post in June. It comes after the glorious news of the four woman’s team who won historic gold in lawn balls in the ongoing Commonwealth Games. Now, she is ready to assume office in New York. It is a proud moment for India because she is the first Indian woman to do so. She…

Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, has cautioned the world. It was ‘too early’ to celebrate grain shipments under a Turkey- bordered and United Nations deal.  The first ship loaded with grains left the port of Odessa after a long haul from February. The Russian naval base has blocked the critical trade routes of the Black Sea so that Ukraine is not able to export food grains and other essentials. Why is it ‘too early’ to celebrate the grain shipments? Zelensky addressed that that was a critical time.  It was too early to draw any conclusions and make forecasts for the…

A rare black tiger from Odisha with orange stripes has garnered appreciation from nooks and corners of the world. It has taken the Internet by storm. The viral video in Youtube has already been streamed around 90 k times. It is always good to see the marvels of nature. Nature never ceases to amaze us with its diversity and beauty. The rare black tiger from Odisha was shot in the famous Simlipal National Park. More on the rare black tiger from Odisha: The initial video was shot by IFS Sushanta Nanda. Later, a clearer video showing the magnificent tiger was…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has requested all the netizens to put the “tiranga” or tricolour flags as their display pictures. It needs to be done in social media profiles. All citizens of India are requested to change their profile pictures to India’s flag between 2nd and 15th of August. What is the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ movement announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi? This announcement comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged everyone  to enthusiastically participate in the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ movement. People are also requested to hoist the national flag in all houses of India so that this event successful.…

Europe’s energy crisis: In a situation when Europe is facing its worst energy crisis ever, the recent sanctions have put it on the edge of a knife. Europe is scrambling for help and looking around everywhere for fuel. If conditions worsen, the Europeans will face the wrath in the approaching winters.  Coal fired power plants that were closed earlier are now being revived again. Billions of euros is being spent on terminals to bring natural gas from different parts of the world. Much of it is coming from the shale fields in Texas. Government officials are running hither and thither…

United Nations: India backs the UN resolution to recognise a clean and healthy environment as a basic human right. However, India voiced its legitimate concerns over the substance and mechanism as well as procedure of the resolution. India also dissociated itself with an operative paragraph of the text concerning the resolution. This resolution was adopted by the 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. Around 161 member countries casted their votes in favour of the resolution. Moreover, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, China, Russia, Belarus, Ethiopia, Cambodia among others were absent on the day the resolution was passed. Comments…

Russia has recently announced its decision to leave the International Space Station by 2024. It will be focusing on building its own outer space technology in the coming years. The current Russia and Ukraine crisis as well as strict sanctions against Russia has led to this. The West has continuously imposed stricter sanctions against Russia in recent times. Russia has made clear by its stance that it is not looking forward to augment further collaborations. But the move poses a setback to the collaborative scientific engagements. Scientists fear that it will lead to increased space militarisation. The scientific community believes…