Category: Current Affairs & Static GK

India celebrates Independence Day on August 15 every year to commemorate the nation’s freedom from the United Kingdom in 1947. The UK Parliament passed the Indian Independence Act of 1947, which transferred legislative sovereignty to the Indian Constituent Assembly. On the eve of Independence Day, the President of India addresses the nation. On August 15, […]

World War II, also called Second World War, was a conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during the years 1939–45. The principal belligerents were the Axis powers—Germany, Italy, and Japan—and the Allies—France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China. It was the biggest conflict in […]

The Quit India Movement, also known as the India August Movement or Bharat Chodo Andolan was launched at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, 1942. It is also known as August Kranti or August Movement. The protest was initiated to demand an end to the […]

International Yoga Day: India is the birthplace of Yoga which means uniting the body with consciousness. It is an ancient form of freehand exercise that has recently been popularized in different countries across the world.  As Yoga was getting known in different parts of the globe, the United Nations declared the 21st of June to be International […]

In this article, we will discuss All about the International Court of Justice (ICJ), its history, formation, cases, etc. What is the International Court of Justice (ICJ)? What is the Background of ICJ’s Formation? What is the Structure of ICJ? Indian Judges at the ICJ To Read ICJ and INDIA, Click Here. What about ICJ’s […]

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. What are the Objectives? What is WFP’s Strategic Plan (2022-2025) – Turning the tide against hunger? How the Funding is done for World Food Programme? What is […]

International Labour Day, often referred to as May Day, is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the International Labour Movement. Labour Day or International Workers’ Day is observed every year on the first day of May to celebrate the achievements of the working class. International Labour Day: Origin It all started […]

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Malaria is a serious, life-threatening, and sometimes fatal, disease spread by mosquitoes and is caused by the Plasmodium parasite. This parasite can be spread to humans through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. According to WHO, in 2018, there were an estimated 228 million cases of malaria worldwide, and out of these estimated number of […]

Globalisation envisages a borderless world or seeks the world as a global village. It may be attributed by the accelerated flow of goods, people, capital, information, and energy across borders, often enabled by technological developments. However, isolationism forced by Covid-19 pandemic has paused the growth of globalisation in the world. Though the pandemic has hastened globalisation’s decline, […]

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj organizes the National Panchayati Raj Day or the National Local Self Government Day. After the approval of the 73rd Amendment Bill, 1992 which came into force on April 24, 1993, the Panchayati Raj system across the country through the village, intermediate, and district-level panchayat celebrates the National Panchayati Raj Day. India […]

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April 1919, the day when troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Colonel Reginald Dyer openly fired into a crowd of thousands of people, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, Punjab. Hundreds of people were killed in the Massacre which is considered a […]