Internaitonal Current Affairs - 2019
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Idiocracy among 1,400 new words in Oxford dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has officially added word ‘Idiocracy’ in it. It is among 1,400 new words, senses, and phrases added to the latest update of OED. The OED has defined word as society consisting of or governed by people characterized as idiots or government formed of people considered stupid, ignorant, or idiotic. Other Read More…
Month: Current Affairs – October, 2018 Categories: International
Tags: Education • Idiocracy • Internaitonal • New Words • Oxford Dictionary • Words
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition: 23 August
The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition was observed across world every year on 23 August. The day designated by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to memorialize the transatlantic slave trade. Observance of this day marks anniversary of 1791 insurrection of enslaved men and women in Read More…
Month: Current Affairs – August, 2018 Categories: International
Tags: 23 August • Days and Events • Haiti • Haiti Revolution • Internaitonal • International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition • Slave Trade • UNSECO
NASA’s Juno spacecraft completes fourth flyby of Jupiter
NASA’s solar-powered Juno spacecraft completed closest flyby of Jupiter mysterious cloud tops for the fourth time. All eight of Juno’s science instruments were switched on during the flyby. During its closest approach it was roughly 4,300 km above Jupiter’s cloud tops and travelled at a speed of about 208,000 kmph. Currently, Juno is locked in Read More…
Month: Current Affairs – February, 2017 Categories: International • Science & Technology
Tags: Internaitonal • Juno Spacecraft • Jupiter • NASA • Science and Technology • Space Missions