1 Wifistudy.Com
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Trump while all immigration from so-called "countries with terrorism concerns" will be suspended for 90 days. The countries included in the US ban are Iraq, Syria, Iran, Donald Trump Bans 7 nations from Entering US on Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen. Security Issues The new US President The world's most valuable brands revealed has imposed a Google has snatched Apple’s title as the world’s most valuable controversial 90-day brand, ending the iPhone maker’s five-year reign. ban on travellers from The monetary value of Google’s brand rose by 24 per cent Iran, Iraq, Libya, last year to $109.5bn, propelling it to the top spot for the Somalia, Sudan, Syria first time since 2011. and Yemen. Apple’s value fell from $145.9bn in the previous year to The decision aims at protecting United States from the $107.1bn. entry of foreign terrorists to keep the nation safe. The study of 500 brands deemed Amazon the third most valuable. SAARC Programme Committee meeting underway South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Qatar Airways launches world's longest flight Programme Committee’s 53rd meeting is underway in the Qatar Airways launched the world's longest scheduled capital city of Nepal, Kathmandu. commercial service with its inaugural flight from Doha to The meeting is being led by Nepal Foreign Ministry’s Auckland. Regional Organisation Division Chief Mani Prasad Flight QR920 left the Qatari capital at 05:02 (local time) Bhattarai. and is set to land in New Zealand at 07:30 (local time). Nepal is hosting the meeting in capacity as the SAARC The Boeing 777 flight will take 16 hours and 20 minutes, Chair. pass over 10 time zones, five countries and travel 14,535 kilometres before reaching Auckland. ISB, IIMA And IIMB Among The Top 50 In FT Global MBA Ranking 2017 4 February: The World Cancer Day Indian School of Business (ISB), Indian Institute of The World Cancer Day is observed every year on 4 February. Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) and Indian Institute of World Cancer Day unites the world’s population in the fight Management Bangalore(IIMB) have been ranked among the against cancer. top 50 in the Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2017. It aims to save millions of preventable deaths each year by Management schools in the top 50 include INSEAD raising awareness and education about the disease, (France and Singapore), Stanford Graduate School of pressing governments and individuals across the world to Business, Wharton Business School, Harvard Business take action. School, University Cambridge Judge Business School and The theme of 2017 World Cancer Day is ‘We Can, I Can’. London Business School. ISB is the highest ranked B school from India which has China Becomes World’s Largest Solar Energy Producer been ranked in the 27th position which jumped two slots China has become than last year's while IIMB is placed in the 29th position the world’s largest jumping five slots than last year's. producer of solar energy, according Kuwaiti visa ban on 5 Muslim-majority countries to a new report Kuwait has suspended the issuance of visas for nationals of from the country’s Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran. energy The Kuwaiti government has told would-be migrants from administration. the five banned nations to not apply for visas, as it is China's National Energy Administration announced worried about the possible migration of radical Islamic over that their photovoltaic (PV) capacity reached an terrorists. impressive 77.42 gigawatts. The order came at a time after refugees from all over the Germany, the former global solar-power leader, produced world will be denied US entry for 120 days by US Prsident 40.78 gigawatts in November 2016. 1 WiFiStudy.com BIMSTEC Senior Officials Meet concludes Dr Pandya, who was born in Canada, is a general physician The 17th Session of with the Alberta University Hospital. BIMSTEC Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) China releases theme for year's BRICS Summit has concluded in China has released the theme and the cooperation priorities of Kathmandu, with an the 2017 BRICS Summit which is scheduled to begin in understanding to host the September in Xiamen which is located in east China's Fujian summit meeting by the end Province. of 2017. The summit will be held under the theme "BRICS: The SOM meeting Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future," China’s state- represented by senior foreign ministry officials from run Xinhua news agency reported. Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka It will also feature five key priorities such as deepening and Thailand gave concurrence to Nepal's proposal to host cooperation, strengthening global governance, carrying the fourth BIMSTEC Summit in October/November in out people-to-people exchanges, making institutional Kathmandu. improvements and building broader partnerships. As the current chair of BIMSTEC, Nepal is hosting the The BRICS comprises of Brazil, Russia, India, China and fourth BIMSTEC Summit. South Africa. The inaugural summit was held in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Pakistan bans Basant festival in 2009. South Africa did not take part in it as the nation Pakistan's Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif imposed a was admitted to the group in 2010. “complete ban” on Basant, a festival celebrated to mark the So far a total of eight summits have taken place. start of the spring season. The last year's summit was hosted by India at Goa. Sharif has made it clear that the Punjab government won't China: allow such festivals which endanger people's lives. Capital: Beijing Currency: Yuan (Renminbi) Israeli firm to contribute in clean Yamuna President: Xi Jinping The Delhi government has decided to employ Israeli Prime Minister: Lee Keqiang technology to clean the Yamuna river for a cleaner environment and water, the Israeli Embassy said. Naval drill Aman-17 with 37 nations begins in Karachi Ayala Water and Ecology Ltd. will focus on a stretch of The multinational Aman- eight km of sewage which drains into Yamuna River as an 17 naval exercise kicked initial step towards cleaner water and environment. off in Karachi with 37 Ayala is also partnering with other Indian cities, including countries taking part in the Hyderabad and Chennai, offering Israeli technology to event. help address water and ecological challenges. Aman-17 is the fifth Israel, in addition to being one of the major exporter of such exercise which weapons to India, is also contributing in the areas of Pakistan has been holding every alternate year since 2007. agriculture and horticulture, among others. Commander of the Pakistani naval fleet Vice Admiral Israeli drip irrigation technologies are now widely used in Arifullah Hussaini inaugurated the exercise, which India. includes Australia, China, Indonesia, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Britain, the US, Japan and Russia at the Karachi dockyard. Shawna Pandya to be 3rd Indian-origin woman to go to The Vice Admiral said the exercise would help work space against human trafficking, narcotics smuggling, and An Indian-origin neurosurgeon currently based in Canada has terrorism in the region. been shortlisted by NASA for its 2018 space mission under the Pakistan Citizen Science Astronaut (CSA) programme. Capital: Islamabad If everything goes according to plan, Dr Shawna Pandya Currency: Rupee (32) may join the league of Kalpana Chawla and Sunita President: Mamnoon Hussain Williams. Prime Minister: Nawaj Sharif 2 WiFiStudy.com World Radio Day: 13 February Memners: 195 World Radio Day is an observance day held annually on 13 February. US, Thailand to Launch 2017 Cobra Gold Military World Radio Day is about celebrating radio, why we love Exercises it and why we need it today more than ever. The United States and The theme for the 2017 edition of World Radio Day is Thailand have kicked off “Radio is You!” the 2017 iteration of the Italian scientist Guglielmo Marconi is considered as the annual Cobra Gold military inventor of the Radio. exercises, Asia’s largest multinational drill. Delhi airport 12th busiest in the world In over 30 years, Cobra Delhi International Airport was the 12th busiest airport Gold, which began as a bilateral drill between the United worldwide for the month of November 2016, according to a States and Thailand, has now grown into one of the latest report published by International Civil Aviation world’s largest multinational exercises, involving some 30 Organisation (ICAO). countries. This is the first time an Indian airport has entered the big Cobra Gold 2017, the 36th iteration of the military league of top 15 airports in the world, which comprises of exercise, took place from February 14 to 24. major airports like Atlanta, Dubai, Los Angeles and The opening ceremony was held in Sattahip Royal Thai Changi airports. Marine Corps Base in Chonburi Province, while the In November, Delhi airport also recorded the highest closing ceremony will be held in Phu Lamyai Training growth rate of 19.1 per cent in the world. area in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Thailand Longest elevated cycle path in the world opens in China Capital: Bangkok The longest elevated bike path in the world has been opened in Currency: Baht a city in south-east China. Prime Minister: Prayut Chan-o-cha The five-mile long, 16-feet wide bicycle-only pathway – “the winding viaduct” – has been built in the city of India ranks 143rd in economic freedom index Xiamen. India ranked a dismal 143rd in an annual index of economic China freedom by a top American think tank, behind its several South Capital: Beijing Asian neighbours including Pakistan, as progress on market- Currency: Yuan (Renminbi) oriented reforms has been “uneven”. President: Xi Jinping The Heritage Foundation in its Index of Economic Prime Minister: Lee Keqiang Freedom report said despite India sustaining an average annual growth of about 7 per cent over the past five years, UNESCOs Nature Fest held in Himachal Pradesh growth is not deeply rooted in policies that preserve The 2017 UNESCO Natural Heritage Festival was held at economic freedom.