Recently, India’s men’s badminton team won the Thomas Cup title for the first time ever. India have defeated the 14-time champions Indonesia. The tournament was held in Bangkok (Thailand). Thomas Cup Thomas Cup, trophy signifies the world supremacy in the sport of badminton. It is a 16-nation team event. The cup was donated in 1939 by …

Recently, the President appointed Rajiv Kumar as the Chief Election Commissioner (25th CEC). He replaced Sushil Chandra. The Election Commission of India (ECI)is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering Union and State election processes in India. It was established in accordance with the Constitution on 25th January 1950 (celebrated as national voters’ day). The secretariat of …

Food prices around the world have soared to record levels this year as the Russia-Ukraine war slashes key exports of wheat and fertiliser from those countries, at the same time as droughts, floods and heat fuelled by climate change claim more harvests. Russia and Ukraine supply about 30% of global wheat exports, …

Recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO  and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)jointly launched the first Global Report on Assistive Technology (GReAT). This report is the culmination of the 71st World Health Assembly resolution in 2018 to prepare a global report on effective access to assistive technology. The report assumes significance as 90% of those who need assistive …