Empowering Women and International Affairs: Latest Updates
Key Ideas
- LIC launches initiative empowering women as insurance agents, supported by PM Narendra Modi.
- Bangladesh emerges as winner in ACC Men's Under-19 Cricket Asia Cup.
- Air India makes a significant order for 100 Airbus aircraft.
- Key appointments made in Burkina Faso, Maharashtra, and Asian Cricket Council, also UN Narcotic Drugs Commission chaired by India.
The latest current affairs span from LIC's initiative empowering women as insurance agents, inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi, to Bangladesh's victory in the ACC Men's Under-19 Cricket Asia Cup. Additionally, Air India secured a significant order for 100 Airbus aircraft. Political developments included the appointment of Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo as Burkina Faso's new Prime Minister and Rahul Narwekar as the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, with Maharashtra also proposing Lonar Lake as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the international arena, India will chair the 68th session of the UN Narcotic Drugs Commission. The Asian Cricket Council saw Shammi Silva take charge as President. The unveiling of Sardar Patel's statue in Jodhpur by Home Minister Amit Shah was another noteworthy event. Lastly, the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of India is Sanjay Malhotra, succeeding Shaktikanta Das.