UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 20 December 2024 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. …
Source: TH Context: Sixteen Indian workers employed at Libya Cement Company in Benghazi, Libya, have alleged being held in “prison-like conditions” since protesting against contractual violations. About Libya: Location: Situated in North Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north. Capital: Tripoli. Border Nations: Egypt (east), Sudan (southeast), Chad (south), Niger (southwest), Algeria (west), …
Niall Ferguson, financial and economic historian of world repute in an article proposes that -it is not ‘who?’, but Hu should intervene – in Syria to stop humanitarian crisis in that country. Hu Jintao is the paramount leader of China. By suggesting, that not USA but China who should be intervening in Syria to oust Assad …
UNSC has authorised no-fly zone over Libya thereby halting the flight of Libyan fighter jets over its own territory. The rebels in Benghazi can now fight the Gaddafi forces with renewed vigor. This man who is ruling Libya for more than 40 years, who calls himself as the head of the Revolution must go as …
