Current Affairs

International Organization for Migration (IOM) is an intergovernmental organization that provides services and advice regarding migration to governments and migrants. It is headquartered at Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland.

Noted Urdu poet Rahat Indori, died in a hospital in Indore on August 11, 2020, reports said. He was tested positive for Covid-19 and suffered two consecutive heart attacks that could not be saved.

The US House of Representatives has recently passed a legislation to promote the legacies of Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr.

The United Kingdom is set to imprint the image of Mahatma Gandhi in a new set of coins, as a part of efforts to celebrate the contributions of non-white individuals. It is conducting a campaign called “We Too Built Britain”. If the coins are minted with Gandhi’s image, he would be the first non-White person to feature on a British coin.

The comet C/2020 F3 comet also called NEOWISE was discovered on March 27, this year. As the comet would be visible in the sky. It is expected to be visible after sunset for around 20 minutes for 20 days from July 14, 2020, and it will fade away in the month of August.