Current Affairs of 26th October 2016
International Current Affairs
- Global Gender Gap Report 2016
- India's rank improved by 21 spots to 87th out of 144 countries on the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2016.
- Top 5 Countries :
- Iceland
- Finland
- Norway
- Sweden
- Rwanda
- Canada has been named the Best country to visit next year by Lonely Planet in its 'Best in Travel 2017' list.
- Top 5 in the List :
- Canada
- Colombia
- Finland
- Dominica
- Nepal
- The 4th Edition of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Military Exercise ‘MITRA SHAKTI 2016’ began at Sinha Regimental Centre in Ambepussa, Sri Lanka.
- The main focus of this edition of joint exercise is to enhance inter-operability while carrying out Counter Terrorism (CT) and Counter Insurgency (CI) operations under the UN Mandate.
- New Zealand Prime Minister John Key is on a visit to India.
- The main aim of this visit is to strengthen the relationship with India.