Story 1: PM Narendra Modi surpasses Trump, becomes second most followed politician globally
As per the report released by digital marketing platform SEMrush on May 7, 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the second most followed politician in the world on social media with a total audience of 110.9 million on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The world’s most followed politician is the former US President Barack Obama with a total following of 182.7 million.
Highlights of the Report
• With over 110 million followers worldwide, PM Modi surpassed US President Donald Trump who has 96 million followers globally.
• Nonetheless, Trump enjoys the second most followed politician position globally on Twitter with 59.8 million followers.
• Modi had around 47 million followers on Twitter, over 43 million followers on Facebook and over 20 million followers on Instagram, as per the report. However, these numbers do not represent unique users.
• Indian National Congress’ President Rahul Gandhi gathered 12 million followers on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
• Of all these three platforms, most of the active political audiences resort to Twitter.
• In May 2018, PM Modi was ranked among the 10 most powerful people in the world in the Forbes World's Most Powerful People list 2018, topped by Chinese President Xi Jinping. • In July 2018, global communications agency Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW) released a report ranking Prime Minister Modi as the third most followed world leader on Twitter after US President Donald Trump and Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church. |
PM Modi bestowed with 'Order of St Andrew the Apostle' by Russia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on April 12, 2019 bestowed with the Order of St Andrew the Apostle, the highest order of Russia. PM Modi was chosen for the honour for promoting partnership and friendly relationships between India and Russia.
On the similar lines, PM Modi has been honoured with various international honours such as UAE’s Zayed Medal, Philip Kotler Presidential Award, Seoul Peace Prize 2018, UN Champions of the Earth Award 2018, Grand Collar of the State of Palestine, Amir Abdulla Khan Award of Afghanistan, and King Abdullaziz Sash Award of Saudi Arabia.
Story 2: India re-elected as Observer to ‘Arctic Council’
India was on May 7, 2019 re-elected as Observer to the Arctic Council, an intergovernmental forum. The decision was taken during the 11th Arctic Council ministerial meeting at Rovaniemi, Finland.
The Council also appointed the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) as a new Observer.
India’s Observer status
India successfully got the Observer status in 2013 during the Kiruna Ministerial meeting held in Sweden.
India has its Arctic research station ‘Himadri’ in Svalbard, Norway since 2008. Located at the International Arctic Research base, the research station was set up by India's National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, an institute under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
The station works on the mass balance of glaciers, studies the effect of the global warming on the water bodies, and observes the formation of clouds and precipitation.
What is the Arctic Council? The Arctic Council is the leading intergovernmental forum that “promotes cooperation and interaction among the Arctic States, Arctic indigenous communities and inhabitants of Arctic region on issues pertaining to sustainable development and environmental protection”.
Who are the Members of Arctic Council? The Members of the Arctic Council are - the United States, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Permanent Participants The Arctic Council has 6 Permanent Participants, representing Arctic indigenous peoples. These are: • Arctic Athabaskan Council • Gwich’in Council International • Inuit Circumpolar Council • Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North • Saami Council Indian researchers have been studying whether there is a co-relation between Indian monsoon and the Arctic region.
Observer Status The Arctic Council also consists of Observers. This position is open to all non-Arctic states, inter-governmental organisations, non-governmental organisations, global and regional organisations. The Observers engage at the level of Working Groups in the Council.
Non-Arctic Observers So far, 13 Non-arctic States have been accredited as Observers to the Council. These are:
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