NHRC Accreditation by GANHRI Subject : International Relations Section: International Organisations Concept : The credibility and independence of the National Human Rights Commission of India have been questioned by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), the international body that accredits NHRIs based on their compliance with the UN-mandated Paris Principles. […]
How the World Health Organization could fight future pandemics Subject: International Relations Section: International Organization Context: Negotiations on new rules for dealing with pandemics are underway at the World Health Organization (WHO), with a target date of May 2024 for a legally binding agreement to be adopted by the U.N. health agency’s 194 […]
Prime Minister extols value of Pacific island nations at third FIPIC summit Subject : International Relations Section: International Organisations Concept : The Prime Minister of India engaged in meetings with leaders from Pacific Island nations as a part of the third Summit of the India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) being held in Papua New […]
City of Bakhmut Subject : International Relations Section: Places in news Concept : Ukraine’s President Vlodymyr Zelensky on the G7 platform has denied the claims Russia that said they have captured the city of Bakhmut in Ukraine. Bakhmut in Ukraine Bakhmut is a city in eastern Ukraine that has been at the centre […]
Pakistan and Iran decided to inaugurate the border market Subject :International relations Section: Neighbouring countries Context: The top leaders of Pakistan and Iran on Thursday inaugurated the first border market as relations warm between the two countries Concept: Border market, which is located at Mand town in Pakistan’s Balochistan province and adjacent to […]
India’s women in science and their struggle Subject :International relations Section: Neighbouring countries Context: Recent data from the Department of Science and Technology (DST) showed women made up 28% of participants in 2018-19 in extramural Research and Development (R&D) projects, up from 13% in 2000-01 Status on Women scientist Percentage of women in […]
G7 Hiroshima Summit Subject : International Relations Section: Places in news Concept : Hiroshima, a city on Japan’s main island Honshu, will host this year’s Group of Seven (G7) Summit, an annual gathering of the leaders of the world’s richest and most industrialised nations. Details This year, Hiroshima will host the Group of […]
Papua New Guinea to sign security pact with US Subject : International Relations Section: Places in news Concept : Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape said on Thursday that the country will sign a security pact with the US. The pact will give US troops access to the Pacific nation’s ports […]
India helping west meet it’s energy demand Subject : International Relations Concept : The European Union’s (EU) foreign and security policy chief said the EU should crack down on India reselling Russian oil into Europe as refined fuel. Import from Russia Since Russian invasion of Ukraine, India has emerged as one of the […]
IPEF Negotiations Subject : International Relations Section: International Groupings Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) is a US led trade agreement for which negotiations are in the 3rd round, with 14 participating countries which includes Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam Negotiation heads: […]