International Conference on defence, finance and economics Subject :International Relations Section: Msc Concept : Defense Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the three-day International Conference on Defense Finance and Economics in New Delhi. About the conference The conference is organized by the Ministry of Defence. It will provide a platform to eminent policy makers, academicians […]
U.S. aviation watchdog retains India’s safety category after review Subject : International Relations Section :International Organizations Concept : The Federal Aviation Administration, which is the aviation safety regulator of the U.S., has retained the “Category 1” status for India’s aviation safety oversight. International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) programme The International Aviation Safety Assessment […]
25 Years Of Good Friday Agreement Subject : International Relations Section: Msc Concept : US President visited Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. What were The Troubles? Northern Ireland was created in 1921 and in 1922 the rest of Ireland gained independence from […]
Israel- Syria Conflict Subject: International Relations Section: Places in news Concept : Israel shelled parts of Syria, claiming it was in response to rockets being fired at Golan Heights from the neighboring country. Details al-Quds Brigade — a Damascus-based Palestinian militant group loyal to the Syrian regime — claimed responsibility for the rocket […]
On Finland’s journey to join NATO Subject: International Relations Section : Groupings Concept : Finland, on April 4, 2023, joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and became the 31st member of the Organization. Background: Finland has joined NATO due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has made its smaller neighbors feel the […]
UN Democracy Fund Subject : International Relations Section: International organization Concept : That India, a founding member of UNDEF, has no objections to the Fund giving grants to NGOs funded by George Soros, while he is put on the watchlist in India underlines a contradiction that’s not new. About UNDEF Background : India […]
Spring meeting Subject : International Relations Section: International organization The IMF and World Bank meet each autumn in what is officially known as the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group and each spring in the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group. Names of the two groups are […]
Global Economic Prospects report Subject : International Relations Section: Reports AND Indices Context: WORLD BANK Group President David Malpass said on Monday that the lender has revised its 2023 global growth outlook slightly upward to 2 per cent from a January forecastof1.7per cent but the slowdown from stronger 2022 growth will increase debt […]
Comstock Act 1873 Subject : International Relations Section: Msc Concept : A 19th century “anti-vice” law is at the center of a new court ruling that threatens access to the leading abortion drug in the U.S. Dormant for a half-century, the Comstock Act has been revived by anti-abortion groups and conservative states seeking […]
International Prize Of Statistics Subject : International relations Section :Awards Concept : Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao, an Indian-American statistician, has been awarded the 2023 International Prize in Statistics, the statistical equivalent of the Nobel Prize. Contributions of Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao In 1945, Professor Rao’s article, “Information and Accuracy Attainable in the Estimation of Statistical […]