PEN / Nabokov Award Subject: International relations Section: MSc PEN/Nabokov Award  Context: On February 27, PEN America announced that Hindi short story writer, novelist, poet, and essayist Vinod Kumar Shukla is the recipient the 2023 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. Concept: PEN/Nabokov Award  The PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature […]

    Representatives of Nithyananda’S Kailasa At Un Event Subject : International relations Section :International Organisation Concept : Representatives of fugitive ‘godman’ Nithyananda’s self-proclaimed country, the United States of Kailasa (USK), attended a discussion conducted by the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) in Geneva. The event was the ‘Day of […]

    International courts and climate change Subject : International Relations Section : International Organizations Concept : A group of sixteen countries has launched an effort to tackle the issue of climate change at the United Nations. The group is led by Vanuatu and seeks an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) […]

    U.K., EU start ‘new chapter’ over N. Ireland trade pact Subject : International Relations Section: Msc Concept : The British Prime Minister has negotiated a new deal with the European Union (EU) on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland. According to the British Prime Minister, the deal would pave the way for a […]

    Friendshoring Subject: International Relations Section :Msc Concept: Terming India the biggest trading partner, U.S. Treasury Secretary pitched for advancing an approach called “friendshoring” to bolster the resilience of supply chains. Friendshoring Friendshoring is a strategy where a country sources the raw materials, components and even manufactured goods from countries that share its values. […]

    IMF and FSB to flesh out global crypto rules Subject : International relations Section : International Organizations Concept : India, which is currently holding G20 Presidency, has asked the IMF and Financial Stability Board (FSB) to jointly prepare a technical paper on crypto assets, which could be used in formulating a coordinated and […]

    FM highlights rising debt vulnerabilities in G20 Finance meet Subject : International Relations Section : International Events Concept : Speaking at inaugural session of the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors (FMCBG) meeting, Finance Minister highlighted rising debt vulnerabilities in many developing countries and sought views from G20 member nations on ‘multilateral […]

    Environmental cost of Russia-Ukraine War Subject : International Relations / Environment Concept : The conflict in Ukraine has racked up environmental costs that will far outlive the actual fighting. How the Russia-Ukraine war induced destruction? Fighting-induced destruction : The conflict has seen many damages with incidents involving nuclear power plants, energy infrastructure, mines […]

    FATF suspends membership of Russia Subject : International Relation Section : International Organizations Concept : Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has suspended Russia’s membership over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The move marks the first suspension of a country from the Financial Action Task Force. In a statement, it said that Russia’s actions are […]

    French Troops withdrawn from Burkina Faso Subject : International Relations Section :Places in news Concept : On February 19, Burkina Faso announced an official end to the operations led by France in the country. France was asked to withdraw its troops from Burkina Faso months after it pulled out its troops from Mali. […]