Niger’s president vows democracy will prevail after mutinous soldiers detain him and declare a coup Subject: International Relations Section: Places in news Context: Niger’s mutinous soldiers have detained the President of Niger and the coup because of the West African country’s deteriorating security situation. Details: Capital: Niamey President Mohamed Bazoum was elected in […]
Citing FATF, Centre urges SC to let Mishra continue as ED chief Subject : International Relations Section: International Organisations Concept : The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on July 27 an urgent application moved by the Centre to allow Enforcement Directorate (ED) Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra to continue in office till […]
UNESCO endorses banning smartphones in schools Subject : International Relations Section: International Reports Concept : UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report 2023 warns against the uncritical adoption of digital technology in educational settings, as there is little robust evidence of its added value in education. Recommendations: The report endorses banning smartphones in schools when […]
A space race on the Korean Peninsula Subject: International Relations Section: Places in news Context: South Korea for the first time used an indigenous launch vehicle to place a mission-capable satellite in orbit, and a few days later, North Korea launched a new rocket design from a new facility. Details: South Korea’s Nuri […]
In Baltic Sea, citizen divers restore seagrass to fight climate change Subject: International Relations Section: Places in news Context: Just off the coast of Kiel in northern Germany, scuba divers use hand trowels to dig up emerald green seagrass shoots complete with roots from a dense underwater meadow This work is a part […]
Leaders at UN meet call for renewed commitment to eradicate poverty Subject: International Relations Section: International organisation Context: World leaders gathered at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) on July 18, 2023. Details: Suggestions evolved from HLPF will contribute to the 2023 SDG Summit, to be held from September 18-19, 2023, […]
Imphal-based COCOMI writes to European Parliament on its Manipur resolution Subject: International Relations Section: Groupings Concept : An umbrella body of Imphal Valley-based civil society organisations has asked the European Parliament not to let Manipur become the “new Golden Triangle” of drug trade by projecting the violence between what it called “immigrant Chin-Kuki […]
Will G20 agree on a joint communique? Subject :International relations Section: Groupings What is communique? It is an official statement by a political group. It is a consensus document. History of G20 communique? Since its inception in 1999, and upgradation to a leader’s level summit in 2008, the G20 grouping has always managed to find a consensus within the countries and issue a joint declaration at the end of every summit. Why controversy? Russia and China has opposed the paragraphs on the war in Ukraine.
What has to be done to get to Zero Hunger? Subject : International Relations Section: Reports and Indices Concept : The Global Report on the Food Crises (GRFC) 2023, prepared by the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC), released recently estimated that between 691 million and 783 million people in the world suffered […]
Refugee camps in Chad Subject : International Relations Section: Mapping Concept : People of all ages have crossed from Sudan to Koufroun, a small border village in Chad, to flee the fighting that erupted two weeks ago between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary force called the Rapid Support Forces. Background / Sudan […]