EIGHTH GLOBAL NITROGEN CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON SDG’S Subject: International Relations Context: The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the main focus of the eighth triennial conference of the International Nitrogen Initiative (INI) being held virtually from May 31-June 3, 2021. Concept: The International Nitrogen Initiative (INI) is an international program, set […]
INDIA’S EFFORT TO FIND A SOLUTION IN WTO FACES CHALLENGE Subject: International Relations Context: The EU and Cairns group opposed the standalone solution pushed by india and other members of G 33 grouping. Concept: The G33 (or the Friends of Special Products in agriculture) is a coalition of developing countries, established prior to […]
WTO TRADE DISTORTING AND PEACE CLAUSE Subject: International Relations Context: India has invoked the peace clause of the World Trade Organization for exceeding the ceiling on support it can offer farmers for rice for the marketing year 2018-2019, marking the first time any country has taken recourse to this safeguard. Concept: India informed […]
WHO ASSIGNS NON-STIGMATISING LABELS TO COVID VARIANTS Subject: International Relations / Science & tech Context: WHO has assigned simple, easy to say and remember labels for key variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, using letters of the Greek alphabet. Concept: These labels were chosen after wide consultation and a review of […]
WEST AFRICAN LEADERS MEET TO DISCUSS MALI Subject : International Relations Context : West African leaders were due to meet in Ghana ahead of a extra ordinary of sumit of ECOWAS , to discuss a response to Mali’s second coup in last nine months. Concept : Since 1960, when Mali gained independence from […]
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPICS COMMITTEE Subject : International Relations Context : Olympic chief Thomas Bach has told athletes they should travel to Tokyo with “full confidence” that the delayed 2020 Games will be safe for competitors and not jeopardise the health of the Japanese people. Concept : IOC was created on 23 June 1894. The […]
GOODS TRADE BAROMETER Subject: International Relations Context: WTO Goods Trade Barometer indicates strong growth in first two quarters of 2021. Growth in trade fuelled by big gains in export orders, air freight, electronic components. Concept: The WTO goods trade barometer is a composite of data, with indices on export orders and agricultural raw-material […]
NAMIBIA GENOCIDE Subject: International Relations Context: Germany officially recognizes colonial-era Namibia genocide Concept: Germany for the first time has recognised that it committed genocide against the Herero and Nama people in present-day Namibia during its colonial rule over a century ago. It promised financial support of over a billion euros to the Southern […]