India’s Crude Oil Imports from OPEC Subject: IR Context- OPEC’s share of India’s oil imports for the FY22 financial year remained almost steady year-on-year, arresting sharp declines over the past six years, as refiners prefer crude from West Asia to counter rising global prices. Concept- India’s crude oil imports from OPEC: OPEC oil […]
India-Mauritius Relations Subject: IR Section: Indian and the world Context- Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth is in India on an eight-day visit. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that PM Jugnauth will participate in the ceremony of the WHO-Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar and the Global Ayush Investment and Innovation Summit […]
Pandemic Treaty Subject IR Section: Internal Organization Context- Experts in India and across the globe have made various suggestions as to what the first-ever pandemic treaty in the world should consist of, even as the World Health Organization (WHO) started the first round of public hearings for it April 12, 2022. Concept- The […]
UNSCR 1540 Subject :IR Section :International Bodies Context: Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill, 2022 was passed in the Lok Sabha. Background: UNSCR 1540 undergoes periodic reviews to determine the success of its implementation and to identify gaps in enforcement. In one such review […]
WHO Contingency Fund for Emergency Subject: IR Section: International organization Context: The World Health Organization has called for sustained and safe access for the delivery of humanitarian assistance even as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues. Further, $3.5 million from WHO’s Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE) has been provided to purchase and deliver […]
UNGA vote to suspend Russia from UNHRC over Ukraine crisis Subject: IR Context- The UN General Assembly will vote Thursday on a draft resolution seeking to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council, a move initiated by the US after harrowing images emerged of corpses strewn across streets of the Ukrainian city […]