Subject: IR Context: An Israeli team led by a esearch and development (R&D) defence official arrived with a multi-pronged mission codenamed “Operation Breathing Space” to work with Indian authorities. Concept: In this mission scientists from both countries work on COVID response. Four different kinds of rapid tests, which will be jointly developed after trials on […]
Subject:Economy/ IR Context: State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 warns difficulty in achieving SDG goal of Zero hunger. Concept: The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World is the most authoritative global study tracking progress towards ending hunger and malnutrition. It is produced jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the […]
Subject: IR Context: India and European Union have renewed its Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation for the next five years (2020-2025) at the 15th India-EU Summit, a virtual one. Concept: The Agreement was initially signed in on 23 November 2001 and renewed two times in past in 2007 and 2015. This will expand the […]
Subject: IR Context: World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched its Covid-19 Law Lab. Concept: It gathers and shares legal documents from over 190 countries across the world to help states establish and implement strong legal frameworks to manage the pandemic. The goal is to ensure that laws protect the health and wellbeing of individuals and […]
Subject: IR Context: Indian consular officers were obstructed from taking written consent from KulbhushanJadhav for legal representation on July 16 said Ministry of External Affairs. Concept: Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963is an international treaty that defines consular relations between independent states. A consul, who is not a diplomat, is a representative of a […]
Subject:IR Context: USS Nimitz, US Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier exercised with the Indian Navy near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Concept: Usually, PASSEX drills happen whenever there is an opportunity. This means that such exercises happen spontaneously and there is nothing pre-planned. Very recently, the Indian Navy had similar drills with the Japanese Navy as […]
Subject: IR Context: China’s plastic ban Concept: China’s “National Sword” policy, enacted in January 2018, banned the import of most plastics and other materials headed for that nation’s recycling processors, which had handled nearly half of the world’s recyclable waste for the past quarter century. The move was an effort to halt a deluge of […]
Subject: IR Context: The United Nations designated Pakistan based terror organisation Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan’s leader, Mufti Noor WaliMehsud, as a global terrorist. Concept: Article 41 of the United Nations Charter gives the Security Council the authority to use a variety of measures to enforce its decisions. The Council regularly creates subsidiary organs to support or implement […]
Subject: IR Context: In high-Level Segment of the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) session, Indian Prime Minister has stressed the importance of multilateralism and called for reforms in United Nations Concept: The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is one of the 6 principal organs of the United Nations System established by the UN Charter […]
Subject:IR Context: QUAD grouping is gaining attention in view of growing assertiveness of China in south China sea. Concept: The grouping consists of Japan, India, United States and Australia. All four nations find a common ground of being the democratic nations and common interests of unhindered maritime trade and security. The idea was first mooted by Japanese […]