What is the News? The Microsoft president urged India and the U.S. to join the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace. The Paris call for Trust and Security now has 75 countries on board. It deals with the new cybersecurity threats faced in the world. About Paris Call for Trust and Security in… Continue reading “Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace” – Microsoft Urges India to Join in
Category: Factly: IR
This category contains all Current Affairs Factly Articles for Prelims, related to the International Relations. You can find all relevant International updates on this page. This page is specifically useful for UPSC Prelims exam.
U.K. Agrees for “Extradition” of Nirav Modi in PNB case
What is the News? The U.K.’s Home Department approves the extradition of diamond merchant Nirav Modi to India. He is wanted in India in connection with the Punjab National Bank(PNB) fraud. About Extradition: Extradition is the formal process of surrendering an individual from one state to another state. The aim of the process is prosecution… Continue reading U.K. Agrees for “Extradition” of Nirav Modi in PNB case
“UN Food Systems Summit 2021” -India Holds National Dialogue
What is the News? The Ministry of Agricultural and Farmers Welfare conducted a National Dialogue on UN Food Systems Summit 2021. About UN Food Systems Summit,2021: The first-ever UN Food Systems Summit 2021 is expected to hold in September 2021. For that, the United Nations Secretary-General has called for members to participate. Purpose: The summit… Continue reading “UN Food Systems Summit 2021” -India Holds National Dialogue
India on US’s “Currency Watch list”
What is the News? The US treasury places India along with 10 other countries on its currency watch list. What is Currency Manipulator: Current Manipulators are countries engaging in “unfair currency practices” by deliberately devaluing their currency against the dollar. The practice would mean that the country in question is artificially lowering the value of… Continue reading India on US’s “Currency Watch list”
UNFPA Releases “State of World Population Report 2021”
What is the News? The United Nations Population Fund(UNFPA) has released its flagship report “State of World Population Report 2021” titled ‘My Body is My Own’. About State of World Population Report 2021: The State of World Population is an annual report. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) publishes it. The focus of the Report:… Continue reading UNFPA Releases “State of World Population Report 2021”
“Raisina Dialogue” 2021 -Prime Minister addresses the Inaugural Session
What is the News? The Prime Minister has delivered a video address at the Inaugural Session of the Raisina Dialogue. About Raisina Dialogue: Raisina Dialogue is an annual multilateral conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics. The Ministry of External Affairs and the Observer Research Foundation have been jointly organizing it since 2016. Purpose: The conference discusses cooperation… Continue reading “Raisina Dialogue” 2021 -Prime Minister addresses the Inaugural Session
Japan to release “Fukushima Radioactive Water” into sea
Contents1 What is the News?2 About Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant:3 How is Japan treating the Fukushima Radioactive Water?4 Release of Fukushima Radioactive Water: What is the News? Japan is planning to release more than 1 million metric tons of Fukushima radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. The Japanese government planned to release… Continue reading Japan to release “Fukushima Radioactive Water” into sea
What is “global minimum corporate income tax”?
What is the News? The US Treasury Secretary has urged the world’s 20 advanced nations to move in the direction of adopting a Global minimum corporate income tax. Contents1 What is the Global minimum corporate income tax?2 Why this Global Minimum Corporate Tax Rate move?3 What is the US proposal?4 India’s Stand on Global Minimum… Continue reading What is “global minimum corporate income tax”?
“Freedom of Navigation operation”(FONOP) and the “Exclusive Economic Zone”
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Freedom of Navigation Operations(FONOP)?3 India’s Response:4 What is the Exclusive Economic Zone(EEZ)?5 India’s EEZ law: What is the News? The US Seventh Fleet has announced that one of its warships, USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) has carried out a Freedom of Navigation operation(FONOP). The FONOP operation carried… Continue reading “Freedom of Navigation operation”(FONOP) and the “Exclusive Economic Zone”
“Exclusive Economic Zone”(EEZ) of India
What is the News? India protested the U.S. decision to conduct a patrol in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the western Indian Ocean. What is the Exclusive Economic Zone(EEZ)? The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) defines an Exclusive Economic Zone(EEZ). It is an area that shall not… Continue reading “Exclusive Economic Zone”(EEZ) of India
