Contents1 What is the News?2 What are Cluster Munitions?3 What are Thermobaric Weapons?4 Is using Cluster and Thermobaric Weapons illegal? What is the News? Human rights groups Amnesty International and Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States has accused Russia of using cluster bombs and vacuum bombs in the ongoing war. What are Cluster Munitions? Cluster… Continue reading Explained: What are cluster bombs and thermobaric weapons, allegedly used by Russia against Ukrainians?
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.
What is the Montreux Convention and can Turkey use it to block Russian warships?
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Montreux Convention?3 What will be the significance of this move by Turkey?4 What are the challenges for Turkey in implementing the Montreux Convention? What is the News? Turkey is set to implement Montreux convention on naval passage through Bosporus and Dardanelles straits. This would allow Turkey to… Continue reading What is the Montreux Convention and can Turkey use it to block Russian warships?
Explained: How dependent is India on Russia’s weapons
Contents1 What is the News?2 India-Russia Defence Ties3 How much is India dependent on Russia’s weapons?4 What kind of weapons has Russia given to India? What is the News? In the Russia-Ukraine crisis, India has been trying to walk a fine line, negotiating its relationships with the United States and other Western nations on one… Continue reading Explained: How dependent is India on Russia’s weapons
India faces uncertainty over defence supplies from Russia and Ukraine
What is the News? Amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis, India faces uncertainty over its delivery of weapons from both Russia and Ukraine. India-Russia Defence Cooperation The Defence trade between India and Russia has crossed $15bn since 2018. Currently, over 60% of Indian military inventory is of Russian origin. For instance, India has signed S-400 air defence… Continue reading India faces uncertainty over defence supplies from Russia and Ukraine
International Intellectual Property Index: India’s overall ranking on IP protection improves, says USCC report
What is the News? The International Intellectual Property Index, 2022 has been released. What is the International Intellectual Property Index? Released by: Compiled by the US Chambers of Commerce. Type: Annual report Purpose: The index benchmarks the IP framework in 55 global economies, with Ghana and Honduras added as two new economies in the tenth… Continue reading International Intellectual Property Index: India’s overall ranking on IP protection improves, says USCC report
Council of Europe suspends Russia
What is the News? The Council of Europe has suspended Russia from its rights of representation in the Council. However, Russia was not permanently removed from the council, thus obligated to follow its human rights provisions. What is the Council of Europe? The Council of Europe was founded in 1949 by the Treaty of London.… Continue reading Council of Europe suspends Russia
India launches Operation Ganga to evacuate stranded Indian nationals in Ukraine
What is the News? The Government of India has launched Operation Ganga. What is Operation Ganga? Operation Ganga was launched to help stranded Indian nationals come back to India from Ukraine through special flights amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Since Ukraine is currently a no-fly zone, citizens and students are being evacuated to nearby… Continue reading India launches Operation Ganga to evacuate stranded Indian nationals in Ukraine
Explained: What is SWIFT, what shutting Russia out of it means
What is the News? The US and European Union (EU) have decided to exclude some Russian banks from the SWIFT payment system. Contents1 What is SWIFT?2 What is the importance of SWIFT?3 How could a SWIFT ban affect Russia?4 How would the SWIFT ban on Russia impact India? What is SWIFT? SWIFT system stands for… Continue reading Explained: What is SWIFT, what shutting Russia out of it means
Iraq’s second largest lake drying up, turning up dead fish
What is the News? Iraq’s Razzaza Lake was once a tourist attraction known for its beautiful scenery and an abundance of fish that locals depended on. Now, dead fish litter its shores and the once-fertile lands around it have turned into a barren desert. Where is Razzaza Lake? Razzaza Lake, also known as Lake Milh,… Continue reading Iraq’s second largest lake drying up, turning up dead fish
World Economic Forum and the National Institute of Urban Affairs sign a MoU to collaborate on a jointly designed ‘Sustainable Cities India program’
What is the News? The World Economic Forum(WF) and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a jointly designed ‘Sustainable Cities India program’. What is the Sustainable Cities India program? Aim: To enable cities to decarbonize in a systematic and sustainable way that will reduce… Continue reading World Economic Forum and the National Institute of Urban Affairs sign a MoU to collaborate on a jointly designed ‘Sustainable Cities India program’
