Reading International Organisations is important from the UPSC exam point of view. Daily International Organisations are in news due to various meetings, summits happening in India or around the world. UPSC has been asking several questions in prelims over structure and intro regarding International Organisations. In mains, many questions have been asked over the efficiency and importance of International Organisations in news for India.
International Organizations in news, 2020/21
- Saudi Arabia joins “Net Zero Producers Forum” on climate changeWhat is the News? Saudi Arabia has announced that it will be joining Canada, the US, Qatar and Norway in the formation of the Net Zero Producers Forum. About Net Zero Producers Forum: The Net Zero Producers Forum has been formed for the oil and gas producing countries. The Forum aims to discuss ...
- Migrants Workers, Who Returned to Cities Earned five-fold : StudyWhat is the News? Yale University tracked 5,000 migrants workers across north and central India from April 2020 to February 2021. Recently, it released the findings of the survey. The survey was conducted over the phone by researchers from Yale and the Inclusion Economics India Centre. Bihar and Chhattisgarh are “source states”. What ...
- “Supply Chain Resilience Initiative or SCRI” launched by India, Japan and AustraliaWhat is the News? India, Japan, and Australia have launched the SCRI or Supply Chain Resilience Initiative in a virtual Trilateral Ministerial Meeting. What do you mean by Supply Chain Resilience? It is the capability of the supply chain of a country to handle any kind of disruption and function normally in difficult ...
- “Chandlers Good Governance Index” 2021 ReleasedWhat is the News? The Chandler Good Government Index(CGGI) 2021 has been released. About Chandler Good Government Index(CGGI): The Chandler Institute of Governance(CIG) publishes the Chandler Good Government Index(CGGI) . It is an international non-profit organization, with headquarter in Singapore. Objective: The index measures the effectiveness and capabilities of 104 governments around the world ...
- India is 3rd Highest Military Spender in 2020: SIPRIWhat is the News? Stockholm International Peace Research Institute(SIPRI) released a report titled “Trends in World Military Expenditure Report, 2020”. The report provides data related to the military expenditure by countries in 2020. Note: SIPRI is an independent international institute established in 1966 in Stockholm, Sweden. Its functions are to research into conflict, armaments, ...
- “GloLitter Partnerships Project” – 30 countries join the initiative to tackle marine litterWhat is the News? Around 30 Countries from across the oceans have joined the GloLitter Partnerships Project to tackle marine plastic litter. GloLitter Partnerships Project: GloLitter Partnerships Project was launched by the International Maritime Organization(IMO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO). The Government of Norway provided initial funding for ...
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons or OPCWWhat is the News? India’s Comptroller and Auditor General(CAG) GC Murmu selected as an external auditor to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons(OPCW). His term will be for 3 years, starting in 2021. India was also selected as a member of the Executive Council of the OPCW. It is representing ...
- “UN-ECOSOC” -India Elected to 3 Key BodiesWhat is the News? India has been elected to three key bodies of the UN ECOSOC (United Nations’ Economic and Social Council). These bodies are the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), Executive Board of UN Women, Executive Board of the World Food Programme. United Nations Economic and Social Council(ECOSOC) UN- ECOSOC ...
- “E-2025 initiative” – WHO Identifies 25 countries with potential to be malaria-free by 2025What is the News? WHO has launched the E-2025 initiative. Under this initiative WHO Identifies 25 countries with the potential to be malaria-free by 2025. Malaria: It is a disease caused by Plasmodium parasites. It transmits to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. World Malaria Day: World Malaria Day is ...
- WMO Releases “State of the Global Climate Report 2020”What is the News? The World Meteorological Organization(WMO) has released its annual State of the Global Climate Report 2020. Key Findings of annual State of the Global Climate Report 2020: Temperature: 2020 was one of the three warmest years on record, despite a cooling La Niña. The other two warmest years were 2016 and ...
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