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
- “SIPRI Report” – India Remains the 2nd Largest Arms ImporterWhat is the news? Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute(SIPRI) released a report titled “Trends in International Arms Transfers Report”. It presents global trends in arms exports and imports. What are the key findings of the SIPRI report? SIPRI Report on India: Second Largest Arms Importer: India remains the second largest arms ...
- WHO Announced “Global Breast Cancer Initiative”What is the News? The World Health Organization (WHO) announced an initiative called the “Global Breast Cancer Initiative”. About Global Breast Cancer Initiative: Aim: The initiative aims to reduce global breast mortality by 2.5% by 2040. The initiative will particularly focus on reducing deaths in low-income countries. There the progress to tackle the disease ...
- “Index of Economic Freedom” 2021 releasedWhat is the News? The Heritage Foundation releases The Index of Economic Freedom 2021. Key Findings of Index of Economic Freedom 2021 India ranked 121st in the index with a score of 56.5 points under the category of ‘mostly unfree’. In Asia-Pacific, India ranked 26th among the 40 countries. Other Key Findings Singapore tops the index ...
- PM received “Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award”What is the News? The Prime Minister received the Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award. Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award: Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award was instituted in 2016. Awarded by: the Cambridge Energy Research Associates Week (CERAWeek). Purpose: The Global Energy and Environment Leadership award recognize the commitment of leadership to the ...
- WHO released “World Report on Hearing”What is the news? The World Health Organization(WHO) releases its first-ever World Report on Hearing. This report released on World Hearing Day (observed on 3rd March). About World Report on Hearing: The report has been developed in response to the World Health Assembly resolution adopted in 2017. The resolution aims to provide guidance ...
- UNEP releases “Food Waste Index Report 2021”What is the news? The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) releases the Food Waste Index Report 2021. About Food Waste Index Report, 2021: Aim: The Report aims at supporting the goals of SDG 12.3. It does so by presenting the most comprehensive food waste data collection and analysis. SDG Target 12.3: It aims to ...
- Ranking of Indian Universities in “QS World University Rankings 2021”What is the News? The QS World University Rankings 2021 released. About QS World University Rankings 2021 Released by: Global higher education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds releases annually. Parameters: It calculates the performance of the universities based on the following four parameters: Academic reputation Employer reputation Research impact (citations per paper) Productivity of an institution’s research faculty Subjects Covered: It ...
- “Freedom in the World 2021 Report” Downgrades India’s RankingWhat is the News? Freedom House releases the report titled “Freedom in the World 2021 – Democracy under Siege”. Freedom House is a US-based Human rights watchdog. About Freedom in the World 2021 Report: Freedom in the World is an annual global report that tracks political rights and civil liberties. The report has ...
- Pakistan Remains on FATF’s Grey listSynopsis: Pakistan avoided the blacklist in the recent FATF meeting. However, it has to do more, to come out of the grey list of FATF. Introduction: The recent Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meeting has once again decided to keep Pakistan in their grey list of countries under “increased monitoring”. Further, the FATF ruled ...
- 5th edition of “Asia Economic Dialogue” heldWhat is the News? The 5th edition of the Asia Economic Dialogue(AED) held virtually. About Asia Economic Dialogue(AED): Asia Economic Dialogue(AED) is the flagship geo-economics conference of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs(MEA). The dialogue focuses on trade and finance dynamics in Asia and its extended neighbourhood. AED 2021: It is jointly organized by the Ministry ...
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