Explanation: India has the privilege of being elected to the council of the IMO, ever since it started functioning, except for two years during 1983-1984.

• Ballast water management convention was adopted in IMO in 2004 and came into force in 2017 to prevent the spread of harmful aquatic organisms from one region to another.
• The Bunker convention was adopted in 2001 and came into force in 2008 to ensure that adequate, prompt, and effective compensation is available to persons who suffer damage caused by oil spills, when carried as fuel in ships’ bunkers.
• India does not ratify the Bunker as well as Ballast water conventions.
• Nairobi Convention (2007) – It provides the legal basis for States to remove shipwrecks that may have the potential to affect the safety of lives, goods and property at sea, as well as the marine environment.
• India ratifies the Nairobi convention on shipwreck.

Source: FORUMIAS