{"id":272281,"date":"2023-12-04T20:27:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T14:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=272281"},"modified":"2023-12-04T20:27:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T14:57:09","slug":"international-maritime-organisation-imo-india-re-elected-with-highest-vote-tally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/international-maritime-organisation-imo-india-re-elected-with-highest-vote-tally\/","title":{"rendered":"International Maritime Organisation (IMO): India re-elected with highest vote tally"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article <\/span>\u201c<\/b>International Maritime Organisation (IMO): <\/b>India re-elected with highest vote tally\u201d <\/b>published in <\/span>\u201cPIB\u201d on 3rd December 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/h2>\n

India has been re-elected to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council for the 2024\u201325 period.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications<\/b><\/td>\nDetails<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
What is it<\/b><\/td>\nIt is a specialized agency of the United Nations<\/strong> that regulates the maritime industry<\/strong>, which supports global trade, transportation, and all marine operations.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Established in<\/b><\/td>\n1948 but entered into force in 1958.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Headquarters<\/b><\/td>\nLondon, UK<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Purpose<\/b><\/td>\n1) It is responsible for measures to improve the safety and security of international shipping<\/strong> and to prevent pollution from ships<\/strong>.
\n<\/span>2) It is also involved in legal matters, including liability and compensation issues and the facilitation of international maritime traffic.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Members<\/b><\/td>\n175<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
India<\/b><\/td>\n– India joined the IMO in 1959.
\n<\/span>– IMO currently lists India as among the 10 states with the \u2018largest interest in international seaborne trade\u2019.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Structure of the organization<\/b><\/td>\n1) IMO is led by the <\/span>Secretary General<\/b>.
\n<\/span>2) <\/span>IMO Assembly<\/b>: It consists of all Member States and is the highest governing body of the Organization.
\n<\/span>3) <\/span>IMO Council: <\/b>It is elected by the Assembly for a term of two years. It acts as the executive organ of IMO and is responsible for supervising the work of the Organization.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

UPSC Syllabus: International Organizations<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cInternational Maritime Organisation (IMO): India re-elected with highest vote tally\u201d published in \u201cPIB\u201d on 3rd December 2023 Why in the News? India has been re-elected to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council for the 2024\u201325 period. What is the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)? Specifications Details What is… Continue reading International Maritime Organisation (IMO): India re-elected with highest vote tally<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,164],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-272281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-international-relations-daily-factly-articles","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":20,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1701719719},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272281\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}