National Commission For Indian System Of Medicine: The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) conducted a workshop for drafting the Ayurveda Process Handbook at the NCISM office. National Commission for Indian System of Medicine is the statutory body constituted under NCISM Act, 2020. It replaced the erstwhile regulator Central Council for Indian Medicine […]
Category: Important Organisations
Kazan Declaration
Kazan Declaration: The 16th BRICS Summit saw the leaders adopt the Kazan Declaration: ‘Strengthening Multilateralism For Just Global Development And Security’ The 16th BRICS Summit was hosted by Russia in Kazan from October 22 to October 24, 2024. Theme: “Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security”. Participants: Leaders of BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, […]
Hand-in-Hand Initiative
Hand-in-Hand Initiative: The Food And Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Director-General opens the third Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum. Hand-in-Hand Initiative was launched in 2019, is a flagship of Food And Agricultural Organisation (FAO) It prioritizes countries and territories where poverty and hunger are highest, national capacities are limited, or operational difficulties are greatest due to natural or man-made […]
Mid-Career Training Programme For Civil Servants : BIMSTEC
Mid-Career Training Programme For Civil Servants : BIMSTEC India’s National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) has initiated its first-ever Mid-Career Training Programme for civil servants from the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) nations. BIMSTEC is a regional organization comprising seven member states lying in the littoral and adjacent areas […]
16th BRICS Summit
16th BRICS Summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Russia from October 22-23 to attend the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin. This will be Modi’s second trip to Russia in 2023, following a previous meeting in Moscow in July.The BRICS Summit is a meeting of five […]
UNICEF : In News
UNICEF : In News The United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that Indian suppliers are the third largest provider of organisation’s health and nutrition support to children globally. The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was established in 1946, in the aftermath of World War II. It Mandate To help children and […]
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS: Without India doing a large part of the heavy lifting, it is unlikely that the world will meet the Sustainable Development Goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, UNAIDS director for the Asia Pacific said recently. Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is an […]
BRICS Grouping
BRICS Grouping: The Union Ministry of External Affairs recently met with his BRICS counterparts to affirm its role in a multipolar world. BRICS’ Grouping is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, a bloc of countries that formed a partnership following the creation of the term in 2001 by Goldman Sachs economist […]
UNSC Reform
UNSC Reform: With the United Nations (UN) approaching its 80th anniversary next year, the Group of Four (G4) countries seeking permanent membership and reform of the UN Security Council (UNSC) called for urgent reform of the world body. Other plurilateral groupings, such as the L69 and C-10 also echoed these calls. The Group of Four […]
United Nations Security Council : In News
United Nations Security Council : In News India should get its ‘rightful place’ as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), according to ex-Singaporean diplomat Kishore Mahbubani, a former president of the top UN body. United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the five principal organizations of the United Nations (UN). […]