UN World Restoration Flagships: The United Nations named seven initiatives from across Africa, Latin America, the Mediterranean and Southeast Asia as the intergovernmental organisation’s World Restoration Flagships. UN World Restoration Flagships are part of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration led by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization. It aims […]
Category: International Relationship Current Affairs
H-1B Visa : Program To Renew
H-1B Visa : Program To Renew The U.S. State Department recently launched a program to renew the much sought-after H-1B foreign work visas domestically. H-1B Visa is a non-immigrant visathat allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise for a specified period. A speciality occupation is one […]
UNRWA Funding Pause Amid Gaza Conflict
UNRWA Funding Pause Amid Gaza Conflict: The US and eight other Western countries, which are major contributors to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA’s) 2022 budget, have decided to pause funding for the agency. UNRWA was established in 1949 to provide aid to Palestinians who were […]
Free Movement Regime
Free Movement Regime: The Home Minister recently said the Free Movement Regime (FMR) agreement with Myanmar would be reconsidered to stop border residents from moving into each other’s country without any paperwork. Under the FMR, all the hill tribes, whether they are citizens of India or Myanmar, can travel within 16 km on either […]
Houthis
Houthis: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have stepped up their attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Red Sea. The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah (Partisans of God), are an armed religious and political movement in Yemen. Houthis are Zaydi Shiites, or Zaydiyyah. Shiite Muslims are the minority community in the Islamic world, and Zaydis are a […]
Global Alliance For Global Good Gender Equity And Equality
Global Alliance For Global Good Gender Equity And Equality: India successfully established a “Global Alliance for Global Good – Gender Equity and Equality” to promote women’s empowerment and gender equality Global Alliance for Global Good – Gender Equity and Equality is a new alliance for global good, gender equity, and equality established by India on […]
Green Fuels Alliance India : Denmark Collaboration With India
Green Fuels Alliance India : Denmark Collaboration With India Denmark has introduced the Green Fuels Alliance India (GFAI) to enhance collaboration with India in the sustainable energy sector, aligning with both nations’ goals of achieving carbon neutrality. It aims to advance the green fuels sector, including green hydrogen, through innovation and partnerships. GFAI’s objective is […]
Free Movement Regime : India-Myanmar
Free Movement Regime : India-Myanmar The Government of India is planning to end the Free Movement Regime along the international border with Myanmar and initiate a comprehensive smart fencing system throughout the entire stretch. The Free Movement Regime (FMR), implemented in 2018, allows people residing on either side of the India-Myanmar border to venture 16 […]
Breach Of Genocide Convention 1948
Breach Of Genocide Convention 1948: South Africa moved the International Court of Justice (ICJ), for an urgent order declaring that Israel was in breach of its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention. The term ‘genocide’ is often loosely used when speaking of attacks against various communities across the world. It has been defined using set […]
Agreement On The Prohibition Of Attack Against Nuclear Installations And Facilities
Agreement On The Prohibition Of Attack Against Nuclear Installations And Facilities: India and Pakistan exchanged the list of nuclear installations and facilities through diplomatic channels recently under the agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations and facilities. Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities was signed on December 31, […]
