Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDC): 18 Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDC), who usually present a common front at climate negotiations issued a statement. Highlights: The COP 27 is scheduled to be held at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt in November this year. The LMDC statement reiterated about the inequity in fund allocations for global warming mitigation efforts. […]
Category: International Relationship Current Affairs
What Is The UNSC 1267 Committee?
What Is The UNSC 1267 Committee? China placed a “hold” on two joint India-US proposals, to designate Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) top leaders at the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) 1267 list of terrorists affiliated to Al Qaeda and ISIS. UNSC 1267 Committee: It was first set up in 1999 (updated in 2011 and 2015), and strengthened […]
2nd India-Africa Defence Dialogue (IADD)
2nd India-Africa Defence Dialogue (IADD): The 2nd India-Africa Defence Dialogue (IADD) was held on the sidelines of DefExpo 2022 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. India-Africa Defence Dialogue: Theme: Adopting Strategy for Synergizing and Strengthening Defence and Security Cooperation. The Gandhinagar Declaration was adopted as an outcome document of IADD 2022. It proposes to enhance cooperation in the […]
Learning Losses
Learning Losses: World Bank held a discussion on the “Learning Losses” Learning losses in terms of education due to COVID: World Bank-UNESCO-UNICEF report: Learning losses from COVID-19 could cost this generation of students close to $17 trillion in lifetime earnings. Learning losses were greater for students of lower socioeconomic status in countries like Ghana, Mexico, […]
6th East Asia Summit Education Minister’s Meeting
6th East Asia Summit: India participated at the 6th East Asia Summit Education Minister’s Meeting held recently in Hanoi, Vietnam. The East Asia Summit (EAS) is the Indo-Pacific’s premier forum for strategic dialogue. It was established in 2005. The EAS has 18 members: The ten ASEAN countries (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, […]
Conference On Interaction And Confidence Building Measures In Asia (CICA)
Conference On Interaction And Confidence Building Measures In Asia (CICA): Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi recently rejected the Pakistan PM Sharif’s statement on the Kashmir issue at the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) held in Astana. The Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) […]
6th Meeting Of The India-Norway Joint Working Group On Higher Education
6th Meeting Of The India-Norway Joint Working Group On Higher Education: India recently hosted the 6th meeting of the India-Norway Joint Working Group on Higher Education in New Delhi. The Joint Working Group was established to monitor and oversee the implementation of the MoU on Cooperation in the field of Higher Education signed between India […]
Conference On B20 Indonesia Global Dialogue
Conference On B20 Indonesia Global Dialogue: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) recently hosted Conference on B20 Indonesia Global Dialogue in partnership with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi. The aim is to align the perspectives of Indian industry with the policy recommendations of B20 Indonesia. This conference would set […]
NOPEC Bill
NOPEC(No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels)Bill: NOPEC bill, the U.S. legislation that could open members of oil producing group OPEC+ to antitrust lawsuits has emerged as a possible tool to tackle high fuel prices. NOPEC bill, which passed a Senate committee 17-4 on May 5, is intended to protect U.S. consumers and businesses from engineered […]
US-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership
US-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership: Ministerial dialogue of US-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (USISCEP) to be held on 7th October 2022. The revamped USISCEP was launched in accordance with U.S.-India Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 Partnership announced by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden at the Leaders’ Summit on Climate held […]
