Agreement On Fisheries Subsidies : WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (AFS) was concluded at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial meeting. It will prohibit subsidies from being provided for Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing and overfished stocks. The agreement also prohibits providing subsidies for fishing on high seas, which are outside the jurisdiction of […]
Category: Current Affairs
Monkeypox
Monkeypox: The WHO (World Health Organisation) has Declared Global Health Emergency and sounded the highest alarm on the Monkeypox Virus. More than 16,000 cases of the virus – that was once largely confined to Africa – have been reported so far this year 2022. Declaring a global emergency means the monkeypox outbreak is an “extraordinary […]
Karakoram Anomaly
Karakoram Anomaly: A study investigated why glaciers in the Karakoram Range of Central-South Asia have not been as affected by Climate Change as others. They have attributed this phenomenon called Karakoram Anomaly to the recent revival of Western Disturbances (WDs). The ‘Karakoram Anomaly’ is termed as the stability or anomalous growth of glaciers in the […]
India Japan Maritime Exercise
India Japan Maritime Exercise: A Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) was conducted between Japan Maritime Self Defense Force and Indian Navy in the Andaman Sea. Other Maritime Exercises between India & Japan: Japan-India Maritime Exercise (JIMEX) Malabar Exercise (India – US – Japan – Australia) The exercises were aimed at enhancing interoperability and streamlining seamanship and […]
National Legal Services Authority
National Legal Services Authority: The Minister of Law and Justice informed the details of funds allocated by NALSA (National Legal Services Authority) to Legal Services Authorities to organise Legal Aid Programmes in India. The NALSA was founded in 1995 under the Legal Services Authorities Act of 1987 to monitor and review the effectiveness of legal […]
Green Protection To Aravalli
Green Protection To Aravalli: The Supreme Court of India extended Green Protection to forest land in Aravalli ranges. The court’s ruling will mean around 30,000 hectares across the Aravallis and Shivaliks in Haryana will be considered forest land. The Supreme Court held that all land covered by the special orders issued under Section 4 of […]
Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill 2019
Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill 2019: Government has come up with Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill 2019 will bring the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea into domestic law and enable Indian authorities to take action against piracy on the high seas. A pirate is a seaman, or robber who attacks, seizes or destroys any ship on […]
Initiatives To Boost Electric Mobility
Initiatives To Boost Electric Mobility: NITI Aayog launched two significant initiatives — E-AMRIT (Accelerated e-Mobility Revolution for India’s Transportation) mobile application to raise awareness of electric mobility Report on Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Reuse and Recycling Market in India (supported by UK’s green growth fund technical cooperation) Glasgow Breakthroughs ( launched at the COP26 climate […]
Flag Code Of India
Flag Code Of India: The government has amended the Flag Code of India to allow the tricolour to be displayed in the open and on individual houses or buildings through day and night. The provision earlier allowed the flag, when displayed in the open, to be flown from sunrise to sunset as far as possible. […]
Bal Raksha Mobile App
Bal Raksha Mobile App: Union Minister of Ayush Shri Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated Vaccination Centre for children at the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA). He also launched the Bal Raksha mobile app, which is aimed at creating awareness of paediatric preventive healthcare through Ayurveda intervention amongst parents. The app will also collect feedback from parents […]
