What’s in the news? The G4 countries – India, Brazil, Japan and Germany, have reiterated that expansion of UN Security Council in both permanent and non-permanent categories is essential to make the body more representative, legitimate, effective and efficient. The …
Context: This article highlights that the present commitments made by the developed world in terms of climate finance are absolutely insufficient and suggests measures in this regard. Issues surrounding climate finance Inadequate finance: At COP15 in 2009 (Copenhagen, Denmark), developed …
About The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is an international environmental treaty that regulates the production and consumption of nearly 100 man-made chemicals referred to as ozone depleting substances (ODS) including chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), halons and hydrochlorofluorocarbons …
Context Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) will benefit Russia. His remarks came after India, the US, UAE, Saudi Arabia, France, Germany, Italy and the European Union on the sidelines of the G20 Summit …
What’s in the news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with the leaders of Singapore, Bangladesh, Italy, USA, Brazil, Argentina, Mauritius and UAE, launched the Global Biofuel Alliance on 9 September 2023, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in New …
UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention, 1972 The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage is an international agreement that was adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO in 1972. It is based on the premise that certain …
About G20 The Group of Twenty (G20) is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries – Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom and United …
About The Declaration of Philadelphia is a statement of aims adopted by the International Labour Organization in 1944 and embodies basic principles of economic justice. It declares the following: that labour is not a commodity; that freedom of expression and …
What’s in the news? Every year on April 22, the world observes World Earth Day to encourage environmental awareness and support efforts to safeguard the planet’s natural resources. Since the first Earth Day was observed in 1970, it has grown …