Significance of Geographical Tag of – Kashmir saffron Kashmir saffron is a very precious and costly product. With the GI tag, Kashmir saffron would gain more prominence in the export market and also stop adulteration prevalent in the trade of Kashmir saffron. As Iran is responsible for 90–93% of global production, with much of their […]
No. Organizations Reports 1 The Energy Report & Living Planet Report WWF (World Wildlife Fund) 3 World Intellectual Property Report (WIPR) WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) 4 Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) WEF (World Economic Forum) 5 Global Energy Architecture Performance Index Report WEF (World Economic Forum) 6 Global Environment Performance Index 2016 WEF (World Economic
Jaipur gets UNESCO World Heritage Tag | UPSC – IAS A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties. The sites are judged important to
Global Action Plan of the Decade of Family Farming | UPSC – IAS United Nations Decade of Family Farming (2019-2028), was launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The UN Decade of Family Farming aims to shed new light on what it means to be a family
Arms Trade Treaty its loopholes, Origins and USA | UPSC – IAS The Arms Trade Treaty is a multilateral treaty that regulates the international trade in conventional weapons. It entered into force on 24 December 2014. The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is an attempt to regulate the international trade of conventional weapons for the purpose
Belt and Road Initiative BRI Project | UPSC – IAS The Belt and Road Initiative is a global development strategy adopted by the Chinese government involving infrastructure development and investments in 152 countries and international organizations in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. “Belt” refers to the overland routes for road and rail transportation, called “the Silk Road
Square Kilometre Array Radio Telescope Project | UPSC – IAS The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a radio telescope project proposed to be built in Australia and South Africa. If built, it would have a total collecting area of approximately one square kilometre. It would operate over a wide range of frequencies and its size
Golan Heights Dispute | U.S, Israel and Syria | Significance | UPSC – IAS The Golan Heights, or simply the Golan, is a region in the Levant, spanning about 1,800 square kilometres. as a geopolitical region, the Golan Heights is the area captured from Syria and occupied by Israel during the Six-Day War, territory which
Removedebris satellite Mission | UPSC – IAS RemoveDEBRIS was launched aboard the SpaceX Dragon refill spacecraft on 2 April 2018 as part of the CRS-14 (Commercial Resupply Service mission), arriving at the International Space Station on 4 April. Deployment of the satellite from the station’s Kibo module via robotic Canadarm-2 took place on 20 June
Role of Space Technology in Border Management | UPSC IAS Sealing the entire border is a significant challenge mainly due to variations in the terrain and topography like mountain ranges, sea, tropical forest or climate factors, including desert or thinly populated regions. Space technology provides one of the more effective means to overcome it. Significance
Why Climate Change is a security issue? | UPSC IAS Many Scholars declared Climate Change as Warming War which requires intervention of United Nation Security Council as per its mandate under article 39 of UN charter. The Warming War is a metaphor (like Cold War) which conveys how climate change acts as a driver of
What is Space Diplomacy ? | UPSC – IAS | NASA Space Diplomacy is the art and practice of using space to conduct International Relations and furthering National Interest. Space has emerged as new arena for competition and cooperation for global powers to compete and establish supremacy. Space technology being highly complex gives any nation
About UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact Task Force | UPSC – IAS Recently, UN launched a new framework “UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact”. It is an agreement between the UN chief, 36 organizational entities, the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) and, The World Customs Organisation, to better serve the needs of Member States when it comes
Seabed 2030 Project – Bathymetric data map of Ocean Floor | UPSC – IAS The U.N.-backed project Seabed 2030 is pooling data from the countries and companies to create a map of the entire ocean floor. About Seabed 2030 Project | UPSC – IAS It aims to bring together all available bathymetric data (measures of
The 24th Session of the of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change COP24 was held in Katowice, Poland. Agenda of COP24: The conference focused on three key issues:- Finalization of guidelines/ modalities/rules for the implementation of Paris Agreement. Conclusion of 2018 Facilitative Talanoa Dialogue (to help countries
What is Globalization and its Significance, Causes and Effects ? | UPSC – IAS (Brief Overview) Globalization thrives on the world’s new, inexpensive transportation and communication facilities. It requires freedom of movement across borders of goods, services, capital, knowledge, and people. It also requires new institutions for negotiating rules and regulations across international borders. With
Established in 1989 APEC is an inter-governmental forum for 21 Pacific Rim member economies. APEC aims for regional economic integration by promoting balanced, inclusive, sustainable growth. Fact: India was allowed in APEC summit in 2011 as an observer state. Although India has been attempting to join APEC since 1993, but still has not got the
India and United States of America – Trade International Relations | UPSC – IAS What is Generalized System of Preferences ? It is a non-reciprocal preferential tariff system which provides for exemption from the Most Favored Nation principle of World Trade Organization. It involves reduced MFN tariffs or duty free entry of eligible products exported
India – Australia International Relations | UPSC – IAS Australia Prime Minister has announced implementation of “An India Economic Strategy to 2035”, a vision document that will shape India- Australia bilateral ties. A three-pillar strategy- The focus of this report is on building a sustainable long-term India economic strategy. The report identifies 10 sectors and
India & European union Political International Relations | UPSC – IAS The European Union has unveiled a ‘strategy paper’ outlining the broad roadmap for accelerating cooperation with India in a range of key sectors. What does the strategy paper focus on? Strategic Partnership It focuses on developing military-to-military relations under which deploying an EU military
