In News Recently, International Labour Organisation (ILO) released a document on “Inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) persons in the world of work. Image Courtesy:ILO Major Highlights LGBTIQ+ persons face inequality, discrimination and violence and harassment on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics, everywhere, […]
In News Recently, Russia has said it will be forced to take “retaliatory steps” over its neighbour Finland’s move to join NATO. About North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), 1949 Established in: 1949 Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium India is not a member country of NATO. It is an intergovernmental military alliance (also called the Washington Treaty) between […]
In News The United Nations General Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution requiring the five permanent members of the Security Council to justify their use of the veto. About Though the resolution was planned two years ago, the urgency was felt after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine recently. Liechtenstein is the primary sponsor of the resolution […]
In News The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its latest World Economic Outlook report, cuts global growth sue to Russia- Ukraine war World Economic Outlook (WEO It is a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that analyzes key parts of the IMF’s surveillance of economic developments and policies in its member countries. It also […]
In News Recently, the World Bank has released a report stating that growth in the Indian Subcontinent will be slower than previously projected, due to the impacts of the war in Ukraine. Key highlights of the report Economic growth in southern Asia will be slower than previously projected due to the impacts of the war […]
In News Recently, Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022 was released . Major Findings Asian Development Bank projected a seven per cent collective growth for South Asian economies in 2022 with the sub-region’s largest economy India growing by 7.5 per cent in the current fiscal year before picking up to eight per cent the next year. […]
In News Recently, leading media groups from the five BRICS countries held the first joint training programme for journalists. About It is the first initiative of its kind. Objective: To resolve the issue facing a shared challenge of how media organisations in emerging markets can innovate and stay relevant in their unique contexts. Topics covered: […]
In News Recently, the Minister of External Affairs of India participated in the 18th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting in Colombo. More In News India emphasised the grouping’s commitment to intensify and expand areas of cooperation, especially connectivity, energy and maritime cooperation. Cooperation on port facilities, ferry services, coastal shipping, grid connectivity and motor vehicles movement are […]
In News Recently, Russia announced that it formally left the Council of Europe. In 1996, the Russian Federation joined the Council of Europe following the break-up of the Soviet Union a few years prior. What is the Council of Europe? About: It was founded in 1949 and its mission is to uphold human rights and […]
In News Recently, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has retained Pakistan on its terrorism financing “grey list” and asked to address at the earliest the remaining deficiencies in its financial system. About Pakistan has been on the grey list of the FATF since June 2018 for failing to check money laundering, leading to terror financing, […]
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