International Relations & Organizations: Point-Wise Current-Affairs/GS Articles 2023 (Including PIB)- Download PDF
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Nadia Murad Basee and Lamiya Aji Bashar Win 2016 Sakharov Human Right Prize
Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar, are the two young Iraqis who escaped sexual slavery by the Islamic State and became advocates for women՚s rights. They were bestowed on Thursday with the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the European Union՚s top human rights award.
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Zoological Society of London Living Planet Report - Two-Thirds of Wildlife May Disappear by 2020
According to a report by ZSL (Zoological Society of London) , global wildlife population has fallen by 58% since 1970 and if the trend continues then two-thirds of wild animals may disappear by 2020.
Objectives of Report
- The Living Planet Report published every two years aims to pr…
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India and New Zealand Sign Three Agreements Including Avoidance of Double Taxation
India and New Zealand inked three agreements in the areas of double taxation avoidance (DTA) , sports, and food security in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his New Zealand counterpart John Key after the delegation-level talks in New Delhi.
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India Ranks 87th on the WEF՚s Global Gender Gap Report 2016
On the World Economic Forum՚s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2016, India was ranked 87th out of 144 countries. In 2015, India has ranked 108th. Report measures gender gap as progress towards parity between men and women in four areas namely:
- Educational attainment
- Health and surviv…
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India and Myanmar Sign 3 MoU and Agree to Strengthen Border Security
India and Myanmar agreed to coordinate on border security. Both countries signed three deals in key economic sector. PM Narendra Modi confirmed New Delhi՚s commitment to help develop Myanmar.
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Sir David Cox Honoured with First International Prize in Statistics
Famous British statistician Sir David Cox became the first recipient of the International Prize in Statistics recognizing his work in Survival Analysis Model (or Cox Model) . This model found applications in many fields such as science and engineering (testing, disease risk asses…
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India Wants Greater Pharma Market Access in Japan Pharma
Union Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced India՚s plan for greater market access in Japan to the domestic pharmaceuticals sector. Contribution of India to Japanese drug market is falling continuously.
This declaration was made at the seminar on promoting India՚s exports…
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Honored with 2016 Nobel Peace Prize
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was honored 2016 Nobel Peace Prize for his resolute efforts to end more than 50-year-long civil war of Colombia. Norwegian Nobel Committee recommended his name for this award.
He was selected from 376 nominated candidates, including 228 indiv…
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India and European Union MoU on Water Cooperation
India and European Union Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on water resources gets approval from the Union cabinet. It will strengthen technological, scientific and water management capabilities for mutual benefit of India and EU.
Key Facts
- MoU will enable identifying fundamental e…
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India and Lao՚s Signing of Air Services Agreement Approved by Union Cabinet
Union cabinet given approval for signing of Air Services Agreement between India and Lao. Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. This agreement is expected to greater trade, investment, tourism and cultural exchange between the two countries.
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