Category: CA World Affairs

India has shared the vision to make International Year of Millets 2023 a ‘People’s Movement’ alongside positioning India as the ‘Global Hub for Millets’.

India will officially assume the chairmanship of Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) on January 1, 2023.

India supports UAE’s proposal to include digitization in International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Strategic Plan during the ongoing session of Council IMO.

Recently, China hosted a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of Government.

Global wheat prices have risen following Russia’s withdrawal from BSGI.

Amid shortage of cholera vaccines ICG decided to temporarily suspend standard two-dose vaccination regimen, using instead a single-dose approach.

Pakistan is off the ‘grey list’ of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the presence of U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, launched ‘Mission LiFE’ (Lifestyle for Environment).

Recently, a new One Health Joint Plan of Action (2022 – 2026) was launched to address health threats to humans, animals, plants and environment.

International Solar Alliance (ISA) approves funding facility (‘Solar Facility’) in its General Assembly meeting.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization’s recently released report titled “Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Forestry Report”, integrating biodiversity into such ‘production forests’ is paramount.

Recently, the World Bank released a report titled “Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2022: Correcting Course”.