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IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was created to provide policymakers with regular scientific assessments on climate change, its implications and potential future risks, as well as to put forward adaptation and mitigation options. The Assessment Reports – are provided by three working groups of scientists. Working Group-I – Deals with the scientific basisRead more

The Uniting for Peace resolution: was initiated by the United States and submitted by the “Joint Seven-Powers” in October 1950, as a means of circumventing further Soviet vetoes during the course of the Korean War .It was adopted by 52 votes to 5, with 2 abstentions. It has empowered the General Assembly to act inRead more

SWIFT network: is a network used by banks to send secure messages about transfers of money and other transactions. More than 11,000 financial institutions in nearly 200 countries use SWIFT, making it the backbone of the international financial transfer system. SWIFT is a cooperative company under Belgian law. The system is overseen by the G10Read more

Green jobs: are decent jobs that contribute to preserve or restore the environment, be they in traditional sectors such as manufacturing and construction, or in new, emerging green sectors such as renewable energy and energy efficiency. At the enterprise level, green jobs can produce goods or provide services that benefit the environment, for example greenRead more

PMLA: Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 was enacted in response to India’s global commitment (including the Vienna Convention) to combat the menace of money laundering. Instead, rights have been “cribbed, cabined and confined”. PMLA was a comprehensive penal statute to counter the threat of money laundering, specifically stemming from trade in narcotics.   ECIR: Enforcement CaseRead more

National Overseas Scholarship: In order to facilitate those students who, have low family income, the Government of India has launched a National Overseas scholarship. Through this scholarship scheme students belonging to scheduled caste, denotified Nomadic, and semi-Nomadic tribes, landless agricultural labourers and traditional artisans category will get financial assistance for their higher education. Through this scheme, financial assistanceRead more

MINSK I: Ukraine and the Russian-backed separatists agreed a 12-point ceasefire deal in the Belarusian capital in September 2014. Its provisions included prisoner exchanges, deliveries of humanitarian aid and the withdrawal of heavy weapons, five months into a conflict that had by then killed more than 2,600 people – a toll that Ukrainian President VolodymyrRead more

One Health Approach: ‘One Health’ vision derives its blueprint from the agreement between the tripartite-plus alliance comprising the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). The overarching purpose is to encourage collaborations in research and sharing of knowledge at multiple levels across various disciplines like humanRead more

Collegium System: It is the system of appointment and transfer of judges that has evolved through judgments of the SC, and not by an Act of Parliament or by a provision of the Constitution. The SC collegium is headed by the CJI and comprises four other senior most judges of the court. A HC collegium is led byRead more

CEEW: Council on Energy, Environment and Water is an independent, non-partisan, one of Asia’s leading not-for-profit policy research institutions, devoted to research on all matters affecting the use, reuse, and misuse of resources.   GAFTA: Under the Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA) Agreement, the UAE has free trade access to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar,Read more