Category: World Affairs

Sports Awards in India
Recently, the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2024.
SIPRI Report on Global Arms Producers
3 Indian firms on SIPRI’s list of the world’s 100 largest arms producers.
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
UK joins Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Athlete Biological Passport | World Anti-Doping Agency
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has recently authorized India’s National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) to create an Athlete Passport Management Unit (APMU).

World Chess Championship
Gukesh Dommaraju of India defeated Ding Liren of China in the 2024 World Chess Championship.
International Energy Agency
International Energy Agency (IEA) has called the policy makers to create a vision for meeting the fast-growing demand for electricity from data centres.
UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
19th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee under Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held in Paraguay.
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
ICIMOD recently launches air quality dashboard to track and forecast pollution across Indo-Gangetic plain.
Network Readiness Index 2024
India has improved its ranking in the Network Readiness Index (NRI) 2024.
World Craft City | Kashmir’s Craft
Artisans from Kashmir and Central Asia reunited after nearly 500 years in Srinagar for a three-day craft exchange initiative.
Design Law Treaty | WIPO
India has recently signed the Final Act of the Riyadh Design Law Treaty.
Indian Chemical Council | Chemical Weapon Convention
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Hague award 2024 acknowledges ICC contributions to Chemical Weapon Convention (CWC).