Medical Textiles
Ministry of Textiles has notified the Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2023
- Refers to technical textiles designed for medical and healthcare applications
- Key Features – Non-toxic, Disinfection ability, Biologically Compatible and Waterproofing properties
- Types – Medical drapes, Surgical Gowns, Face Masks etc.
Pink Booth
Special pink polling booths set up for female voters in Srinagar
- Electoral booths to be managed exclusively by women government personnel
Alliance of Small Island States
Leaders at UN urge world’s wealthiest to do more on climate
- Established in – 1990
- Purpose – To consolidate the voices of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to address global warming and climate change impacts.
- Members – 44 states, including low-lying coastal and small island nations.
- Members are spread across the Caribbean, Pacific, and Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, and South China Sea (AIMS) regions.
- Key Objectives – Advocates for stronger international climate policies and actions to mitigate the disproportionate effects of climate change on SIDS.
G4 Nations
The Minister of External Affairs meets foreign ministers of G4 nations in New York.
- Includes Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan.
- Objective – To support each other’s bids for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council.
Goa Maritime Symposium
Recently, the fifth edition of Goa Maritime Symposium 2024 was hosted
- A forum for fostering collaborative thinking, cooperation, and mutual understanding between India and key maritime nations of the Indian Ocean Region.
- Hosted by – Indian Navy.
- Theme – ‘Common Maritime Security Challenges in the IOR – Progressing Lines of Effort to Mitigate Dynamic Threats such as IUU Fishing and Other Illegal Maritime Activities’.