Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA)

Preliminary > International Relations > International Institutions > Multi lateral Agreement

Why in news? Government recently said “India has no plans to join the government procurement agreement grouping of the World Trade Organization (WTO), but is open to negotiating such agreements as part of bil...

MAY 7

Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)

Preliminary > International Relations > Agreements > Multi lateral Agreement

Why in news? Five global nuclear powers (permanent members of UNSC) pledged to prevent atomic weapons spreading and to avoid nuclear conflict, in a rare joint statement issued at five yearly review of the Treaty on...

JAN 4

NEW DEVELOPMENT BANK

Mains > International relations > International Institutions > Multi lateral Agreement

WHY IN NEWS? India on December 30,2021 welcomed Egypt's entry as the 4th new member to the New Development Bank (NDB). NDB had admitted Bangladesh, UAE & Uruguay as its 3 new members in September,2021. ...

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For Prelims, questions on the features and composition of NDB can be asked.
For mains, questions on NDB can be asked in GS 2 (International relations). The content can also be used in questions related to BRICS, World Bank, IMF, ADB, India-China relations etc.

JAN 3

Paris Climate Agreement

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IN NEWS: In one of his first acts as president, the new US President Joe Biden issued an executive order returning the U.S. to the Paris Climate Agreement. PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT: The Paris Agreement is...

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For Prelims, questions on the features of the Paris deal, India's NDC targets etc can be asked.
For Mains, questions on features of the Paris deal, India's NDC targets, government efforts in this regard, mandate and structure of UNFCCC etc can be asked. Also the content can be used in other questions related to climate change and environmental degradation.

JAN 26

Treaty on Open skies

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Why in news? Russia announced that it was pulling out of the Open Skies treaty, saying that the pact, which allows unarmed surveillance flights over member countries, had been seriously compromised by the withdrawa...

JAN 16

Abraham accords

Preliminary > International Relations > Miscellaneous > Multi lateral Agreement

Why in news? Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have signed agreements to establish formal relations in agreements known as Abraham accords. About Abraham accords: Formally known as Abraham Acc...

SEP 16

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)

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IN NEWS: The United States State has raised concerns that China and Russia may have conducted nuclear tests, in violation of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) undertakings. CTBT: CTB...

APR 28