IAEA safeguards
Context: India has decided to place four more reactors under the IAEA safeguards. Accordingly, two Russian-designed Pressurised Light Water Reactors and two Pressurised Heavy Reactors being built with Indian technology…
Context: India has decided to place four more reactors under the IAEA safeguards. Accordingly, two Russian-designed Pressurised Light Water Reactors and two Pressurised Heavy Reactors being built with Indian technology…
Context: UN chief Antonio Guterres reiterated his appeal to eight nations, including India and the US, to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, saying the failure to bring it into force…
Context: 4th BIMSTEC summit was recently held in Nepal. The member states have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of a Bimstec Gird Interconnection to enhance energy…
Context: India’s refusal to take help in times of natural disasters is self-defeating and against the federal spirit. The Central government’s decision to decline offers of humanitarian aid from the United…
Indo-Pacific Quadrilateral is a closed group consisting of India, Australia, Japan & USA. Japan pioneered the initiative about a decade ago as a coalition of maritime democracies. Securing a rules-based…
Context: As part of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) initiatives, SCO Peace Mission Exercise is conducted biennially for SCO member states. More about the Mission: The joint exercise for the year…
Context: Recently the US has given India Strategic Trade Authorisation-1 status. About Strategic Trade Authorisation (STA) STA allows for license exception with regards to exports from the US. This type…
Context: After South Korea & Japan, India becomes the third Asian Country being granted the Strategic Trade Authorization-1(STA-1) status. It is Conferred by United states. United States issued a federal notification for this. Boosting…
What is it? S-400 Triumf is one of the world’s most advanced air defence systems that can simultaneously track numerous incoming objects — all kinds of aircraft, missiles and UAVs…
What is it? Iran has always been one of India’s main suppliers of oil, second only to Iraq and Saudi Arabia, with exports that totalled more than 27 million tonnes last…