International Miscellaneous News

Indemnity for Covid Vaccines – UPSC Prelims

What is Indemnity? An indemnity is a form of contract. Section 124 of the Indian Contract Act,1872 defines a contract of indemnity as the one by which one party promises to save the other from any loss caused to the latter. US Vaccine manufacturers are asking indemnity for their vaccines. Once the government of India grants indemnity to …

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Digital Millennium Copyright Act or DMCA – UPSC Prelims

What is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act or DMCA? Digital Millennium Copyright Act or DMCA is a 1998 law passed in the US and is among the world’s first laws recognising intellectual property on the internet. Purpose: The law oversees the implementation of the two treaties signed and agreed upon by member nations of the World Intellectual Property Organisation(WIPO) in 1996. …

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UN Secretary-General – UPSC Prelims

What is the news? Secretary-General António Guterres has been formally  approved for a second term by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). He will have a term of five more years  starting January 1, 2022. The recommendation will now go to the UN General Assembly (UNGA) which is expected to make the appointment. Process of UN Secretary-General  …

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I-Familia – UPSC Prelims

I-Familia: I-Familia is a global database launched by Interpol to identify missing persons through family DNA. It will help the police to solve cases in member countries. Interpol applies cutting-edge scientific research and uses the DNA of relatives to identify missing persons or unidentified human remains around the world. DNA kinship matching is used mostly in cases …

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Country of Particular Concern – UPSC Prelims

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recommended classifying India as a Country of Particular Concern(CPC). Reasons for recommendations: Religiously Discriminatory Citizenship Amendment Act Seeming police complicity in the Delhi riots During COVID-19 pandemic, disinformation and hateful rhetoric including from government officials targeted religious minorities. Efforts to prohibit interfaith marriage – such as those …

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Indus Water Treaty – UPSC Prelims

Indus Water Treaty: The Indus Water Treaty,1960 is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan. According to the treaty, waters of the eastern rivers – Sutlej, Beas and Ravi had been allocated to India for unrestricted use. Similarly, the western rivers – the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab were allocated to Pakistan. However, India has been given the …

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Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Countries – UPSC Prelims

CARICOM Community: It was formed in 1973 as a grouping of twenty countries: fifteen Member States and five Associate Members. Objective: To promote economic integration and cooperation among its members, to ensure that the benefits of integration are equitably shared, and to coordinate foreign policy. Members: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, …

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