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Context: A team of scientists from IISc has completed pre-clinical trials and is now gearing up for human testing of the heat-tolerant Covid-19 vaccine
About:
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has developed a heat-tolerant vaccine called RS2 against COVID-19, which can be stored at high temperatures for extended periods of time, making it easier to transport and distribute to re
Context: The five new candidates of BRICS formally became members on January 1, 2024.
Introduction of New Members to BRICS:
Expansion of BRICS: The inclusion of five new members, namely Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, marks a significant enlargement of the BRICS alliance.
Argentina's Withdrawal: Argentina has opted to retract its initia
Context: The newly elected far-right President of Argentina, Javier Milei, pulled out of plans to join the BRICS bloc. Argentina was set to join on January 1, 2024.
Reasons for withdrawal:
The decision to join BRICS had been taken by the previous administration, and the new dispensation was reviewing such policies. Milei cited China's communist ideology as a p
Context: Sweden’s NATO bid had been stalled amid opposition from Turkiye and Hungary
A crucial committee in the Turkish Parliament, on December 26, granted approval for Sweden's NATO membership bid after facing delays.
The approval comes amid obstacles posed by Turkey and Hungary against Sweden's NATO accession.
The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee gav
OIML Certificates
India (Legal Metrology Division, Department of Consumer Affairs) has become one among the 13 countries in the world to become an OIML certificate-issuing authority.
OIML stands for International Organisation of Legal Metrology, established in 1955 with headquartered in Paris.
OIML is an international standard-setting body that develops m
International Criminal Court (ICC)
ICC is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal having headquarters at The Hague, Netherlands.
It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute
individuals for the international crimes of genocide
crimes ag
OIML Certificates
India (Legal Metrology Division, Department of Consumer Affairs) has become one among the 13 countries in the world to become an OIML certificate-issuing authority.
OIML stands for International Organisation of Legal Metrology, established in 1955 with headquartered in Paris.
OIML is an international standard-setting body that develops m
B20 Summit
The Business 20 (B20) is an event which is part of the G20 Summit which is meant to express common views from the international business community.
The main purpose is to develop recommendations and issue relevant commitments from the business leaders and business organizations to deal with present issues.
B20 are gathered in 12 working groups which
G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group
The Action Plan is guided by the political declaration of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGASS) against corruption.
The ACWG focuses on promotion of international cooperation in the areas of
Asset recovery
Law enforcement cooperation
Information-sharing
Technology
Denial of safe haven/entry
The ACWG also seeks to
A regional political and Economic union of 15 West African nations established in 1975 with the signing of Treaty of Lagos.
The goal of ECOWAS is to achieve "collective self-sufficiency" " for its member states by creating a single large trade bloc by building a full economic and trading union.
It also serves as a Peacekeeping force in the region includin
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