International Organizations, Defence, Books & Authors, World History

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The main watchdog of international trade is the World Trade Organization (WTO). Established on January 1, 1995, the WTO is an international organization designed to supervise and liberalize international trade. It replaced the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which was created in 1948.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved issuance of two Open General Export Licences (OGELs) for export of certain parts and components and intra-company transfer of technology to select countries. This decision is expected to give a boost to defence exports and enhance Ease of doing Business (EDB). The transfer of technology to the countries is subject to the condition that the export is an intra-company transfer from an Indian subsidiary (applicant exporter) to its foreign parent company and or to subsidiaries of the foreign parent company. The OGEL is a one-time export licence to be granted to a company for a specific period which would initially be only two years.

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Statement 1 is correct:
Operation Badr was carried out by the Pakistan armed forces after the Lahore declarations. In the 1998-99 period, Pakistan troops infiltrated into India, across LoC, disguised as Mujahideens. This was intended to cut off Kashmir from Ladakh. The Kargil conflict ended with the Operation Vijay, after which the day is celebrated.
Statement 2 is correct:
The Kargil war memorial is also called Dras war memorial. It is in memory of the soldiers lost to the conflict. It has a sandstone wall with all the martyrs’ names on it. It is located on the foothills of Tololing hills. On the 26^th July, simultaneous tributes are also paid at the Amar Jawan Jyothi in Delhi.
Statement 3 is correct:
Kargil review committee was constituted after the conflict. It was headed by K. Subrahmanyam. The committee had the power to interview anyone associated with the Indian security. The report led to major restructuring of the intelligence system. This includes a full time National Security advisor, improved aerial surveillance by satellite, etc
 

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The name of the author of the book ” The first war of Indian Independence” is V. D. Savarkar. In this book, he termed the great revolt of 1857 as a “planned war of national independence”.

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Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict is a territorial dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This region is legally recognized under the control of Azerbaijan. The conflict further leads to a full-scale war between 1988 and 1994.

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Quiet Revolution of the 1960s is a series of socio-political and socio-cultural change and movements in Canada. It involves the secularization of the government, the creation of state-run welfare state, more importance to federalist and sovereignty of Canada. This all leads to the election of a pro-sovereignty government in 1976.

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21 February is celebrated as International Mother Language Day to promote multilingualism and create awareness about the linguistic diversity all around the world.

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29 July is celebrated as International Tiger Day and created under the auspices of Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in 2010. It aims to raise awareness about tiger and their conservation.

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12 August is celebrated as International Youth Day, designated so by United Nations. Th purpose to create awareness about the cultural and legal issues that pertain to young people.

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15 September is celebrated as Engineers Day in India, Sri Lanka and Tanzania in the memory of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya who was an Indian civil engineer and an excellent statesman.