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Sumiteru Taniguchi, prominent nuclear disarmament campaigner of Japan, passes away
Sumiteru Taniguchi (88), the prominent nuclear disarmament campaigner and peace activist, has passed away in Nagasaki, Japan on August 30. He was the survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki and a prominent activist for a treaty prohibiting nuclear ..
The 2017 International Day against Nuclear Tests (IDANT) observed on 29 August
The International Day against Nuclear Tests (IDANT) is observed every year on August 29 to raise public awareness about the effects of global nuclear weapon tests or any other nuclear explosions and the need for their cessation as one of ..
August 29: International Day Against Nuclear Tests
The International Day Against Nuclear Tests was observed across the world on 29 August with an aim to raise awareness about the effects of nuclear weapon test explosions or any other nuclear explosions. Observance of the day seeks to promote ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
122 Countries adopts historic global treaty to ban Nuclear Weapons
The United Nations has adopted a historic global treaty banning nuclear weapons. The treaty was adopted by a vote of 122 members in favour. The Netherlands was the only country who voted against the treaty. Singapore abstained from voting. Costa Rica’s ambassador, Elayne ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2017
Amandeep Singh Gill appointed as India's Ambassador to UN Conference on Disarmament
Senior IFS officer Amandeep Singh Gill was appointed as the India’s Ambassador to the UN Conference on Disarmament, Geneva. He is an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of 1992 batch. He had represented India on the UN Secretary General’s Panel ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
Barack Obama becomes first US president to visit Hiroshima bomb site
Barack Obama became the first incumbent US president to visit Hiroshima memorial, site of the world’s first atomic bombing dropped on August 6, 1945. He paid tribute to the 140,000 people killed by the world’s first atomic bomb attack and ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
Indian artist Anjali Chandrashekar wins award at UN poster contest on N-disarmament
Indian artist Anjali Chandrashekar (22) has won the third prize in UN Poster for Peace contest presented by the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA) to raise awareness of the need for nuclear disarmament. Her poster titled ‘Cutting Barriers through ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
India and CTBT
India’s stand on signing the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty (CTBT) raises many questions on India’s intent to make the world nuclear weapon free. However India’s argument places the treaty as discriminatory and finds it weak in its present format ..
Current Affairs : June 22, 2011
UN Secretary General: Ban Ki-moon re-elected Ban Ki-Moon was unanimously elected for a second term by the 192 Nations United Nations General Assembly The second 5 year term for Mr. Ban starts from January 1, 2012 Mr. Ban has termed ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2011
New START Comes into Force
Formal name of the New START (for Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is " Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms". It’s a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United States and the Russia, signed on April ..