India calls for 50% Staff Reduction after Pakistan violates Vienna Convention

On 23rd June 2020, within the next 7 days, the External Affairs Ministry of India has decided to reduce the staff strength of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad by 50% and has also directed the Pakistan Government to implement the same by reducing 50% of its staff from its Pakistan High Commission in New ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: Indian High Commission • Islamabad • Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) • New Delhi • Vienna Convention

Inger Andersen takes over as head of UNEP

Inger Andersen of Denmark takes charge as Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). United Nations Environment Programme The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is an initiative of the United Nations. UNEP is a leading environmental authority in setting the global environmental agenda, promoting the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable ..

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Conference on Human Environment • Convention on Biological Diversity • Convention on Migratory Species • Denmark • Environment • Minamata Convention on Mercury • Stockholm Conference • Stockholm Declaration • UNEP • Unga • United Nations • United Nations Environment Programme • Vienna Convention

16 September: International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer

The International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer (or World Ozone Day) is observed every year on September 16 for the preservation of the Ozone Layer. This year, the theme for the Day is ‘Caring for all life under the sun’. The day was designated by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on December 19, ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017

Topics: Days and Events • International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer • Montreal Protocol • Observances • Ozone layer • Vienna Convention • world ozone day

16 September: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

The International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is observed every year on September 16 for the preservation of the Ozone Layer. Significance of the Day: The day is commemoration of the date in 1987 on which the Montreal Protocol was signed on substances that deplete the ozone layer. 2016 theme: “Ozone and ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016

Topics: Days and Events • Environment • International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer • Montreal Protocol • Ozone Hole • Vienna Convention