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International Court Of Justice (ICJ) Context | Function | Jurisdiction | Election Procedure Context T he International Court of Justice has directed Pakistan to review the conviction order of Kulbhusan Jadhav and, until then, put his death sentence on hold. ICJ has also asked Pakistan to allow India consular access at earliest.  About The International Court of justice is the principle judicial organ of the United Nations (UN) . It was established in 1945  to replace The Permanent Court of International Justice. The statute of ICJ  forms an Integral part of United Nations Charter.

Tobacco Turning out to be the Hero For Covid-19  From Oxford's coronavirus vaccine trial on rhesus macaque monkeys showing promise to a vaccine made with proteins from Tobacco leaves ready for Human tests, the challenge to develop an injection has only intensified even as the number of worldwide cases cross 46 lakh, including more than 3 lakh deaths.

|| Cyclone Amphan Alert || The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has declared a Cyclone alert for the Indian Coastline across The Bay of Bengal as a Low Pressure area has formed over Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman Sea. The Cyclone will be named " Cyclone Amphan ". Let we know some of the interesting facts about naming of these Cyclones... || Naming Of Tropical Cyclone || The Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers (RSMCs) and Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers (TCWCs) are responsible for the naming of Cyclones , that form in every ocean basin across the World. There are Six RSMCs in the World including the India Meteorological Department (IMD), and Five TCWCs.   As per the protocol, The areas that are subordinate to IMD  are North Indian Ocean, Including The Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea. After following a standard procedure IMD names the cyclone developing over these regions. Also As an RSMC,  The IMD is also mandated to issue advisories t...

West Africa's Sahel struggles to contain deadly Jihadist groups that have infiltrated communities.  Leaders of G5 Sahel countries gathered in Niamey for emergency talks after Niger faced the most spectacular military attack on its soil since the Jihadist gained a foothold in this region. " The endless attacks carried out by terrorist groups in our region remind us not only of the gravity of the situation, but also the urgency for us to work more closely together, " said Roch Marc Christian Kabor é, The President of Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso and Niger are part of the G5 Sahel, a regional military initiative that includes Mali, Mauritania, Chad and Niger, that was formed in 2014 to rout out jihadist groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. The body is backed the United states, the United Nations and the former colonial power France, who some activists in Mali and neighboring Burkina Faso blame for the escalating violence. Why is there a tussle between IS and ...

In the latest tranche of Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan package, the key thrust is a huge increase in credit guarantees to MSMEs. How do such guarantees work , and how is the move expected to help MSMEs? Finance Minister  Nirmala Sitharaman  announced some details of the  Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan   economic package on Wednesday. This is the  second tranche of the package  that includes past actions by the Reserve Bank of India as well as the first  Covid-19  relief package announced during March and April. The main thrust of Wednesday’s announcements was a relief to Medium ,  Small and Micro Enterprises  (MSMEs) in the form of a massive increase in credit guarantees to them. There was, however, very little actual fiscal outgo that was announced. In other words, instead of directly infusing money into the economy or giving it directly to MSMEs in terms of a bailout package, the government has resorted to taking over the credit risk of MSM...

                          The Significant Breakthrough of Israel... Yesterday, Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett announced the country had a  remarkable breakthrough in t he development of COVID-19 vaccine. He said that Israel's  Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) has developed a monoclonal neutralizing antibody,  which will effectively neutralize novel corona virus in the body of the carriers. Bennet  stated that Italian researchers have made a ‘significant breakthrough’ in developing an  antibody t o combat novel corona virus. He was quoted as saying, “I am proud of the  institute staff for this terrific breakthrough.”   As far as we known, according to comprehensive scientific publication from around the world, the  Biological Research Institute is the first in the world to achieve this breakthrough in these three parameters at the same time.  The ...

U.S. WARSHIPS ENTER DISPUTED WATERS OF SOUTH CHINA SEA AS TENSIONS WITH CHINA ESCALATE... The move comes a war of words between the United States and China over the Corona virus pandemic intensifies.  The South China Sea , one of the world’s busiest waterways, is  subject to several overlapping territorial disputes involving  China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei.  The conflict has remained unresolved for decades but has  emerged as a flash point in China-US relations in Asia. WHAT IS THE CONFLICT ABOUT ? The Philippines, Vietnam, China, Brunei, Taiwan and Malaysia  hold different, sometimes overlapping, territorial claims over  the sea, based on various accounts of history and geography.  China claims more than 80 per cent, while Vietnam claims  sovereignty over the Paracel Islands and the Spratly Islands.  China‘s “nine- dash line” is a geographical marker used to  assert its claim. It stretches as far...