United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC)
- The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) is a multilateral treaty negotiated by member states of the United Nations (UN)
- It is promoted by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- It is one of several legally binding international anti-corruption agreements. UNCAC requires state parties to the treaty to implement several anti-corruption measures that focus on five main areas:
- Law enforcement
- International cooperation
- Asset recovery
- Technical assistance and information exchange
United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
- Also known as the Law of the Sea treaty or the Law of the Sea Convention
- It characterizes the rights and obligations of countries regarding their utilization of the world’s seas, setting up rules for organizations, the earth, and the administration of marine natural resources, and calls for innovation exchanges in the technological field from developed to undeveloped countries.
- “Sankalp Se Sidhi” programme – Being organized across the country to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Quit India Movement.
- Doklam standoff – Between India and China
- 3Ds on which today’s global engagements need to focus their energy upon –
- A common shared goal of De-carbonization of the energy space
- To look at more Decentralization of energy space
- More and more Digitalization of the energy space
- ‘Andhra Kesari’ – Tanguturi Parkasam, the first Chief Minister of Andhra State
- Mechi River – At Indo-Nepal border (Locate)
- National Sports Museum to be established at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
- Rural Games or Grameen Khel Mahotsav will kick-start from Delhi
NITI Aayog’s Three Year Action Agenda: Published to recommend policy changes and programmes for action from 2017-18 to 2019-20.