About OPCW- The Hague Award:
- The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons established the ‘OPCW-The Hague Award’ in collaboration with the Municipality of The Hague in 2014.
- Itis part of the OPCW’s ongoing effort to highlight significant contributions made by individuals and organisations, widely from academia, researchers, chemical industry, and civil society to achieve a world free of chemical weapons.
- Recipient of the award receives a medallion, a certificate and share of the €90,000 award fund.
Key facts about the Indian Chemical Council
- It is India’s premier body representing the chemical industry which was established in 1938.
- It is the apex national body representing all branches of the Chemical Industry in India such as Organic & Inorganic Chemicals, Plastics & Petrochemicals & Petroleum Refineries etc.
- The Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, has authorised all ICC offices (Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai) to issue the CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN for the exporters.
- Initiatives of ICC:
- ICC’s ‘Nicer Globe’ initiative has had a substantial impact on chemical transportation safety in India, offering real-time monitoring and emergency response capabilities.
- It has conducted other activities to promote chemical safety and security through its ‘Responsible Care’ (RC) programme and the introduction of the Security Code of RC.
Do you know?
- The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weaponsis the implementing body of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
- Its mission isto implement the provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in order to achieve the OPCW’s vision of a world that is free of chemical weapons and of the threat of their use, and in which cooperation in chemistry for peaceful purposes for all is fostered.
- It receives states-parties’ declarations detailing chemical weapons-related activities or materials and relevant industrial activities.
- The OPCW was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013.
- Headquarters: Hague, Netherlands.
Q1: What is the Chemical Weapons Convention?
It is a multilateral treaty that bans chemical weapons and requires their destruction within a specified period of time.It entered into force on April 29, 1997.
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