OPCW- The Hague Award

OPCW- The Hague Award was established by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in collaboration with the Municipality of The Hague in 2014.

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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