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By EXAM JOB EXPERT Published: October 24, 2024
Day of the Year
United Nations Day
- In 1945 the foundational treaty of the United Nations came into effect, the United Nations is an intergovernmental organization intent on create co-operation between all the governments of the world. It’s original intent was to replace the League of Nations, and prevent another war like World War II from occurring.
- All the member states of the United Nations contribute finances to its operation to help further its goals.
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Modi, Xi welcome border pact, seek to rebuild ties
- In their first formal bilateral meeting in five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping have welcomed the agreement for a resolution of the military stand-off at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) announced earlier this week, as officials said they have now “set the process in motion for bringing [India-China] relations back to a normal path”.
- In his opening remarks on Wednesday, Mr. Modi told Mr. Xi that maintaining peace and stability on the border should be a “priority” for both sides, but did not go into details of how the stand-off began in April 2020, when the Chinese People’s Liberation Army amassed troops along the LAC and transgressed the border, leading to a counter-deployment by the Indian Army.
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Maharashtra BJP leaders set to file nomination, ask top brass to attend rallies
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates in Maharashtra are set to begin filing their nomination papers on Thursday for the upcoming Assembly election.
- The party, which is part of the ruling Mahayuti alliance, is assessing public sentiment and waiting for the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) to announce its seat-sharing formula before launching a full-scale poll campaign.
- According to BJP insiders, the party leaders are focused on briefing candidates, completing necessary paperwork, and inviting national leaders for rallies ahead of kick-starting the election campaign.
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Priyanka files papers amid Congress show of strength
- Marking her electoral debut, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra filed her nomination for the Wayanad Lok Sabha byelection on Wednesday. The bypoll will be held on November 13.
- She was accompanied by party leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, and her husband, Robert Vadra.
- Before filing her nomination, Ms. Vadra participated in a roadshow in Kalpetta, with a big crowd cheering her.
- The byelection was necessitated by the vacancy left by her brother, Rahul Gandhi, who won from Rae Bareli and kept that seat.
India close to finalising industry carbon targets ahead of COP meet
- In the run-up to the 29th edition of the Conference of Parties (COP) in Baku, Azerbaijan, next month, India is at an advanced stage in deciding the carbon dioxide emissions intensity targets for select industries, a senior official in the Union Environment Ministry told The Hindu on Wednesday.
- Numerically specifying the targets is a precursor to the setting up of a “compliance” carbon market. This means that companies have to ensure that their carbon emissions intensity are within the specified limit or they must “buy” credits from organisations that have surplus credits. Every tonne of carbon dioxide saved, over and above the target, is worth one credit. The price of a credit varies depending on demand and supply, and regulatory pressure, and this is mediated by the market. Emissions intensity is carbon dioxide emission per unit of production.
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Experience of bowling on Australian pitches an advantage, says Saini after India-A selection
- In late August, Navdeep Saini was caught by surprise when his name didn’t feature initially in any of the four squads for the season-opening Duleep Trophy. As it turned out, he didn’t have to mull over it for long as a late withdrawal from Mohammed Siraj due to illness opened the door for the fast bowler in the India-B squad, an opportunity that the 31-year-old with a quick-arm action grabbed.
- He took 14 wickets in three matches, including a fifer against India-D in Anantapur, and has then carried that rhythm into the first two games of the new Ranji Trophy campaign for Delhi. The result of his solid start to the season is a spot in the India-A squad for the upcoming tour of Australia that serves as a prelude to the senior team’s five-Test series starting next month.
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