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Fumio Kishida, Japan’s Prime Minister, launched a record-breaking stimulus plan of over 56 trillion Japanese yen.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched Mission LiFE movement (Lifestyle for the Environment) at the Statue of Unity in Gujarat. Envisaged by PM Modi, Mission LiFE is expected to be an India-led global mass movement that will nudge individual and collective action to protect and preserve the environment

The launch of Mission LiFE in Gujarat is significant as it was the first state in the country to initiate steps in the direction of and Climate protection.

PM Modi said the mantra of Mission LiFE is Lifestyle for Environment. It connects the powers of the people for the protection of this earth, and teaches them to utilize it in a better way.

Following concerns over the possible dilution of powers of the (TRAI) in the proposed telecom policy, the government is mulling the removal of provisions related to the regulator from the bill. It is evaluating introducing a separate bill to strengthen the regulatory body at a later stage.

The DoT is currently under the process of discussion with all stakeholders, including Industry bodies, on the draft Bill. The government has also invited written comments from industry on the Bill.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is working on a series of improvements to the NavIC, or Indias equivalent of the Global Positioning System (GPS), so that more people are motivated to install it and use it. Plans are also afoot to make its reach global rather than circumscribe it to India and a limited territory around it.

NavIC ( with Indian Constellation), or the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), is a constellation of seven satellites that is akin to the American GPS, the European Galileo and the Russian GLONASS, and can be used to track location. The first of these satellites (IRNSS-1A) were launched in 2013 and thelatest in 2018.

Currently, NavIC satellites orbit earth in a geostationary or geosynchronous (GEO) orbit, or about 36,000 km from earth. MEO orbits occupy a space between GEO and Low Earth Orbit (LEO), or about 250-2,000 km from earth.

UN Climate summits are held every year, for governments to agree steps to limit global temperature rises.

They are referred to as COPs, which stands for “Conference of the Parties”. The parties are the attending countries that signed up to the original UN climate agreement in 1992.

COP27 is the 27th annual UN meeting on climate. It will take placein Sharm el-Sheikh from 6 to 18 November.

This will be the fifth time a COP has been hosted in Africa.

The region’s governments hope it will draw attention to the severe impacts of on the continent. The IPCC says Africa is one ofthe most vulnerable regionsin the world.

Currently,UNFCCC.int/is-eastern-africas-drought-the-worst-in-recent-HISTORY-and-are-worse-yet-to-come/”>17 million people are estimatedto be facing food insecurity in east Africa because of drought.

began the Geospatial Energy Map of India on 18 October.

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Geospatial Energy Map of India provides a picture of all energy Resources like oil & gas wells, petroleum refineries, conventional power Plants, coal fields and coal blocks.

This platform has been launched to unite energy data scattered across several organizations.

It will present consolidated data in a visually appealing graphical manner.

NITI Aayog has started the Geospatial Energy Map in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

GIS mapping of energy assets will help secure real-time and collaborative planning of the Energy sector in India, analyzing its interdependence and sizable geographical distribution.

The has dedicated a Rs 1000 crores fund to around 10,000 farmer producer organisations (FPOs).

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This dedicated fund will be given under the Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for FPOs (CGFTFPO).

CGFTFPO Trust has been approved by officials of the Ministry of Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture & farmers welfare and NABSanrakshan (NTPl) of NABARD and registered in Mumbai.

FPOs Scheme

The central government launched a scheme called Formation and promotion of 10000 FPOs in February 2021, with a clear strategy and committed Resources for promoting 10000 new FPOs in India.

China has triumphantly launched its 1st solar exploration satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.

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It is in northern Shanxi Province aboard a Long March-2D rocket.

The satellite was named Xihe, the goddess of the sun who created the calendar in ancient Chinese mythology.

It is also known as the Chinese H Solar Explorer (CHASE).

The satellite was finished by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).

The World Health Organization released a Global TB report on 14 October which mentioned India as the worst-hit country in TB elimination.

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued the Global TB report for 2021, highlighting the effects of COVID-19 on 14 October.

This led to a massive reversal in the progress of Tuberculosis (TB) elimination.

The report also mentioned India as the worst-hit country in TB elimination.

The detection of new TB cases will have a significant impact in 2020.

A dramatic reduction of 20% TB cases was witnessed in 2020 compared to 2019, i.e., a gap of 4.1 million cases.

The Growth in TB detection has declined to 2012, with India estimating that 41% of the total case drops in 2020.

The World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) is observed yearly on 20 October, aims to raise global awareness of Osteoporosis.

WOD is organized by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) by launching a year-long campaign.

In 2021, the Global World Osteoporosis Day theme is Serve Up Bone Strength.

Osteoporosis is a growing global problem worldwide as it affects one in three Women and one in five men over the age of 50.