TheU.N. Climate summitis back in Africa after six years and four consecutive Europe-based conferences.
The 27th annual Conference of the Parties of the U.N. Framework Convention on better known as COP27 will be held in the resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt.
Its been branded as the African COP, with officials and activists hoping the conferences location will mean the continents interests are better represented in climate negotiations.
Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Earth Sciences (Independent Charge), officially launched India’s first manned ocean mission, the “Samudrayan project,” in Chennai.
Highlights
The goal of the Unique Ocean Mission is to develop deep underwater human vehicles for subsea tasks.
With this technology, India joins a select group of countries that have such underwater vehicles, including the United States, Russia, Japan, France, and China.
Samudrayan
The goal of the Unique Ocean Mission is to develop deep underwater human vehicles for subsea tasks.
The ‘MATSYA 6000’ is the codename for the deepwater manned submersible.
It was created by the National Institute of Ocean Technology in Chennai (NIOT).
The method will aid deep-ocean research of non-living Resources such as polymetallic manganese nodules, gas hydrates, hydro-thermal sulphides, and cobalt crusts, which have been found between 1000 and 5500 metres deep.
On October 31, 2021, Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah inaugurated the Sahakar Scheme.
Highlights
The Atmanirbhar Bharat scheme was founded in Anand, Gujarat, with the goal of doubling farmer income and creating an Atmanirbhar Bharat.
The scheme was started with a Rs 5000 crore Investment budget.
To accomplish the aim of “from cooperation to prosperity,” it will be implemented by NCDC under the Ministry of Cooperation.
NCDC will provide financial assistance to qualified cooperatives for milk procurement, bovine development, quality assurance, branding, packing, transportation, storage, and export of milk and milk products.
The INDIAN COAST GUARD Ship commissioned by K Natarajan, Director General of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) was launched on 28 October.
Highlights:
The ship’s commissioning is a big boost for India’s maritime safety and security.
The ICGS Sarthak will be based in Gujarat’s Porbandar.
It will operate along India’s western coast, under the operational and administrative supervision of the Commander of the Coast Guard Region (Northwest).
The ship is equipped with cutting-edge technology, machinery, weapons, and sensors, allowing it to serve as a command platform.
ICG is maritime law enforcement and search & rescue agency, operating under the Ministry of defense of India.
India has officially endorsed a website created by Indian Climate specialists that list industrialized countries’ historical carbon dioxide emissions.
Highlights:
The emission list was ratified by India ahead of the start of the 26th United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) in Glasgow, Scotland.
The goal of the Emission List was to emphasize the discrepancy in emissions between industrialized and poor countries.
On the one hand, developed countries such as the United States, Australia, Canada, and Western Europe have a net carbon debt, while developing countries such as India and China have a net .
As a result, the Database emphasizes that industrialized countries should commit to more stringent emission reduction targets than emerging countries.
PM Narendra Modi has proposed an India-ASEAN start-up festival on 28 October.
Highlights:
This announcement was made at the “18th India-ASEAN Summit,” a virtual conference of ASEAN leaders.
On the occasion, the Prime Minister also urged for an early revision of the ASEAN-India (FTA) in goods, which India has been requesting for Indian companies to obtain better market access in the ASEAN area.
For India to solve the problem of non-tariff obstacles that Indian firms experience, ASEAN support for a revision of the FTA is critical.
The India-ASEAN start-up festival has been announced as part of India and ASEAN’s friendship year celebrations in 2022.
Every year on November 1st, the world celebrates World Vegan Day.
Highlights:
This day is observed to raise awareness of the advantages of veganism for humans, non-human animals, and the Environment.
Vegan Day is a chance to raise awareness about the advantages of a vegan diet and veganism in general.
Louise Wallis, then-Chair of The Vegan Society in the United Kingdom, launched the day in 1994 to honor the 50th anniversary of the organization’s inception and the coining of the terms “vegan” and “veganism.”
The donations that recognised national parties received during financial year 2020-21 decreased by over 420 crore, a sharp fall of 41.49% from the previous fiscal.
Donations to the BJPdecreased from 785.77 crore during FY 2019-20 to 477.54 crore during FY 2020-21 a fall of 39.23%. The party’s donations had increased by 5.88% during FY 2019-20 in comparison to FY 2018-19, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said in a statement.
Thedonations received by Congressplunged from 139.016 crore during FY 2019-20 to 74.524 crore during FY 2020-21 — a reduction of 46.39%.
Its donations had decreased by 6.44% between FY 2018-19 and FY 2019-20, the statement said.
A total of over 246 crore was donated to the national parties from Delhi, followed by 71.68 crore from Maharashtra and over 47 crore from Gujarat.
The corporate and the business sector made 1,398 donations to the national parties amounting to 480.655 crore over 80% of the total donations while 2,258 individual donors contributed 111.65 crore or 18.804% of the total to these parties during FY 2020-21.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development will implement naari adalat (womens courts) led by womens collectives in the country in a phased manner as an alternate grievance redressal mechanism to resolve petty disputes at the gram panchayat level.
The scheme is part of the Ministry guidelines for the Mission Shakti umbrella scheme. The umbrella scheme comprises of sub-schemes for womens safety and Empowerment.
In the beginning, the scheme will be launched in some States and Union Territories, preferably in aspirational districts where elected women representatives head gram panchayat, according to the guidelines.
In the first year, there will be an awareness drive regarding legal, constitutional rights and entitlements. In the second year, a formal set up of women collectives with seven to 11 members will be provided in order to address socio- economic and cultural issues faced by women.
The proposed framework for online gaming in India will catalyse innovation while protecting gamers rights, privacy and safety, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said.
Mr. Chandrasekhar termed online gamers important stakeholders and said that their views will be taken into consideration when the government comes up with a final framework for online games.
The government has set up an inter-ministerial panel to work on regulations for the online gaming and identify a nodal ministry to look after the sector.