DAILY GK 27,28 NOV
1. 19TH
MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES (COP19) IN PANAMA CITY
·
The 19th meeting of the Conference of the
Parties (CoP19)
to CITES (the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), also known as the 19th
World Wildlife Conference took place from Panama City, Panama.
·
CoP19 of CITES is aimed at protecting various
endangered Species by prohibiting the trade of these species.
·
CoP19 to CITES has approved India’s proposal
to transfer Leith’s Softshell Turtle from Appendix II to Appendix I of CITES to
ensure that legal international trade in the species does not take place for
commercial purposes.
2. 22ND
IORA-COM MEETING
· India
participated in the 22nd Council of Ministers
meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA-COM),
which was held at Dhaka in Bangladesh.
·
Bangladesh assumed IORA Chairship at the 21st
IORA COM Meeting which was held in Dhaka under the theme of ‘Harnessing the opportunities of the Indian Ocean
sustainably for inclusive development’ for its Chairship from 2021 – 2023.
·
India will set up an e-Office at
the IORA Secretariat and also announced provision of
e-subscription by India to Mahatma Gandhi Library at IORA Secretariat.
·
India has launched LiFE –
Lifestyle for Environment and the International
Year of Millet in 2023 owing to challenges posed by climate change.
·
IORA Secretary
General – H.E. Salman Al Farisi,
·
Headquarters – Ebene,
Mauritius,Members – 23
3. KAZAKHSTAN’S
NEW PRESIDENT
·
Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly
Tokayev was re-elected as President of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
· Prime
Minister (PM) Alikhan Smailov,Capital- Astana.Currency- Kazakhstani
tenge
4. CONSTITUTION
DAY 2022 – NOVEMBER 26
·
The Constitution Day, also
known as ‘Samvidhan Divas’, is annually observed
across India on 26th November to commemorate the
adoption of the Constitution of India by the Constituent Assembly of India on
26th November 1949.
·
The
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment(MSJE) is the Nodal agency for the
celebrations organised as part of Constitution Day.
·
The theme of Constitution Day 2022 is “India
– the Mother of Democracy / à¤ारतलोकतन्त्रकीजननी”
5. NATIONAL
MILK DAY 2022 – NOVEMBER 26
·
National Milk Day is
annually observed across India on November 26 to commemorate the birth
anniversary of the “Father of the White Revolution in India”, Dr
Verghese Kurien, who was fondly known as the ‘Milkman of India’
·
National Milk day was jointly initiated by
the Indian Dairy Association (IDA), National Dairy Development
Board (NDDB) and 22 other state-level milk federations in 2014.
