DAILY CA: 2 NOV 2021
1.
16TH G20 SUMMIT
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi
visited Italy and participated in the 16th G20 (Group
of Twenty) Leaders’ Summit, which was held in Rome, Italy.
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Theme: The 2021 G20
is under the Italian Presidency. It is focusing on three broad, interconnected
pillars of action: People, Planet, and Prosperity.
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Other G20 leaders who have
participated in the summit include US President Joe Biden, German Chancellor
Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and summit host Italian Prime
Minister Mario Draghi.
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The G20 committed to the Paris
Agreement goal to hold the global average temperature increase well below 2°C
and to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
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G20 have reaffirmed their full
support for the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Global Network and
recognise that effective implementation of Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the
Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (AML/CFT/CPF).
2.
WMO STATE OF THE GLOBAL CLIMATE 2021
REPORT
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As per the provisional ‘State of
the Global Climate 2021 report’ released by the World Meteorological
Organization (WMO), the past seven years from 2015 to 2021 (1st
9-months) set to be witnessed the Warmest years on record. This increase in
temperature is caused mainly due to the increase in atmospheric Greenhouse Gas
(GHG) concentrations.
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2021 will be between the 5 and 7
warmest year on record and that 2015 to 2021 will be the seven warmest years on
record.
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The report is based on the data of
first nine months of the year 2021 and the Global mean temperature in 2021
(1st 9-months) was 1.09°C above the 1850-1900 levels.Ocean Level – Top
2000-meter layer of the ocean reached a record high temperature in 2020.
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Ocean absorbed around 23% of
global anthropogenic CO2 to the atmosphere and so is becoming more
acidic.
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WMO Headquarters – Geneva,
Switzerland,Secretary-General – Petteri Taalas
3.
INDIA UNVEILS ONLINE CLIMATE EQUITY
MONITOR DASHBOARD
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The Union Environment, Forest and
Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav has launched an online dashboard- the “Climate
Equity Monitor” (CME) to assess equity in climate action, inequalities
in emissions ,energy and resource consumption across the world. It was launched
in the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26 (Conference
of Parties) 2021 in Glasgow (United Kingdom).
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United Nations Climate Change Conference
or COP26 2021,Location: Glasgow, Scotland ( United
Kingdom)
4.
1ST WORLD DEAF JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP
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The Senior Jammu & Kashmir
(J&K) team for deaf secured 1st position in 1st World Deaf Judo Championship 2021 organised
in Paris Versailles, France .The championship is organized by the International
Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD).
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From the Indian team, Rakshanda
Mehak (J&K) won the Bronze Medal. She has defeated the South
Korean team in the semifinal.
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The National Girls Team secured the
Bronze medal.
5.
WORLD CITIES DAY 2021 – OCTOBER 31
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The United Nations (UN)’s World
Cities Day(WCD) is annually observed across the globe on October
31st to promote the importance of community’s interest in global
urbanization and to advance the cooperation among the countries .
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The Global theme of World Cities Day
2021 is “Adapting Cities for Climate Resilience”.
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The general theme of World Cities
Day is Better City, Better Life
6.
RASHTRIYA EKTA DIWAS (NATIONAL UNITY
DAY) -31 OCTOBER
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Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity
Day) is annually observed across India on 31st
October to mark the birth anniversary of Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel, endeared
as ‘Sardar’, the First Deputy Prime Minister of India and the first
Home Minister of India.
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The day aims to acknowledge and
honour the legacy of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who was also
known as the Iron Man of India.
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Statue of Unity in Gujarat, is a
colossal statue of India’s first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is
the world’s tallest statue, with a height of 182 metres (around 597 feet).
7.
WORLD THRIFT DAY 2021 – OCTOBER
31
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World Thrift Day, also known as World
Savings Day, is annually observed across the globe on 31st October to
create awareness about the importance of savings and financial security of
individuals and the nation as a whole.
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India celebrates World
Thrift Day on 30th October to ensure that the
celebration of the day does not coincide with the death anniversary of former
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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The WSBI is one of the largest
international banking associations and the only global representative of
savings and retail banking.It was earlier named as International Savings Banks
Institute. Headquarters– Brussels, Belgium
