Home minister Amit Shah to inaugurate SCO joint exercise on Search, Rescue

1.Madrid to host COP 25 in December

The Spanish capital city of Madrid will host the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25) from 2 to 13 December.The decision was taken following Chile’s stepping down as host for the event due to the ongoing street protests in the South American country.

The annual Conference of the Parties (COP) summit is a key event which allows representatives from around 200 nations to monitor and discuss the current situation of the world’s warming climate.  

2.UNESCO designates Mumbai as member of UCCN in field of Films, Hyderabad in field of Gastronomy

UNESCO has designated Mumbai as a member of UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in the field of Film and Hyderabad in the field of Gastronomy.UCCN, created in 2004, is a network of cities which are thriving, active centres of cultural activities in their respective countries.

The UNESCO Creative Cities Network now counts a total of 246 cities.

The member cities that form part of the Network come from all continents and regions with different income levels and populations.

The 7 categories for recognition under UCCN are Crafts and Folk Arts, Design, Film, Gastronomy, Music, Media Arts and Literature.

Previously, 3 Indian cities were recognized as members of UCCN, namely- Jaipur-Crafts and Folk Arts (2015), Varanasi-Creative city of Music (2015), Chennai-Creative city of Music (2017).

3.India, Uzbekistan sign 3 MoUs in fields of Military Medicine and Military Education

India and Uzbekistan have signed three Memoranda of Understanding in the fields of Military Medicine and Military Education. The MoUs were signed following a meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Uzbekistan counterpart Major General Nizamovich in Tashkent.

Mr Rajnath Singh is on a three-day visit to Uzbekistan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.

4.Home minister Amit Shah to inaugurate SCO joint exercise on Search, Rescue

Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Joint Exercise on Urban Earthquake Search and Rescue – SCOJtEx-2019 in New Delhi.National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is hosting the event which will continue till November 7.

The aim of the exercise is to rehearse the disaster response mechanism, share knowledge, experience and technology for mutual coordination.

All the eight-member countries of SCO namely China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will participate in this exercise.

5.Govt to set up anti-human trafficking units in all districts using Nirbhaya Fund

The government will set up anti-human trafficking units in all districts with the help of the Nirbhaya Fund.This initiative will strengthen women safety and instil a greater sense of security among them.

Mrs Irani expressed her gratitude to Home Minister Amit Shah for speedy intervention and ensuring efficacy in fructifying these initiatives.

The empowered committee (EC) under the Nirbhaya framework has recommended setting up anti-human trafficking units and women help desks at a cost of 100 crore rupees each to be fully funded by the centre.

Nirbhaya Fund was announced by the Centre in 2013 to support the initiatives of the government and the NGOs working towards the safety of women.

6.Govt releases maps of newly-created UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh

The government released the maps of newly created union territories of Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh and the map of India depicting these union territories.The new map shows 28 states and nine union territories after the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir.

The new union territories of Ladakh consists of two districts of Kargil and Leh and the rest of the districts of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir are in the newly created union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

7.Rajinikanth to receive Special Icon award at IFFI

Actor Rajinikanth will receive the Special Icon award at the Golden Jubilee of International Film Festival of India, IFFI in Goa.The award will be presented in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema, during the past several decades.

The Life Time Achievement Award for a Foreign Artiste will be conferred on French Actress Isabelle Hupert.

8.South Africa defeat England to lift Rugby World Cup

South Africa lifted the Rugby World Cup a record-equalling third time.It won the cup after a convincing 32-12 victory over England.

Twenty-two points by Handre Pollard and second-half tries from wingers Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe ensured a comfortable win for the Springboks at the International Stadium Yokohama in Japan.

9.Pooja Gehlot wins silver in UWW Under-23 World Championships

Pooja Gehlot (53kg) in wrestling claimed India’s second silver medal after going down to Japan’s Haruna Okuno in the finals of the UWW Under-23 World Championships in Budapest.Pooja lost 0-2 to Okuno in the summit clash.

She had entered the finals after beating Turkey’s Zeynep Yetgil in the semifinals of the tournament.

Ravinder (61kg), had won India’s first silver earlier this week.