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6 September 2023 Morning news |
Maharashtra Congress will organize a padayatra and other programs tomorrow to mark the first anniversary of MP Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'.
The Supreme Court will hear today the special leave petitions filed against the Patna High Court order dismissing the petitions challenging the caste-based survey in Bihar.
Addressing the 'African Climate Summit' in Nairobi, Kenya, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged developed countries, financial institutions and technology companies to realize the potential of renewable energy in African countries. The UN chief stressed that concerted efforts must be made to make the African continent a renewable energy powerhouse.
In his address, the UN chief warned that the African continent, which is grappling with the effects of the climate crisis, including extreme heatwaves, outbreaks of floods, and devastating droughts, is responsible for less than four percent of carbon emissions. He said that development in this area is being hit and people everywhere are facing hunger and displacement.
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and 64 other humanitarian and national civil society organizations have appealed for $1 billion to provide vital assistance to people seeking refuge in neighboring countries to save lives from the violent conflict in Sudan. . UNHCR estimates that by the end of 2023, the number of people seeking aid and protection in Sudan's five neighboring countries could exceed 1.8 million. Large numbers of people from Sudan are reaching the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan, where millions of displaced people were already living before the crisis began.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Indonesia from today to attend the 20th ASEAN-India Summit and the 18th East Asia Summit. Both the summits will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Yesterday evening, Saurabh Kumar, Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, told reporters in New Delhi that the 20th ASEAN-India Summit is special as it is the first summit since the India-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership last year.
President Draupadi Murmu presented National Teacher Awards to 75 selected teachers at a function held in New Delhi yesterday. This includes 50 school teachers, 13 teachers from the Higher Education Department and 12 teachers from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. This year, teachers of the Department of Higher Education and the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship have also been brought under the ambit of the National Teacher Award. On this occasion, the President said that it is very important to encourage girls and women teachers for women empowerment.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the 15-member cricket team for the upcoming World Cup-2023. The selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar announced the names of the team members for the World Cup in Mumbai. Rohit Sharma will be the captain of the team for the World Cup, while Hardik Pandya has been made the vice-captain. The committee has not included Sanju Samson, Tilak Verma and Prasidh Krishna, who were included in the team for the Asia Cup, in the World Cup team. KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, who were out for a long time due to injury, have been included in the team for the World Cup.
Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky has sacked his defense minister Reznikov. In his place, Rustam Umero has been appointed as the new Defense Minister of Ukraine. The appointment of the new Defense Minister has come at a time when Ukraine is embroiled in a tough conflict with Russia in its southern part.
