✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. India & Israel on 18 Oct (Monday) agreed to resume negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) from next month as the two sides are confident to conclude the long-pending deal by June next year.
2. Israel has also joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA), a global initiative that India has spearheaded, with Jaishankar and Israel’s energy minister Karine Elharrar signing the agreement. In order to ease travel between the two countries amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, India and Israel have also agreed to mutually recognise vaccination certificates.
3. An Indian Project, Takachar’s Innovation, that recycles agricultural waste into fuel has won the “Prince William’s inaugural Earthshot Prize”, which is also called as “Eco Oscars. Eco Oscars honour people who are trying to save the planet Earth and this prize is awarded to five winners each year.
4. Satellite Images Reveal China Rapidly Shrinking Indian Air Force’s Tactical Advantage Over People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), Across its western provinces bordering India, Beijing has developed new runways that augment the potential of the PLAAF.
The appearance of hardened aircraft shelters, underground military infra and amplification of support facilities will help China to prepare for a potential aerial conflict with India.
🌎WORLD NEWS🌍
1. China’s ruling Communist Party will hold its sixth plenary session in November ahead of next year’s Congress which will pave the way for major leadership changes and a possible unprecedented third term for President Xi Jinping.
The 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will hold its sixth plenary session in Beijing from November 8 to 11, during which a key resolution on the major achievements and historical experience of the party’s 100 years of endeavours will be reviewed.
2. Colin Powell, the first black US secretary of state, a top military officer and a national security adviser, died on Monday at age 84 due to complications from COVID-19.
3. Followers of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) and students and teachers from Dhaka University on Monday protested against the latest attack on Hindus in Bangladesh.
4. Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing said on Monday that the junta will release 5,636 prisoners jailed for protesting against this year’s February coup, adding that the ruling military in the country is committed to peace and democracy. However, Hlaing refused to share any details regarding who will be released.
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