✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. PM Modi has called upon all democratic nations to work together on crypto-currency and ensure it does not end up in wrong hands, which can spoil our youth. PM said that as a democracy and digital leader, India is ready to work with partners for our shared prosperity and security. The Sydney Dialogue is being held from November 17-19. It is an initiative of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
2. The PM’s remarks came in a speech at the Sydney Dialogue as the government is still considering a regulatory framework required to manage and oversee investments made by millions of Indians in the digital currency. PM Modi listed five important transitions taking place in India:-
— The world’s most extensive public information infrastructure was being built in India. Over 1.3 billion Indians have a unique digital identity and 600000 villages will soon be connected with broadband and the world’s most efficient payment infrastructure, the UPI;
–The use of digital technology for governance, inclusion, empowerment, connectivity, delivery of benefits and welfare;
— India has the world’s third largest and fastest growing Startup Ecosystem;
— India’s industry and services sectors, even agriculture, are undergoing massive digital transformation; and
–There is a large effort to prepare India for the future.
3. The government is likely to introduce a bill on cryptocurrencies during the winter session of Parliament beginning November 29.
4. Nepal has once again raked up the border issue in Pithoragarh district by claiming three villages in the Kalapani area , raking up an issue that reared its head last year when Kathmandu published a new map showing India’s Lipulekh, Kalapani, and Limipiyadhura as part of its territory.
5. China constructs 2nd cluster of buildings in Arunachal, new satellite images shows. According to the images, the new cluster did not exist in 2019. It lies 93 km east of a China-constructed village in Arunachal Pradesh, which was confirmed by a Pentagon report.
6. India, China agree to avoid any untoward incident: MEA
After the 23rd meeting of Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC), MEA said on Thursday that both sides agreed to “ensure a stable ground situation and avoid any untoward incident”. It was also agreed that the next (14th) round of talks between senior commanders should happen soon to achieve the objective of complete disengagement.
🌎WORLD NEWS🌍
1. The UN General Assembly third committee adopted a consensus resolution asking to ensure accountability for human rights violations against the Rohingya and other minorities in Myanmar . The resolution jointly sponsored by the European Union (EU) and Organisation for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called for structural reforms to address the root cause of discrimination against the minorities in the country..
2. Asian Development Bank (ADB) approves USD 150 million loan to Bangladesh to finance the cottage, micro, and small-sized enterprises (CMSEs) operated by youth, returning migrant workers, and rural entrepreneurs, particularly women, who have been hit hard by the COVID19.
3. At least 25 people have been killed in a yellow fever outbreak in north Ghana. Over 43,000 persons in Ghana have reportedly been vaccinated against yellow fever to minimise infections. As per WHO, Yellow fever spreads through infected mosquito bites.
4. Japan may welcome more foreigners amid shift in immigration policy. Japan is looking to allow more foreigners working blue-collar jobs to live in the country indefinitely from as early as 2022.
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