Important Days
75th National Infantry Day – October 27
- It is observed annually to commemorate and pay tribute to the brave Indian infantry soldiers.
- It was on this day in 1947 that Infantrymen from Indian Army, led by the Sikh regiment, landed at Srinagar Airfield and saved the State of J&K from Pakistani invasion.
Sports and Games
37th National Games inaugurated
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 37th National Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa.
- The event is being held in five Goan cities – Mapusa, Margao, Panjim, Ponda and Vasco.
- Goa is hosting the National Games for the first time in its history.
- Sqay martial arts, rollball, sepaktakraw, kalaripayattu, pencak silat and mini golf have been added in the 37th edition
- Yachting and taekwondo, excluded in Gujarat 2022, are back in Goa.
About National Sports
- Motto – Get Set Play
- Launch – 1924
- Headquarters – New Delhi
- Conducted by – Indian Olympic Association.
- World Organisations – Pacts and Summits
International Solar Alliance to release report on global adoption of solar technology in November
- The International Solar Alliance (ISA) has planned to compile and release a ‘global solar stock-take report.
- The report is inspired by the first ever ‘Global Stocktake’ of the United Nations Conference of Parties, scheduled in Dubai.
- In the report countries are expected to give an account of the actions taken until now to transition their economies away from fossil fuel.
- The countries also lay out plans to course correct, if their commitments are insufficient to prevent runaway global warming.
- The Global Stocktake follows from the Paris Agreement signed in 2015 and is expected to be released once in five years.
About ISA
- Alliance of more than 120 signatory countries most being sunshine countries, which lie either completely or partly between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
- Launched by India and France
- Launch – 30th November 2015, at the 21st session of United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP-21) in Paris, France.
- Objective – To work for the efficient consumption of solar energy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
