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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…