DAILY GK 27,28 NOV

 DAILY GK 27,28 NOV 

1.       19TH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES (COP19) IN PANAMA CITY

·         The 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP19) to CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), also known as the 19th World Wildlife Conference took place from Panama City, Panama.

·         CoP19 of CITES is aimed at protecting various endangered Species by prohibiting the trade of these species.

·         CoP19 to CITES has approved India’s proposal to transfer Leith’s Softshell Turtle from Appendix II to Appendix I of CITES to ensure that legal international trade in the species does not take place for commercial purposes.

 

2.       22ND IORA-COM MEETING

·      India participated in the 22nd Council of Ministers meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA-COM), which was held at Dhaka in Bangladesh.

·         Bangladesh assumed IORA Chairship at the 21st IORA COM Meeting which was held in Dhaka under the theme of ‘Harnessing the opportunities of the Indian Ocean sustainably for inclusive development’ for its Chairship from 2021 – 2023.

·         India will set up an e-Office at the IORA Secretariat and also announced provision of e-subscription by India to Mahatma Gandhi Library at IORA Secretariat.

·         India has launched  LiFE – Lifestyle for Environment and the International Year of Millet in 2023 owing to challenges posed by climate change.

·         IORA Secretary General – H.E. Salman Al Farisi,

·         Headquarters – Ebene, Mauritius,Members – 23

 

3.       KAZAKHSTAN’S NEW PRESIDENT 

·   Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev was re-elected as President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

·   Prime Minister (PM) Alikhan Smailov,Capital- Astana.Currency- Kazakhstani tenge

 

4.       CONSTITUTION DAY 2022 – NOVEMBER 26 

·         The Constitution Day, also known as ‘Samvidhan Divas’, is annually observed across India on 26th November to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India by the Constituent Assembly of India on 26th November 1949.

·         The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment(MSJE) is the Nodal agency for the celebrations organised as part of Constitution Day.

·         The theme of Constitution Day 2022 is “India – the Mother of Democracy / भारतलोकतन्त्रकीजननी”

 

5.       NATIONAL MILK DAY 2022 – NOVEMBER 26

·         National Milk Day is annually observed across India on November 26 to commemorate the birth anniversary of the “Father of the White Revolution in India”, Dr Verghese Kurien, who was fondly known as the ‘Milkman of India’

·         National Milk day was jointly initiated by the Indian Dairy Association (IDA), National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and 22 other state-level milk federations in 2014.