The session of the International Olympic Committee was held in Mumbai in October, 2023.This session the International Olympic Committee has suspended the Russian Olympic Committee with immediate effect.This suspension has been done for ‘violation of the charter’.The National Olympic Committee of Russia was suspended because it had decided to bring under its control regional sports organizations that were under Ukraine’s NOC.Russia has violated the Olympic Charter by recognizing the regional Olympic councils in Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhia.These areas used to be a part of Ukraine but Russia attacked Ukraine and recognized these areas and declared them independent.
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Alastair Cook is a member of the England cricket team.He was formerly the captain of the England cricket team.Alastair Cook started his career in cricket in the year 2005-06.He played his first match against India.He has scored 12472 runs in his cricket career.He is at fifth position in the global list of batsmen scoring most runs.Alastair Cook captained the England team in 59 Test cricket matches.
The first two plus two meeting was organized between India and Britain in October 2023.This meeting was held in New Delhi.The Indian delegation to the India-UK 2+2 Foreign and Defense Meeting was co-chaired by Piyush Srivastava, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, and Vishvesh Negi, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Defence.In this, along with reviewing the current geopolitical events, measures to further strengthen all aspects of the bilateral strategic partnership were discussed.It expressed happiness over the progress made in various areas of the India-UK Roadmap 2030, including political exchanges, economic cooperation, defense and security, people-to-people relations as…
On October 17, the Global Maritime India Summit started in Mumbai, Maharashtra.This is the third edition of the Global Maritime India Summit.This summit was inaugurated by the Indian Prime Minister.Prime Minister unveiled ‘Amrit Kaal Vision 2047’, a long-term roadmap for the Indian Ocean Blue Economy.The roadmap outlines strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing port facilities, promoting sustainable practices and facilitating international cooperation.Armenia, Italy, Turkmenistan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, Comoros, Nepal, Spain, Iran and Tanzania have been selected as partner countries of this summit.Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Andaman Nicobar Islands have been kept as…
The World Health Summit was organized in Berlin, the capital of Germany, from October 15 to 17, 2023.The theme of this conference has been kept ‘A decisive year for global health action’.On behalf of India, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar participated virtually in the conference.The academic backbone of the event is the M8 alliance of academic health centres, universities and national academies.Its first edition was held in the year 2009.
Manohar Singh Gill, former Chief Election Commissioner of the country, passed away in October 2023.Manohar Singh Gill was the Chief Election Commissioner of the country from December 1996 to June 2001.He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in the year 2000 for exceptional and distinguished services as a civil servant.He was made the Union Sports Minister in the Union Cabinet of Congress in the year 2008.Apart from this he also held the post of Minister of Statistics and Program Implementation.
International Rural Women’s Day is celebrated every year on 15 October to highlight the importance of rural women and for gender equality.The purpose of celebrating this day is to emphasize on livelihood, education, equality for the overall welfare of rural women.This day was celebrated for the first time in the year 1995 at the Fourth World Conference for Women.The resolution to celebrate this day was officially passed by the United Nations General Assembly in the year 2007.International Rural Women’s Day was first celebrated in the year 2008.The theme of this day for the year 2023 has been kept as ‘Rural…
World Students Day is celebrated every year on 15 October.The purpose of celebrating this day is to tell about the importance of students because students are the bright future of any country.This day is dedicated to former President of India Dr. A.P.J. Celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Abdul Kalam.The theme of World Students Day for the year 2023 is – ‘If you fail, never give up because FAIL means ‘Fix the first attempt to learn’.The celebration of this day was announced by the United Nations General Assembly in the year 2010.
World Food Day is celebrated every year on 16 October to save the world from malnutrition and starvation.Through Food Day, human development focuses on issues related to unemployment, poverty and food security.On this day, many types of food related programs are organized to create awareness at various places.This day commemorates the establishment of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).FAO was established on October 16, 1945.This year the theme of World Food Day has been ‘Water is life, water is food, leave no one behind’.FAO had announced to celebrate this day in the year 1979.
Udaipur is known as the city of lakes.As per the announcement of October 2023, Udaipur will become India’s first wetland city.This wetland will be created by the ‘Environment and Forest Department’ of Rajasthan.Udaipur is surrounded by 5 major lakes namely – Pichola, Fateh Sagar, Rang Sagar, Swaroop Sagar and Doodh Talai.It will be developed under the National Lake Conservation Plan.Ramsar Convention is an international treaty.This treaty has been made for the conservation of wetlands.This treaty was signed in Ramsar, Iran in the year 1975.