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India proposes G20 satellite for climate observation

September 9, 2023

General

Narendra Modi proposes G20 Satellite Mission

New Delhi, Sep 9 (PTI): India on Saturday proposed to launch a G20 Satellite Mission for Environment and Climate Observation, with an aim to help countries of the Global South. India’s Proposal for G20 Satellite Mission Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the suggestion at the G20 Leaders‘ Summit at the Bharat Mandapam international convention centre here in the presence of world leaders, including US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa, among others. Modi said the mission would be beneficial for all of humanity, just as the data obtained from India’s successful Chandrayaan

Key points of G20 New Delhi Leaders Declaration

September 9, 2023

Politics/General

New Delhi, Sep 9 (PTI): Key points of G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration adopted on Saturday: War in Ukraine: Asserting that “today’s era must not be of war”, the G20 countries called on all states to uphold the principles of international law, including territorial integrity and sovereignty and pitched for initiatives for “comprehensive, just, and durable peace in Ukraine”. * Asserting that ”today’s era must not be of war”, the G20 countries called on all states to uphold the principles of international law, including territorial integrity and sovereignty and pitched for initiatives for ”comprehensive, just, and durable peace in Ukraine”.

Why the earthquake in Morocco has caused so much damage

September 9, 2023

General

People inspect their damaged homes after an earthquake in Moulay Ibrahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 800 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. But the full toll was not known as rescuers struggled to get through boulder-strewn roads to the remote mountain villages hit hardest. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

Morocco’s Interior Ministry said Saturday morning that at least 632 people had died, mostly in Marrakech and five provinces near the quake’s epicentre, The Associated Press reported. Another 329 people were injured. Casualties are expected to rise as search for the missing continues and rescuers make it to remote areas in the Atlas mountains. World leaders have extended their condolences and offers for help for the north African nation, even as aftershocks continued to reverberate, keeping people on their toes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a tweet Saturday morning, offered “all possible assistance” to Morocco. Shallow and dangerous As per the US Geological Survey,

G20 adopts New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration in significant victory for India

September 9, 2023

Politics/General

New Delhi, Sep 9 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced the adoption of the New Delhi Leaders Declaration, a significant victory for India’s G20 presidency that came amid increasing tensions and divergent views over the Ukraine conflict. The announcement about the consensus on the declaration and its subsequent adoption came hours after India circulated a new text to the G20 countries to describe the Ukraine conflict. “Friends, we have just got good news, with the hard work of our teams, and with the cooperation of you all, there is consensus on the New Delhi G20 Summit Leaders Declaration,”