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National
- This Ministry of Government of India received the 'SKOCH' Award - Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.
International
- According to the study of 'Global Carbon Project', the world’s highest carbon dioxide emitter country - China (27%).
- United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will observe this year as the International Year for millets – 2023.
- The FAO Council approved membership of India in the executive body of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) for - 2020 and 2021.
- According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), this many people are now using the Internet - 3.9 billion (more than half of the global population).
- UNITED NATIONS has launched a new framework to combat the scourge of international terrorism, termed as - UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact.
Sports
- Winner of both the women and men category in the 38th Boys-Girls (Junior) National Kho-Kho Championship played at Bhopal – Maharashtra.
- The '2018 World Cup hockey' tournament is playing at - Bhubaneswar (Odisha).
- Winner of 12th I League Football at Imphal - Neroka FC Team.
Person In News
- India's new Chief Economic Advisor - Krishnamurthy Subramaniam.
- IL&FS Group's new Chief Operating Officer (COO) - N. Sivaraman.
General Knowledge
- United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) was established in the year - 1945 (October 16).
- Headquarter of United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - Rome (Italy).
- World Food Day - October 16.
- Capital of Japan – Tokyo.
- Currency of Japan - Japanese Yen.
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU) established in the year – 1865.
- Headquarter of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) - Geneva (Switzerland).
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