🗞 Zeroing in on methane diplomacy, at COP29:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/zeroing-in-on-methane-diplomacy-at-cop29/article68820057.ece/amp/

□ Nyishi tribes:

• Nyishi tribes - Arunachal Pradesh.

• Nyokum Yullo is a festival celebrated by the Nyishi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, India.

🎖 16 Highest Civilian Honours Bestowed on PM Modi:

• Dominica's Award of Honour.

• Russia's Order of St. Andrew the Apostle.

• Greece's Grand Cross of the Order of Honour.

• France's Grand Cross of the Legion.

• Egypt's Order of the Nile.

• Republic of Palau's Ebakl Award.

• Papua New Guinea's Order of Logohu.

• Fiji's Order of Fiji.

• Bhutan's Order of the Druk Gyalpo.

• US Government's Legion of Merit.

• Bahrain's King Hamad Order of the Renaissance.

• Maldives' Order of Nishan Izzuddin.

• UAE'S Order of Zayed Award.

• Afghanistan's State Order of Ghazi Amir Amanullah Khan.

• Saudi Arabia's Order of King Abdulaziz.

• Palestine's Grand Collar of the State of Palestine.

• The UN General Assembly has declared the year 2025 as the "International Year of Cooperatives".

• The theme of the celebration is "Cooperatives Build a Better World".

🏅 Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger:

• Received the esteemed "Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger".

• Making him the 2nd Foreign Dignitary to Receive it After Queen Elizabeth in 1969.

• This is the 17th Global Honour for PM Modi by a country.

• Guyana will confer its highest national award, "The Order of Excellence" on Prime Minister.

• Barbados will confer the prestigious "Honorary Order of Freedom of Barbados" on Prime Minister.

• This is the 18th & 19th Global Honour for PM Modi by a country.

🏑 Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2024:

India clinches the Women's Asian Champions Trophy Second time in a Row.

👨‍⚖️ Justice Sanjiv Khanna, sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India (CJI).

• Developing Ayodhya as the World's First Al-powered Vedic City.

• Developed 2000+ climate-resilient crop varieties.

• Launched 'Digital Agriculture Mission' for a farmer-centric tech ecosystem.

• NAMO Drone Didi project to train 15,000 women as drone pilots.

• Promoting Millets (Sri Ann) globally ensuring food security.

• Initiatives like International Solar Alliance (ISA) & Global Biofuels Alliance to promote sustainable energy.

• 12.4 crore+ toilets constructed under Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM).

• Towards Zero-waste cities.

• Smart Cities Mission with smart waste management.

• India could save $624 billion a year by 2050 through Sustainable Circular Economy.

• National Education Policy to promote learning in mother tongues.

• Bhashini Is Bridging India's Linguistic Gap Through Al.

• 1.4 crore individuals trained & 54 lakh youth upskilled and reskilled under the National Skill Development Mission.

• PM Internship Scheme to provide internships to 1 crore youth in 500 top companies.

• India aims to be Global Hub of Talent in Emerging technologies by 2030.

• India ranks 39th in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2024.

• Patents granted increased 17-fold, from 5,978 in 2014-15 to 1,03,057 in 2023-24.

• India ranks 6th globally in patent applications.