# COP27

• Amid growing demand to end use of coal, India at the UN climate talks (COP27) on Saturday made a strong point saying making any one fuel the villain is not right as natural gas and oil also lead to emissions.
• Making its intervention during presidency consultation on the cover decision of COP 27, India also suggested certain points to be included in the decision text, saying that the long term goal of the Paris Agreement requires phasing down of all fossil fuels.
• India also invited other countries to consider the Sustainable development Goal 12 (SDG12) on consumption and production and promote a global mass movement for climate friendly life styles.
• Global Co2 emissions in 2022 projected at 40.6 billion tonnes, close to highest ever annual total of 40.9 billion tonnes in 2019.

# Tamil Nadu

• Union home minister Amit shah urged the Tamil Nadu government on Saturday to introduce Tamil as the medium of instruction for medical and other technical courses, saying it would help students understand their lessons better.
• Several states had already moved to offer medical and technical education in their native languages and Tamil Nadu should follow suit.
• Amit shah said preserving and promoting Tamil was the nation’s responsibility as it is one of the oldest languages.

# Bihar

• Air pollution in Bihar remains the worst in the country for the second consecutive day on Saturday.
• The only three towns in the country where air quality index level was in the severe category above the 400 mark – were all in Bihar.
• Motihari, Siwan and Darbhanga were the most polluted places in the country on Saturday.

# Retail inflation

• RBI Governor Shaktikanta Dad on Saturday said the consumer price inflation numbers for October, which are to be released next week, will be below 7%.
• The upper tolerance for inflation in India is 6%.