# SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION # SCO SUMMIT

FACTS ABOUT SCO:

Headquarters- Beijing

MEMBER COUNTRIES- Russia, China, India, Pakistan Kazakhastan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajiskistan, Uzbekistan

OBSERVER STATES: Iran, Afghanistan, Belarus, Mongolia

A virtual summit of SCO is held on 11 NOV under the chairmanship of Russia attended by the head of states of all the member countries. It is the first time prime minister Narendra Modi has attended this meeting after inclusion of India in SCO in 2017. The points of discussion were, countering extremist ideology, multilateralism in world organisations. development and security for all.

# NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL # NGT

FACTS ABOUT NGT:

National Green Tribunal was created by an act of parliament called National Green Tribunal Act, 2010. It is a statutory body.

The chairperson of NGT is a retired judge, currently Adarsh Kumar Goel.

According to Central Pollution Control Board(CPCB) data, current pollution level of Delhi is above 300 PM 2.5 level (severe). so, severe+/emergency protocol can be implemented. It includes

1. Stop entry of trucks into Delhi.
2. stop construction activities.
3. Introduction of odd and even scheme.
4. Additional measures such as shutting of schools may be taken.

# DONORS LIST

1. A list published by Edelgive Hurun India Philanthropy.

2. Azim Premji is the most generous donor in 2019-20 with donations amounting to 7904 crore rupees.

3. Mr Nadar, the HCL founder is second with 795 crore rupees of donations. He was at the top last year.

4. Mukesh Ambani, CMD of reliance is third with 458 crore rupees.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that by March 2021, all the bank accounts must be linked with Aadhar.

Mumbai Indians defended its IPL title at Dubai International stadium defeating Delhi Capitals. MI is only the second team after CSK to defend title.

# Today’s world history

1. On this day in 1918 the allied powers and Germany signed an armistic document which led to the end of world war 1

2. Yaseer Arafat- who was the president of Palestinian Authority (PA), chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), an leader of Fatah, the largest of the constituent PLO groups. Died on 11 nov 2004 in Paris.

# Today’s India history

1. On 11 november 1865, Treaty of Sinchula was signed in which Bhutan ceded the areas east of the Teesta river to the British East India Company.

2. On 11 november 1675, Guru Teg Bahadur ji , ninth of ten gurus of sikhs, executed under the orders of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb at 54.

3. On 11 november 1888 – Abdul Kalam Azad , first minister of education in the Indian government, born in Mecca, Hejaz Vilayet, Ottoman empire. It is celebrated as National education day. He was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1992 for his contribution as a freedom fighter & educationalist.