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India, Israel, United States and United Arab Emirates (UAE) are ready to build on momentum created by “Abraham Accords” by holding the first meeting of their foreign ministers on October 18, 2021.
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Trilateral Cooperation
India, Israel and the UAE have also stepped-up a trilateral cooperation, especially in trade and investment, after US negotiated for Abraham Accords in August 2020 between two West Asian countries. Under this partnership, an Israel-based company will produce a robotic solar cleaning technology in India which will be used for a project in the UAE.
Abraham Accords
Abraham Accords are a joint statement between Israel, the US and the UAE. It was signed on August 13, 2020. The term was also used to refer to normalisation agreements between Israel & UAE and Israel & Bahrain collectively. It is the first public normalization of relations between any Arab country and Israel since 1994. The accords have been named after Abraham, emphasizing the shared belief between Judaism and Islam. Both of them are Abrahamic religions which strictly support monotheistic worship of the God of Abraham.
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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is set to host the ‘Aadhaar Hackathon 2021’ from October 28, 2021.
About Aadhaar Hackathon
Theme of the event
Aadhaar Hackathon 2021 has been themed on two topics:
Enrolment and Update:This topic primarily covers some of the real-life challenges which are faced by the residents while they update their address.
Identity and Authentication:Under this theme, the UIDAI is soliciting innovative solutions for proving the identity without sharing Aadhaar number or any demographic information. It is also looking for innovative applications related to face authentication API, which is the newly launched authentication modality of the UIDAI. Its objective is to popularise existing as well as new APIs for solving the needs of residents.
To solve these challenges, UIDAI is reaching out to all engineering colleges through innovative technological solutions.
How to register
One can register for the hackathon by visiting “hackathon.uidai.gov.in” website.
Prize money and other benefits
UIDAI will also reward winners under each theme through prize money and other lucrative benefits.
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
UIDAI is a statutory authority which was established under the provisions of the Aadhaar Act 2016 on July 12, 2016. It was established under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). It was created to issue Unique Identification numbers (UID), dubbed as “Aadhaar”, to all the residents of India.
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Under the new initiative called “Gen-Next Democratic Network” initiative, India is set to host young leaders aged fewer than 35.
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Inaugural Batch
The inaugural batch will comprise of leaders from countries like Bangladesh, Bangladesh, Chile, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Japan and Zambia. Structure comprises of countries representing regions and continents such as South East Asia and Africa.
Who will inaugurate the event?
This event will be inaugurated by the speaker of Lok Sabha, Om Birla. The event will take place from November 25.
Purpose of the meeting
Through this event, organisers are approaching and trying to build relations with Gen-next of 75 democracies. These people will become future leader of their respective countries. This, through this event, they will get a comprehensive idea of rich democratic culture in India. They will also go to at least one state with ICCR.
Background
This initiative has been launched by in the light that, India has been taking a lead role in the area of geo politics of democracies.
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Recently, a newly discovered plant Allium negianum, in Uttarakhand has been confirmed to belong to the genus that includes many staple foods such as onion and garlic.
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The COP 26 United Nations Climate Change Conference will be hosted by the UK from 31st october to 12th November.
Net Zero by 2050:
Mobilise Finance:
Work Together to Deliver:
Suggestions for India:
Conference of Parties (COP)
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Meetings:
Presidency:
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The 8th Edition of joint military exercise between the Indian Army and the Sri Lankan Army, Exercise MITRA SHAKTI was conducted in Sri Lanka.
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