TITBITS:
1.Ahead of his bilateral
meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu
has flagged the need for financial aid to his country, saying Delhi is
"fully cognisant" of the island nation's fiscal situation and will
always be ready to "ease the burden" as one of Male's biggest
development partners.
2.In a first such statement that could thaw the frozen
diplomatic ties between India and Canada over the assassination of Khalistani
separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year, Canada's Deputy Foreign Minister
David Morrison has said there is "one India" and "India's
territorial integrity must be respected".
3.The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) newly
reconstituted Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which is scheduled to meet from
October 7-9, is likely to keep the key policy rate-repo rate-unchanged at 6.5
per cent.
4.Charon
Scientists have detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on
Charon
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Largest among 5 moons of Pluto.
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Pluto is a dwarf planet located in a distant region of our solar
system beyond Neptune known as the Kuiper Belt.
5.Greening
of Antartica
Plant cover across Antarctic peninsula is increasing due to
climate crisis.
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Growth of vegetation on a continent dominated by ice and bare
rock
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Occurs due to – Extreme heat waves.
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Vegetation has expanded over tenfold between 1986 and 2021.
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Impacts –
- Greening may introduce invasive species
- Reduce the continent’s ability to reflect sunlight (albedo), worsening climate effects