New Border Law Adopted In China

China has passed a national law governing the "protection and exploitation" of the country`s borders.

In the midst of regional tensions, the new law was enacted to maintain national security and manage border-related issues at the legal level.

The new border legislation will go into effect on January 1, 2022. It orders the People`s Liberation Army (PLA) of China to repel any "invasion, encroachment, infiltration, [or] provocation" across China`s land borders.

The law also provides a legal framework for hard border closures

The law requires the Chinese government to strengthen border defence, support economic & social development, and open up border areas.

Sahdev Yadav Appointed As New President Of IWF

Former IWLF Secretary-General Sahdev Yadav was elected President of the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF)

Highlights:

• The election also saw the appointment of S.H. Anande Gowda and Naresh Sharma because of the new Secretary-General & Treasurer of IWLF. 
• Also, 10 new Vice Presidents, 4 Joint Secretaries & 7 executive committee members were also elected.
• The election was conducted by official Narinder Paul Kaushik, Delhi District Court.
• Rakesh Gupta, joint secretary of, Indian Olympic Association was present as the IOA observer. 
• Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu had won India`s first-ever Olympic medal during the Tokyo Games when she claimed a silver within the 49kg category.

Second Phase Sea Trials Of IAC Vikrant Begins:

World Development Information Day Is Celebrated On 24 October:

Holocaust Survivor And Writer Eddie Jaku Passes Away

Desh Ke Mentor Program Launched By Arvind Kejriwal:

Delhi Chief Minister Aravind Kejriwal launched the `Desh Ke Mentor` programme for Delhi Government Schools.

Highlights:

♦ This program`s goal is to advise high school students on the career paths of successful citizens in their respective fields.

♦ The `Desh ke mentor` programme involves `adopting` one to ten government school students to be mentored by experts.

♦ Sonu Sood will serve as the mentors program`s brand ambassador.

♦ Every week, the mentors will have 10 minutes to guide the youths over the phone about their fields.

♦ Mentors can adopt up to ten children from government schools.

U.S. Indigenous Peoples Day Celebrated On 11 October:

Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award Presented To Dr Randeep Guleria:

Draft Regional Plan-2041 Approved By NCR Planning Board:

UAE announces Probe targeting asteroid between Mars & Jupiter:

Key Facts:

• If this mission is successful, the UAE will join the European Union, Japan, and the United States in an exclusive club. These countries have already completed their mission, which was either an asteroid or a comet.
• The UAE mission would remain on the asteroid and transmit information about the asteroid`s composition to Earth.
• The mission will be launched in 2028 and will land on an asteroid in 2033.
• 3.6 billion kilometres will be travelled by spacecraft over the course of a five-year journey.
• It will have to slingshot across Venus and then Earth in order to gather enough speed to reach an asteroid located approximately 560 million kilometres away.

Partnering agency:

The UAE Space Agency will collaborate with the University of Colorado`s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics to develop this project. The laboratory will provide the UAE`s space agency with a cost and a description of the asteroid`s specific features.

Background:

This project was announced in the context of the first successful launch of the "Hope probe" into Mars orbit in February 2021. The "Hope" mission, the size of a car, cost $200 million.

UAE’s mission on Moon:

The UAE also intends to send an unmanned spacecraft to the moon in 2024.

Human Colony on Mars:

The UAE has also set the exalted aim of building a human colony on Mars by 2117.

Annual International G-20 Conference:

• During the conference, FM stated that India is working to identify gaps in international policy coordination as it prepares to assume the G20 presidency in 2023.
• India is also working to improve the effectiveness of institutions like the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) and the IMF (International Monetary Fund).
• According to FM, India`s G20 presidency will provide an excellent platform for it to present its vision for the future, which will reflect sustainability, innovation, inclusiveness, and justice.
• The road to India`s presidency in 2023 is both interesting and difficult.

Anshu Malik:1st Indian woman wrestler to reach World Championship final:

Anshu Malik became the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the finals of the 2021 World Wrestling Championships on October 6, 2021.

Key facts:

• She made history by defeating junior European champion Solomiia Vynnyk.
• Anshu, a 19-year-old Indian wrestler and reigning Asian champion, dominated the semi-final from the start. In the 57 kg category, she won by technical superiority.
• Only four Indian women wrestlers have won World Championship medals to date: Geeta Phogat in 2012, Babita Phogat in 2012, Pooja Dhanda in 2018 and Vinesh Phogat in 2019. They have all won bronze medals.
• Anshu is also only the sixth Indian ever to compete in a Worlds gold medal match. Bishambar Singh, Sushil Kumar, Amit Dahiya, Bajrang Punia, and Deepak Punia have all advanced to the gold medal match before her.
• India has only one world champion, Sushil Kumar.

Who is Anshu Malik?

Anshu Malik is a freestyle wrestler from India. In the Cadet Wrestling Championships, she won gold in the 60 kg weight category. She won a bronze medal in the 57 kg weight category at the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships, which were held in New Delhi in 2020. She also took silver in the women`s 57 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup in Serbia. She won a gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2021. She comes from a wrestling family. Coach Jagdeesh is her trainer at the Chaudhary Bharat Singh Memorial Sports School in Nidani. Dharamvir Malik, her father, was an international wrestler who worked for the CISF.