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Mikhail Mishustin re-appointed as Prime Minister of Russia
- In Russia, President Vladimir Putin proposed to re-appoint Mikhail Mishustin as the country’s Prime Minister. The Speaker of the Russian Parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin, announced that Mishustin’s candidacy for the State Duma would be discussed at a session.
- Mr Mishustin, the former head of Russia’s tax service, has held the post for the past four years. He submitted the resignation of his Cabinet as Mr Putin began his fifth presidential term. Mishustin’s support in the Kremlin-controlled parliament is a more formality.
- Mishustin and other cabinet techno crafts have been credited with maintaining relatively stable economic performance despite Western sanctions for Russia’s role in Ukraine. Most other cabinet members are expected to retain their posts, although the fate of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu appeared uncertain.
- Under constitutional changes approved in 2020, the lower house approves the candidacy of the prime minister, who then submits it to cabinet members for approval. Top News Analysis, Current Affairs 2024
World’s largest carbon capture plant “mammoth” started in Iceland
- The world’s largest facility designed to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere began operations in Iceland on 8 May 2024. The plant, named “Mammoth”, is Climeworks’ second commercial direct air capture (DAC) facility in the country. It is significantly larger than its predecessor, Orca, which debuted in 2021. Apart from this, a similar plant called Stratos is under construction in Texas.
- This cutting-edge technology draws in air and chemically extracts carbon dioxide, which can then be stored underground, converted into stone, or reused.
- Swiss company Climeworks, in Partnership with Icelandic company CarbFix, plans to turn captured carbon beneath the Earth’s surface into stone, using Iceland’s abundant geothermal energy to power the process.
- Despite the potential of DAC technology to mitigate the impacts of climate change, it has sparked controversy due to its high cost, energy requirements, and doubts about its scalability.
Mammoth (Top News Analysis, Current Affairs 2024)
- Its construction began in June 2022, it has a modular design that allows flexible arrangement of its 72 collector containers. Currently with 12 containers in operation and more to be added, the facility aims to remove 36,000 tonnes of carbon annually – the equivalent of removing approximately 7,800 gas-powered cars from the road each year.
- While Climeworks has not disclosed the exact cost per ton of carbon removed, it is estimated to be closer to $100 than $1,000. The company aims to reduce the cost to about $100 per ton by 2050, making the technology more viable on a larger scale. Top News Analysis, Current Affairs 2024
Commonwealth Secretariat recognizes India’s ‘CPGRAMS’ initiative as smart government best practice
- Recently the Commonwealth Secretariat has recognized India’s Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) as a state-of-the-art grievance redressal system and best practice for smart government.
- Among other countries monitored, Namibia’s Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System (CVRS) and Identity Management System and Kenya’s Human Resource Management and e-Citizen model were recognized as best practices in Governance.
- To conduct a stocktaking exercise on the state of smart governance within Commonwealth Countries and identify success stories as well as gaps/demand for digital services
- The Commonwealth of Nations is a union of independent sovereign states, most of which are former colonies that were once ruled by the United kingdom as part of the British Empire.
- On his visit to South Australis, Lord Rosebery discovered the change in dynamics of the British Empire as former colonies became more independent, creating what he described as the Commonwealth of Nations.
- 1950 – The London Declaration, where members acknowledged that the head of the Commonwealth would be the British monarch and the Common wealth of Nations was officially established. 1965 – Commonwealth Secretariat was established. Top News Analysis, Current Affairs 2024
CPGRAMS (Top News Analysis, Current Affairs 2024)
- It is an online web-based system developed by the National Informatics Center of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in collaboration with the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
- Its objective is to receive, redress and monitor public complaints. It serves as a single portal connecting all the Ministries/Departments of the Government of India and State Governments.
- Citizens can access CPGRAMS through UMANG integrated mobile application or through standalone mobile application. Top News Analysis, Current Affairs 2024
United Nations announced to celebrate International Football Day on 25th May
- The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring 25th May as World Football Day. In the United States this game is called soccer. The 193-member General Assembly adopted the resolution by consensus by its President Dennis Francis amid applause from diplomats in the assembly chamber.
- The day marks the 100th anniversary of the international football tournament, which took place during the summer Olympic Games held in Paris on May 25, 1924.
- “Football or soccer, as others call it, is the number one sport played and followed around the world,” Libya’s UN ambassador Tahar al-Soni, who introduced the resolution, told the gathering.
- It also recognizes the “fundamental role” of football’s international governing body, FIFA, and the regional and national football federations, as well as the important role of the relevant associations in promoting the game.
- Argentina are the defending world champions, having won the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. FIFA, football’s international governing body, was formed in 1904 and organized the football competition at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp. FIFA is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.
- Brazil is the most successful FIFA World Cup team, having won the title five times. They are also the only country to have played in all 22 editions of the FIFA World Cup.
- German striker Miroslav Klose is the all-time top scorer in the FIFA World Cup, having scored 16 goals from 2002–2014. The record for most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup is held by Frenchman Just Fontaine, who scored 13 goals in 1958. Top News Analysis, Current Affairs 2024
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