Morning Digest: Ready to stand with Afghan people, says India; PM Modi to attend Quad Summit at White House on September 24, and many more

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said India is ready to stand with the Afghan people as it has supported them in the past. Addressing a UN high-level meeting on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, the minister expressed support for a “central role” for the United Nations in dealing with the crisis.

US President Joe Biden will host the Quad summit in person for the first time on September 24, which will be Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended, Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, the White House announced on Monday, September 13, 2021.

Testifying before a US House of Representatives committee, Secretary of State Antony Blinken defends the Biden administration’s decision to withdraw American soldiers from Afghanistan After two decades, as well Actual withdrawal process in the last week of August , characterized by chaos and violence centered around Kabul’s airport.

US President Joe Biden will host Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Australia’s Scott Morrison at the first-ever Quad Leaders Summit in Washington DC on September 24, the White House announced on Monday.

The United States is to collaborate with India to work towards installing 450 GW of renewable energy by 2030. “We look forward to partnering with India to bring in the finance, technology and other elements needed to achieve this,” said John Kerry, President of the United States’ special envoy for the climate, on Monday.

five years after its cancellation International Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Registration of Greenpeace In order to receive foreign funding, the government has moved to restrict funding to a group of ten American, Australian and European NGOs dealing with issues of the environment, climate change and child labor.

An expert review published in the medical journal, the Lancet, recommended that a booster dose is not appropriate for the general population at this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, weighing on global debate that calls for caution in administering booster doses.

The Supreme Court on Monday decided to pass an interim order after the government declined to respond through a “detailed” affidavit, He is alleged to have used Pegasus software based in Israel to spy on civilians. The government said such an affidavit in the apex court would be too public and would compromise national security.

Pointing to the Congress’ road map in Uttar Pradesh, senior party leader Salman Khurshid said on Sunday that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is the face of the party in next year’s assembly elections and the party will not forge any alliance.

The Supreme Court on Monday said the government should consider certifying COVID-19 as the cause of death in the case of patients who chose to take their own lives. A bench headed by Justice MR Shah while considering the new guidelines issued by the health ministry, which has simplified the process of issuance of death certificates for patients of the pandemic, urged the government to be compassionate.

Twelve days after the final session of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-Main) is yet to be declared, the Indian Institutes of Technology was once again forced to postpone registration for its entrance examination JEE Advanced, which were about to begin. Monday. Top 2.5 lakh students of JEE-Main are eligible to write JEE Advanced, which is scheduled to be held on October 3.

The Supreme Court on Monday said the legislature has so far been reluctant to introduce “irreversible breakdown of marriage” as a ground for divorce as marriage is considered “sacred” and is considered “perpetual of two people” under Hindu law. union”. .

India’s retail inflation rose from 5.6 per cent in July to 5.3% in August, led by food price inflation falling to 3.11% from around 4% in July and the impact of a higher base last August. This is the second month of modest moderation in the consumer price index (CPI), which keeps retail inflation below the central bank’s upper tolerance limit of 6%, after reaching 6.3 per cent in May and June this year.

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