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Australians have overwhelmingly rejected more rights for Indigenous citizens, scrapping plans to amend the country's 122-year-old constitution after a divisive and racist referendum campaign. Nearly 59% voted against the proposal to accept Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples within the 1901 Constitution for the first time. The referendum could pass only with the support of a majority of voters nationally and a majority of voters in at least four of the country's six states.

UK and Tamil Nadu collaborate on a smart technology project for sustainable water, waste and resource management. The UK-backed 'Smart District' project aims to address global sustainability challenges by deploying sensors across the district, collecting real-time data on water and waste management and environmental quality in the state.

Solutions: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched a pilot program for the wholesale segment of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the interbank call money market. According to media reports, nine banks, including four public sector banks and five private sector banks, are participating in the e-Rupee call money pilot. This is the second use case of a wholesale CBDC being tested, the first being introduced in the government securities market in November last year.

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction is people-centred and action-oriented in its approach to disaster risk reduction and addresses both small-scale and large-scale disasters caused by man-made, or natural hazards, as well as associated environmental, technological and biological hazards and risks. but applies to the risk of disasters.

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, observed annually on 13 October, draws global attention to the critical issues of disasters and inequality.

India's largest integrated energy conglomerate, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) has been recognized as one of the Forbes World's Best Employers list 2023 released on October 10, 2023.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG). This was the fourth and final meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors under the Indian chairmanship, following previous meetings in Bengaluru, Washington DC and Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Solutions: Recently, renowned writer and activist Sivasankari was awarded the prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year 2022 for her memoir, Surya Vamsam, written in Tamil. Saraswati Samman was instituted by the KK Birla Foundation and Shivshankari is the 32nd recipient of the award. Saraswati Samman is one of the three literary awards instituted by the KK Birla Foundation in 1991. The award is given annually for literary works published in the last 10 years by Indian writers in the 22 languages included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has launched a Green Credit Programme, where an individual or entity can earn Green Credits and trade it on a dedicated exchange. Green credit refers to a unit of incentive provided for a specified activity to have a positive impact on the environment. This program is a follow up of the ‘LiFE’-(Lifestyle for the Environment) campaign.

Armenia's President Vahgan Khachaturian has signed the ratification of the Rome Statute recognizing the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC), despite Russian warnings. The ICC issues an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin over the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia. Armenia says joining the ICC would allow it to investigate war crimes committed by Azerbaijan following Baku's offensive to take back Nagorno-Karabakh.

Solutions: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 9th G20 Parliamentary Speakers Summit (P20) in New Delhi. A parliamentary forum on Mission LiFE was held before the two-day summit. Apart from the G20 countries, 10 other countries were invited to the conference. The theme of the 9th P20 summit was ‘Parliament for One Earth, One Family, One Future’.