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1. The United Nations Climate Ambition Summit was held in New York on September 20, 2023.

2. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hosted the UN Climate Ambition Summit.

3. The main objective of the summit is to accelerate climate action as part of the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28).

1. A wild clone of a long-extinct plant species, Smilax turbans, a plant that has anti-inflammatory properties and boosts immune system functioning, has been rediscovered during a discovery in the ancient forests of Arunachal Pradesh. Has been discovered.

2. This discovery, which was made almost a century after its first collection, represents a wild counterpart of the famous Ayurvedic medicinal plant Chopchini (Smilax china)

1. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recently recognized Mithun as a 'food animal'.

2. The Mithun holds deep cultural and ritual significance in the northeastern states of India, and is considered the state animal of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.

1. Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi has succeeded in achieving qualitative and historic achievements.

2. UAE astronaut Sultan Al-Neyadi has become the first Arab to perform a spacewalk during Expedition 69, exiting the International Space Station (ISS) and completing his spacewalk.

1. The world's largest Hindu temple built outside India in the modern era has been inaugurated in New Jersey (America).

1. Israel unveiled its state-of-the-art main battle tank, the Merkava Mark 5, popularly known as “Barak”.

2. The Barak tank represents a remarkable achievement in the field of armoured warfare, demonstrating Israel's commitment to advancing its defence capabilities.

1. Senior nuclear scientist Vivek Bhasin has taken charge as the Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC).

2. Was appointed as Secretary, the Department of Atomic Energy and Chairman, the Atomic Energy Commission earlier this year.

1. The Indian Coast Guard conducted a massive exercise “Operation Sajag” off the west coast with an aim to enhance coastal security.

2. ‘Operation Sajjag’ is conducted monthly to assess the effectiveness of coastal security measures and identify areas for improvement.

3. Its focus is on re-legitimizing the coastal security mechanism by increasing awareness among fishermen at sea.

1. The Government of India introduced the Constitution (128th Constitutional Amendment) Bill, 2023, which proposes to reserve 33% of seats for women in the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament of India) and state legislatures.

2. This reservation will also apply to seats reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST).

1. National Science Awards will be presented under four categories, including “Vigyan Ratna” for lifetime achievement, “Vigyan Shri” for distinguished contribution, “Vigyan Yuva Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar” for encouraging young scientists and “Vigyan Yuva Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar” for encouraging young scientists and “Science Team” is included to recognize the teams of