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These are the summaries of the Hindu Editorials for today, 3rd November 2022. You can get access to the full Hindu E paper here and it's recommended that you go through the full article for an indepth review. Let's hope you find these useful =)
All Keywords in the following editorials
- China’s 20th Party Congress, Xi Jinping, Politburo Standing Committee, Mao Zedong, power, 20th Party Congress
- Defamation, police, homes, laptops, phones
- Vanuatu, climate change, mitigation, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, energy crisis, Europe, Russia, Ukraine, coal, Pacific island, small island-developing state, Non Proliferation Treaty, fossil fuels, emissions
- Israel, Palestinian question, Netanyahu, parliament, social stability
- A gold-mushroom combo to ease drug delivery, Cordy gold nanoparticles (Cor-AuNPs), patent, drug delivery, human body
- Mere possession of ‘jihadi’ literature not an offence: NIA court, jihadi, terrorist act, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act,
- RISAT-2 satellite makes re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere, Indian Ocean, Jakarta, ISRO
- India will insist on action, clear framework at COP27, Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt, climate finance, technology transfer, definitions, loss and damage, climate change, technical assistance
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AIMPLB, KHULA
1. China’s 20th Party Congress over, the road ahead
The Communist Party of China just held their 20th Party Congress, which is a meeting that happens every five years. The big news from the Congress is that Xi Jinping was anointed President for an unprecedented third term, and all six of his acolytes made it to the powerful Politburo Standing Committee. This means that Xi Jinping now has more power than any other Chinese leader since Mao Zedong, and he is likely to use this power to make China Great again by 2049.
2. Heavy-handed hurry
Perils of editorial laxity are obvious, but defamation should be decriminalised
If someone writes something false about someone else and publishes it, the person who was written about can file a police complaint. The police can then search the homes of the people who published the false story and seize their laptops and phones.
3. Vanuatu’s big plea does little to arrest climate change
The next climate conference is happening in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. One of the things that might be talked about at the conference is climate change mitigation. This is when people try to figure out ways to reduce the amount of harmful gases that are released into the atmosphere.
The conference might not focus on climate change mitigation as much as originally planned because there is an ongoing energy crisis in Europe. This means that there isn't enough energy to go around, so people are struggling to get by. Some people think that the Russia-Ukraine crisis is to blame for the energy crisis.
This crisis has made it difficult for people to reduce emissions, which means there are more harmful gases being released into the atmosphere. However, there is a possibility that the conference will discuss coal. This is because the President of Vanuatu, a small Pacific island, has asked the United Nations General Assembly to adopt a universal Non Proliferation Treaty. This would ban the use of fossil fuels across the world.
Usually, a call like this from a nation whose contribution to the global energy supplies and emissions is negligible would go unnoticed. But because Vanuatu represents a group of small island-developing states, their voice is heard with more attention
4. The right and worse
Israel’s leaders must look for a solution to the Palestinian question
Netanyahu is a leader who is trying to make Israel a stronger country. He was ousted from his position last year, but has made a comeback and is now leading his party to victory in the parliamentary elections. This means that he will have a majority in the parliament and can pass legislation without opposition pressure. However, his return also raises questions about regional peace and Israel's social stability.
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5. A gold-mushroom combo to ease drug delivery
The article discusses how cordy gold nanoparticles (Cor-AuNPs), the outcome of a collaborative experiment by scientists from four Indian institutions, have earned an international patent from Germany. These nanoparticles, derived from the synthesis of the extracts of Cordyceps militaris and gold salts, could make drug delivery in the human body faster and surer.
6. Mere possession of ‘jihadi’ literature not an offence: NIA court
The court observed that the mere possession of "jihadi" literature is not an offence in itself, unless there is material about the execution of such philosophy so as to commit a terrorist act. The court was hearing the case against nine accused booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for propagating the Islamic State's ideology online. While one of them died during the trial, the court acquitted another accused of all charges. However, the other nine accused were booked under Section 120B of the IPC and Sections 13, 38 and 39 of the UAPA.
7. RISAT-2 satellite makes re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere
The RISAT-2 satellite was launched in 2009 and has made an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. The space agency has said that the satellite made an uncontrolled re-entry in the Indian Ocean near Jakarta on October 30. ISRO has said that the satellite has now made an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere at the predicted impact point in the Indian Ocean near Jakarta on 30th October 2022 00:06 UTC with an uncertainty of ±10 minutes.
8. India will insist on action, clear framework at COP27
At the 27th edition of the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt, Bhupender Yadav, Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, said that India will seek clarity on climate finance, technology transfer and clear definitions of what constitutes climate finance. He also said that India would support initiatives that provide technical assistance to developing countries for averting, and minimising loss and damage due to the impacts of climate change, and insist on an institutional network to realise these.
9. Husband can reject Khula demand: Muslim Board
The AIMPLB has stated that a Muslim woman does not have a unilateral right to end her marriage through Khula, and that the husband has the right to accept or reject her demand for Khula. The Board's response comes in the wake of a Kerala High Court verdict earlier this week which reiterated the stand that a Muslim woman has the right to end her marriage through Khula.
That's all folks =)