Today in History (Apr 17th, 1961)
On 17th April, 1961, the Bay of Pigs invasion began, when around 1,500 Cuban exiles, backed by the United States, landed on the southern coast of Cuba in an attempt to overthrow the Fidel Castro-led Government. The invasion was repelled by the Cuban Army on 19th April, 1961.
Summary of Today’s News
G-7 Ministers commit to work for carbon-free electricity by 2035.
The Climate and Energy Ministers and envoy from the G-7 countries committed to work towards ensuring carbon-free electricity production by 2035, and accelerating the phase out of coal. The participants also agreed to accelerating solar and wind energy investments to produce 1,000 Gigawatt from solar energy and 150 GW from wind energy by 2030. It is a part of an agreement by the countries at the end of two-day conference in Sapporo, Japan.
Brazil proposes joint talks with China, UAE on Russia war.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva proposed joint mediation with China and the United Arab Emirates for Russia’s war on Ukraine. He also criticized the dollar’s dominance in global trade, calling for a new currency for transactions between the BRICS countries- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
Judicial Commission to investigate killing of Atiq Ahmed.
The State Government of Uttar Pradesh has set up a three-member judicial commission to inquire into the killing of gangster-turned politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Khalid Azim. The commission will be headed by retired Allahabad High Court Judge Arvind Kumar Tripathi, Justice (retd.) Brijesh Kumar Soni, and former DGP Subesh Kumar Singh. The committee will submit its investigation report within two months.
Bailey Bridge to protect rhinos in Kaziranga National Park.
The Indian Army may help build three Bailey bridges in the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve to ensure swift movement of forest personnels in strategic, vulnerable pockets of the one-horned rhino. The bridges will shorten the routes to vulnerable pockets and facilitate better coordination among the forest guards manning the anti-poaching camps. Kaziranga is home to two-thirds of the world’s Great One-horned Rhinoceroses and was declared as the UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985.
Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor
Olkiluoto 3, the next generation nuclear reactor produces 14% of the electricity in Finland. It is the largest nuclear reactor of Europe, which went into regular production hours after Germany ended its nuclear era. It will remain operational for at least next 60 years.
