PM inaugurates 3 airports in M.P., U.P. and Chhattisgarh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated three airports in Chhattisgarh's Surguja, Madhya Pradesh's Rewa, and Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur.

The airports have been developed under the regional connectivity scheme - UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) of the Central government. 

Flights from the airport in Chhattisgarh will connect Surguja to cities such as Raipur, Jagdalpur, Jabalpur, Kolkata, and Delhi. 

The airport in Madhya Pradesh, expected to improve connectivity in the State's Vindhya region, will operate with 19-seater aircraft with two flights initially. One flight from Singrauli will connect Rewa to Bhopal via Khajuraho, while another will fly to Jabalpur. 

India's choices in a world becoming bipolar again

India's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the BRICS National Security Advisers' meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, a possibility was born anew. 

India faces this question at a time when its relations with the United States have been thriving, with the U.S. regarding India as a useful partner to counter Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific. 

On climate finance to developing nations

Economically developing countries are among the most vulnerable to climate change's effects because of geographical factors that expose them to more climate risk. 

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) defines climate finance as "local, national, or transnational financing- drawn from public, private, and alternative sources that seeks to support mitigation and adaptation actions addressing climate change." 

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) publishes reports on climate finance flows from developed to developing countries. 

What does the new lady justice statue signify?

The new statue is clothed in a saree, has shed the blindfold and holds scales on one hand and the Indian Constitution on the other. 

The new statue is an attempt at decoloniality, to shed colonial symbols. 

When the British established their control over India, they introduced their legal system. It was during the British rule that the original 'lady justice' became a prominent symbol in India and was placed outside courtrooms. 

Odisha braces for Cyclone Dana's likely arrival

Odisha has started preparing for a possible impact from Cyclone Dana in the coastal areas on Thursday, with the India Meteorological Department forecasting wind speeds to reach 100 to 120 kmph. 

The IMD said an upper air cyclonic circulation lay over the north Andaman Sea. "Under its influence, a low-pressure area is very likely to form over the east-central Bay of Bengal and the adjoining north Andaman Sea during the next 24 hours. 

It is very likely to move west north-westwards and intensify into a depression by October 22 morning and into a cyclonic storm by October 23 over the east-central Bay of Bengal," it said. 

"Thereafter, it is very likely to move northwestwards and reach the northwest Bay of Bengal off Odisha- West Bengal coasts by October 24 morning." 

Quad group of countries take part in back-to-back naval war games

The Quad group of countries India, Australia, Japan, and the U.S., have held back-to-back naval war games, deepening interoperability and honing, in particular, their antisubmarine warfare skills. 

"Exercise Malabar" by the four countries concluded off the coast of Visakhapatnam. Earlier, they were part of the multi-lateral "Exercise Kakadu" hosted by the Royal Australian Navy from September 9 to 20. 

The Indian Navy termed "Exercise Malabar", held from October 8 to 18, as the "most comprehensive" of all editions so far. The harbour phase was held in Visakhapatnam, followed by the sea phase in the Bay of Bengal.