Preparations for the 2024 and 2025 climate talks are taking place amidst a political push-back on climate action in some countries – even as extreme weather becomes more frequent and temperature records are smashed nearly every month.

The UAE’s COP28 presidency said on February 13 that the summit hosts would form a three-way “troika” to focus on ensuring that more ambitious CO2-cutting pledges are made ahead of a deadline at 2025’s COP30 summit in Belem.

“We cannot afford to lose momentum, we must do everything we can to keep 1.5 C within reach,” said Sultan Al Jaber, the UAE’s president of last year’s negotiations. The target of containing global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels was set out in the Paris Agreement.

Source – https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/

Passage 2

The Supreme Court on February 13 refused to pass any interim orders staying the operation of a new law on the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners.
Appearing before a Bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, advocate Prashant Bhushan, representing Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), said the elections were near and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey was retiring on February 14.
However, the Bench recalled that there were other petitions challenging the law and they had been posted for hearing in April. The court, issuing notice, said the current plea would also come up for hearing along with the others.

Source- https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/

14th FEB 2024

First Name

Passage 1

1. Who is going to host the next COP29 Summit?

A. Azerbaijan

B. Qatar

C. Malaysia

D. South Africa

2. The 2025's COP30 summit will be held at Belem in?

A. Azerbaijan

B. Brazil

C. Croatia

D. Greece

3. COPs are gatherings held within the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), a multinational treaty established in?

A. 1989

B. 1991

C. 1992

D. 1994

4. The first COP was held in the year 1995 at?

A. Berlin

B. London

C. MP

D. Rio

5. Which of this is incorrect?

A. During these sessions, participating countries (Parties) evaluate global endeavors aligned with the primary goal of the Paris Agreement, aiming to restrict global warming to approximately 2.5 °C above pre-industrial levels.

B. Global Cooling Pledge for COP 28, includes 66 national government signatories committed to working together to reduce cooling-related emissions across all sectors by at least 68% globally relative to 2022 levels by 2050.

C. The declaration launched at COP28 aims to triple global nuclear energy capacity by 2050.

D. None of these

Passage 2

6. The legislation aims to bring transparency to the appointment process, responding to a directive from the Supreme Court of India in which case of 2023?

A. Anoop Baranwal V Union of India

B. ADR V Union of India

C. KM Menon & Ors. V Union of India

D. None

7. The SC, using its powers under Article ___ (to issue directions for doing ‘complete justice’ in any matter), laid down that the CEC and ECs shall be appointed by committee.

A. 139

B. 140

C. 142

D. 143

8. The committee by which CEC and ECs will be appointed, will not consist which of this?

A. CJI

B. President

C. Leader of Opposition

D. PM

9. The Bill replaces the Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act of which year?

A. 1978

B. 1983

C. 1989

D. 1991

10. Which Article of the Constitution allows the CEC to be removed like a Supreme Court Judge, while ECs can only be removed on the recommendation of the CEC?

A. 323

B. 324

C. 333

D. 334

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