AIADMK breaksup with NDA - Gen Secretary Edappadi K PalanisamyAIADMK breaksup with NDA - Gen Secretary Edappadi K Palanisamy
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  1. The Southwest Monsoon in the country has started retreating after a delay of eight days. The usual monsoon onset date over Kerala is June 1, and its retreat begins from Northwest India around September 17.
  2. Calling “Protests as part of democratic traditions,” Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said his government will not curtail the bandh over the Cauvery issue by farmer bodies and pro-Kannada groups, with support from opposition parties and some 175 organizations in the state.
  3. The Supreme Court on Monday called the Muzaffarnagar incident, where a teacher directed fellow students to slap a Muslim boy, a serious issue. Asking the state to take responsibility for the incident, the top court also ordered the UP govt to submit investigation reports within three weeks.
  4. IAF formally inducted its first C-295 MW aircraft today in Ghaziabad during the inauguration of the ‘Bharat Drone Shakti-2023’ exhibition. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh did the honors in the presence of Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari and several top military officials.
  5. In Tamil Nadu, AIADMK ended its alliance with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The decision was taken at a party meeting under General Secretary Edappadi K Palanisamy, citing TN BJP chief K Annamalai’s repeated attacks on AIADMK leaders.
  6. EAM S Jaishankar, who is in New York for the 78th UN General Assembly session, leading the Indian delegation, held bilateral meetings with leaders of several countries.
  7. According to a recent World Bank report, about 95 million Pakistanis, about 40% of the country’s population, live in poverty. Given the plight, the global lender has advised Pakistan to scrutinize policy decisions influenced by “strong vested interests of military, political and business leaders.”
  8. ‘India’s energy transition pathways: A net-zero perspective’ report by FICCI and Deloitte says India would need $15 trillion to reach a net zero target by 2070.
  9. Tamil Nadu is ahead of other states in EV manufacturing. Forty percent of EVs (4,14,802 units) sold this year in India (from Jan till Sep 20) came from the state.
  10. RBI’s deadline for depositing Rs.2000 notes ends in five days. However, nearly Rs 24,000 crore ($2.9 billion) worth of the currency notes are still in circulation.