GS Paper - II
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged $51 billion of funding to African countries on 5 September 2024 at the ninth edition of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing. China will support 30 infrastructure projects across the continent, with 360 billion yuan ($50.7 billion) to be offered as financial assistance.
GS Paper - III
The United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom (UK) are signed the Council of Europe’s convention on artificial intelligence (AI), the first “legally binding” international treaty on the use of the revolutionary new technology, on 5 September 2024.
GS Paper - II
The Centre on 5 September 2024 extended the ceasefire agreement with a break-away faction of the Naga insurgency group NSCN for another year.
GS Paper - III
Cholera continues to be a major public health challenges as the number of reported cholera cases increased by 13 percent and deaths by 71 percent in 2023 compared to 2022.
