The Daily Brief – 29th April 2019

5th Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Media Summit on Climate Action and Disaster Preparedness was held from 25- 26 April 2019 in Kathmandu, Nepal with the theme “Media Solutions for Sustainable Future: Saving Lives, Building Resilient Communities”. Kathmandu Media Action Plan for Media Integration in Climate Action and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) was adopted at summit. With over 272 members in 76 countries on four continents, ABU is biggest broadcasting union in the world.

Facebook announced ban on personality quiz apps on its platform. The decision is taken after last year’s Cambridge Analytica Scandal, which helped researcher’s to access personal information of about 87 million facebook users by using quiz app “thisisyourdigitallife”.

According to research study conducted by Rutgers University in US and published in Journal of Nature, marine ecosystem and sea creatures are most affected by global warming. It is first research which compares cold-blooded marine and land species sensitivity to global warming. It studied worldwide research on nearly 400 species from lizards and fish to spiders. According to study, global warming can wipe out two times more ocean-dwelling species than land and dwelling species from their habitats.

The “Politics of Jugaad: The Coalition Handbook” authored by journalist Saba Naqvi examines possibility of coalition government after 2019 Lok Sabha polls. It questions whether ‘coalitions’ are inevitable even when they have been proved unstable, or whether they hold promise of greater democratization in our diverse nation. Saba Naqvi is one of India’s renowned journalists, best known author and political analyst.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan with President of China Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping met Prime Minister Imran Khan on 28 April 2019 and expressed hope that Pakistan and India can meet each other halfway to improve their strained relations following the Pulwama terror attack by a JeM suicide bomber. Both leaders exchanged views on the situations in South Asia. Mr. Khan arrived in China on April 25 and attended China’s 2nd Belt and Road Forum (BRF) held on April 26-27.

India’s Bajrang Punia is first Indian wrestler to be invited by American wrestling body for a special fight at iconic Madison Square Garden in New York, US. The 25-year-old, currently holds World No.1 title in 65-kg weight category freestyle wrestling. He will take on two-time US national champion Yianni Diakomahlis in “Grapple at the Garden” Beat the Streets fight night event, which has become a major showcase for international wrestling since 2010.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held a bilateral meeting with her Chinese counterpart General Wei Fenghe at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, SCO Defence Ministers’ Meet at Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan on April 29, 2019. The SCO Defence Ministers will explore ways to further boost defence and security cooperation among the member countries in the wake of evolving security challenges in the region.