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  CAN BRICKS BRING A SEA CHANGE IN GLOBAL POLITICS?                                                   Courtesy: PIB  Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted a three-day annual summit of the BRICKS group, an alliance of emerging economies in the southwestern Russian city of Kazan from October 22-24. Kazan is also called the third capital of Russia due to its beautiful Kremlin and mosque, and it is a major tourist attraction. This alliance aims to challenge the economic and political monopoly of the West and to disillusion with Western-led institutions of global governance in the matter of economy. This annual summit was attended by more than 20 world leaders including India, China, and Iran. This time, US partners like Egypt also joined. NATO ally Turkey is also in the race to join BRICS. Others attending the event included Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the leaders of Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Indonesia, and Mexico. BR
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  SCO SUMMIT IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN INDIA-PAK RELATIONS                                        Sources: By Kremlin.ru, CC    BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=150028667 Recently, S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government summit in Islamabad, Pakistan. FM Jaishankar was welcomed by Shahbaz Sharif at the PM's residence. Jaishankar and Sharif shook hands and also had a brief conversation. During this summit, informal talks were held with Pakistan's PM and the Indian Foreign Minister. The atmosphere of the talks was said to have been more positive than that of previous meetings. This was the first visit of a top Indian minister to its neighboring country in almost a decade. The last Indian foreign minister to visit Pakistan was Sushma Swaraj. She went to Islamabad to participate in the 'Heart of Asia' conference on Afghanistan on 8-9 December 2015. The SCO su
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      HOW TO PROTECT AND CONTROL FOREST FIRES In today's time, incidents of forest fires are becoming common. Fire not only destroys trees, but it also has a terrible effect on the entire ecosystem. Fires limit the regeneration capacity of our forests. At the same time, the greenness of forests is a boon for us. They provide oxygen, shelter, employment, water, nutrition and fuel. They help protect people and nature from the consequences of a warming world. Recently, a massive wildfire broke out in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles and spiraled out of control, threatening thousands of homes and buildings. It is being told to be a suspected arson attack. Extreme temperatures, wind, and lightning strikes have allowed the fire to grow rapidly. The blaze had charred about 27 sq miles (70 sq km) of grass and chaparral, leaving a thick cloud of dark smoke blanketing the area. Referring to the dire consequences of the terrible forest fires, Professor Piyush Srivast
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