September Flashcards
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g20 2023 was which edition of the meeting
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18th
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The 102nd Amendment Act of 2018
introduced which articles in the cconstitution
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Articles 338B and 342A
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What section of which act permits states to make rules regarding cannabis cultivation for fibre, seeds, or horticultural purposes
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Section 10 (a) (iii) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985
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major psychoactive constituent in cannabis is
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Delta9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
5
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first state to legalise cannabis cultivation in 2017
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Uttarakhand
6
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Efforts to get Santiniketan recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Site- ongoing since
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2010
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Inclusion of SHANTINIKETAN as World Heritage Site was decided in which meeting
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45th World Heritage committee meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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When was Shantiniketan est
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est. as an ashram by Debendranath Tagore (Rabindranath father)
8
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Oldest house in Shantiniketan:
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Shantiniketan Griha
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Santiniketan school later evolved into which Uni in which year?
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This school later evolved into Visva Bharati University - 1921
9
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When did Rabindranath Tagore win Nobel prize in Literature
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1913)- first Indian to win Nobel
for -Gitanjali
10
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When was Santiniketan conerted to school by Rabindranath Tagore
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1901
10
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Shantiniketan was initially called
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Bhubadanga
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When was Rabindranath Tagore awarded with Knighthood for Services to Literature by King George V
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1915
renounced title after the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
11
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RABINDRANATH TAGORE
born on
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May 7, 1861, in Calcutta
12
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Hoysala temples Have been on tentative list since- (UNESCO World heritage sites)
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April 15, 2014
12
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Bangladesh national anthem
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Amar Shonar Bangla
12
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Hoysala Temples were decalred UNESCO World Heritage sites on which date
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September 18
13
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Chennakeshava Temple, Belur
built by Hoysala King
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King Vishnuvardhana in 1116 AD
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Keshava Temple, Somanathapur
dedicated to Lord Krishna in three forms- what are they
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Janardhana, Keshava, Venugopala
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Three temples that were declared 42nd UNESCO world Heritage sites
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Chennakeshvara Temple, Belur
Hoysaleshwara Temple, Halebid
Keshava Temple, Somnathpura
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UNESCO WHS are maintained by
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‘World Heritage Programme’, administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee
16
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India has how many world heritage sites
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42
34 cultural
7 natural
1 mixed (Khangchendzonga National Park)
17
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Which country has the highest no. of UNESCO World heritage sites? What is India’s position wrt to same
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India: 6th highest no. of sites in world
Highest no. of sites in world: Italy (59)
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first sites in India to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site - which and when
1983: Ajanta Caves, Ellora Caves, Agra Fort, and Taj Mahal
19
New Parliament Building inaugurated on
28 May 2023
20
Modi named the old parliament building _
Samvidhan Sadhan
21
CENTRAL VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT started in
2019
22
Designer & Architect of New Parliament Building:
Bimal Patel
22
Sengol was initially handed over to Jawaharlal Nehru (to symbolise handover of authority from British) - on
Aug 14, 1947
23
Sengol was kept in
Allahabad Meuseum
23
First ever foucault pendulum in India is in:
Pune
24
Focault's Pendulum is placed in the gallery section of the constitution hall which is called
Central Foyer
25
Mahatma Gandhi Statue relocated to the entrance of new parliament building - was orginially placed at the old entrance in which year and was created by which sculptor
Ram V Sutar
Placed at old entrance in 1993
25
Exp. first carried out by Leon Focault in (for Focault's pendulum)
1851
26
Exapand PM KISAN and when was it launched
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi
Launched- 2019
26
Old Parliament was the seat of Imperial Legislative Council in what years
18 January 1927- 15 August 1947
Constituent Assembly of India (15 August 1947 -26 January 1950)
Parliament of India (26 January 1950 -18 September 2023)
26
King George V announced in the Delhi Durbar- India‘s capital would be moved from Calcutta to Delhi
when
Dec 12, 1911
26
Which date was the 75th anniversary for operation Polo
13 Sep 2023
27
Operation Polo is a military action that was laucnehd by the Indian ARMY ON ?
Sep 13, 1948
28
7th Nizam of Hyderabad
Mir Osman Ali Khan
29
Hyd was founded in which year
1713
30
Which act gave princely states an option to accede to the newly born dominions India or Pakistan or continue as an independent sovereign state. (introduced by Brits)
Indian Independence Act 1947
30
When did President of India promulgate the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019?
5 Aug 2019
30
Nizam wanted an independent status for Hyderabad and signed the Standstill Agreement with India in
Nov 1947
31
When did Travancore join India and who was the Dewan of Travancore
July 30 1947- Travancore joined India.
Dewan Of Tranvancore- Sir C.P. Ramamswamy Aiyar
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WHEN DID Maharaja Hanvant Singh, King of Jodhpur sign the Instrument of Accession and the State of Jodhpur was integrated into the Indian Dominion.
11 Aug 1947
32
When was statue of Unity inaugurated
31 October, 2018
32
When did Kheda and Bardoli Satyagraha happen
Kheda Satyagraha (1918) and Bardoli Satyagraha (1928)
33
The tallest statue in the world.
182 metres
23 metres taller than China's Spring Temple Buddha statue
Almost double the height of the Statue of Liberty (93 metres tall) in the US.
33
When was Sardar Vallabhai statue added to eight wonders of SCO
Jan 2020
33
MoMSME
(Narayan Tatu Rane)
34
When was Vishwakarmaa Scheme laucnhed which also happens to be Vishwakarma Jayanthi
17 Sep
35
Ministry of Skill Development
(Dharmendra Pradhan)
35
Outlay of Vishwakarma Scheme
Rs. 13000 crore (for 2023-24 to 2027-28)
stipend of Rs 500 for skill training per day
Rs 15,000 grant for the purchase of modern tools
36
INDIA Alliance
Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
36
Leaders of how many opposition political parties have united to create INDIA coalition
26
36
INDIA was previously known as United Progressive Alliance - new name was proposed by
Mamata Banerjee
37
Indian National Congress
Est by
A O Hume in 1885
37
First session of INC was held in
Bombay in 1885. President: W.C. Bonnerjee
Formation of Indian National Congress.
38
Last session of INC before Independence
1946: Meerut. President: J.B Kripalani
39
India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor- MoU signed b/w
India, US, Saudi Arabia, EU, UAE, France, Germany and Italy
40
The east corridor of India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor will connect what regions
India to Arabian Gulf
41
The nothern corridor of India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor will connect
Gulf to Europe
42
IMEC is a part of which Investment
Partnership for Global Infrastructure Investment
43
When was PGII officially launched
2022, during G7 summit in Germany
Announced in June 2021 during the G7 (or Group of Seven) summit in the UK.
44
China began BRI in which year
2013
45
BRI has been compared to which American plan
American Marshall plan 1948
46
20th ASEAN- India Summit & 18th East Asia Summit
Both held in:
Jakarta, Indonesia
47
BRI- target completion date``
2049
48
ASEAN also held its first naval drill in September- due to perceived China threat - where
Indonesian Islands, South China Sea - ASEX 2023
49
Founding members of ASEAN
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand
50
India became dialogue partner of ASEAN in which year
1996
51
India upraged to Summit level partnership w ASEAN in which year
2002
52
When did India elevate its partnership to strategic partnership with ASEAN
2012
53
ASEAN is India's _ largest trading partner
4th
54
ASEAN was given observer status at the United Nations General Assembly + awarded the status of dialogue partner to the UN
in which year
2006
55
East Asia summit was established in which year
2005
56
When was the idea of east asia summit first proposed
1991
By then Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad
57
Mmebers of East Asia Summit
18
ASEAN -10
Dialogue partners: Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea
Russia and the United States (joined in 2011)
58
Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI)- unveiled by India in Bangkok EAS Summit of which year
2019
59
Look East Policy was launched by who and when
launched by PV Narasimha Rao in 1992
59
Act East policy launched in
Nov 2014
60
Official Lang of MALDIVES
Dhiveh
60
Who won the 2023 presidential elections in Maldives
Opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu wins polls
Muizzu won against Ibrahim Mohamed Solih by getting 54% votes
61
Party of Mohamed Muizzu and Ibrahim Solih
Muizzu party- Progressive Party of Maldives
Solih party- Maldives Democratic Party
62
Maldives has followed Executive Presidency since
1968
63
Who was the first executive president in 1968-67 Maldives
Ibrahim Naseer
64
Which Maldivian President that ruled for 30 years defeated a coup attempt with India's help in 1988
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
65
In which year were political parties registered and a new constitution was adopted in Maldives
Political parties were registered in 2005
new Constitution adopted in 2008 - introduced Presidential elections every 5 years with a multi-party system.
66
66
66
66
67
Which treaty was signed between two countries where Maldives has recognised Minicoy as the integral part of India.
Maritime Boundary Treaty 1976
67
67
India was among the 1st to recognize Maldives after its independence in which year
1965
67
India emerged as Maldives' _ largest trade partner in 2021
3rd
68
Maldives entered into a Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) with China in which year
2017
69
Which Channel separates Indian Minicoy (part of Lakshadweep Islands) from that of Maldives.
Eight Degree channel
70
Op Cactus -IAF helped the government of Maldives neutralise coup attempt
- happened in which year
1988
71
The only Indian UNGA president to date
Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
72
Pres of UNGA
Dennis Francis
73
When was UNGA formed
How many members does it have
HQQ
6 main committees of UNGA
Est- 1945
193 members
HQ- New York, US
6 main Committees of UNGA
Disarmament and International Security Committee
Economic and Financial Committee
Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee
Special Political and Decolonization Committee
Administrative and Budgetary Committee
Legal Committee
74
The Abraham Accords were signed by which countries and mediated by who
signed by- Israel, the UAE, and Bahrain
Mediated by the USA
1st Arab-Israeli peace deal in 26 years
75
first Arab State to sign a peace deal with Israel in 1979?
eGYPT
75
Name the 3 holiest sites in Islam
1- Kaaba, Mecca
2- Al-Masjid an- Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque), Medina
3- Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem
76
UAE President
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
77
Israel Pres
Isaac Herzog
77
Name of Iran's new hijab law
“Bill to Support the Family by Promoting the Culture of Chastity and Hijab”
78
On 13 August 2023, Iranian parliament voted in favour of invoking which article which allows a parliamentary committee to review legislation without public debate
Article 85
79
When did Mahsa Amini die?
Sep 16
79
Mahsa Amani was awarded which award in Oct 2023
won EU highest human rights award
Aka Sakharov Human Rights Prize
Named after: Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov (created in 1988)
80
Morality police also called: in Iran
Gasht-e-Irshad
81
2 journalists sentenced to jail terms for covering issue of Amini's death in Oct 2023
Elaheh Mohammadi- 6 yrs and Niloufar Hamedi- 7 yrs (jail term)
82
When did Hijab laws intitially come into being in Iran? Under which ruler was it relaxd and later tightened again
Hijab laws initially came into being: in 1979, following Islamic revolution
Rule was relaxed under power of Hassan Rouhani (2013-2021)
Was made strict once President Ebrahim Raisi came under control (2021-)
82
When did France ban the wearing of full face veils in oublic
2010
83
France banned wearing headscarf in which year
2004
83
Capital of Iran
Tehran
83
How many UNESCO world heritage sites does Iran have
26
83
FRANCE BANNING ABAYAS
Announced by Education Minister
Gabriel Attal
83
Birth of Islam:
622 AD
83
Death of Prophet Mohammed
632 AD
83
First Shia Dynasty:
Safavid - 16th century
83
Last Dynasty- Iran
Pahlavi (1929-79) - last King Reza Shah, against whom revolution took place
83
First PM of Iran
Mohammed Masadaq
Persian Constitutional Revolution: Efforts to nationalise its fossil fuel supply led to an Anglo-American coup in 1953
83
First Supreme Leader of Iran
Ruhollah Khomeini
83
Current Supreme leader of Iran
Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khameini
83
USA’s Bush Axis of Evil: countries
Iran
Iraq
SYRIA
DPRK
CUBA
LIBYA
83
Iran Nuclear Programme was started and ended by US which years
began in: 1955
US withdrew from JCPOA in 2018 (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action)
83
First Muslim General to Invade Indian Subcontinent
Muhammad Bin Qasim
83
In which case- Kerala HC- held that wearing hijab is essential practice but CBSE dress code rules wouldn't be changed
Amna Bint Basheer v CBSE (2016)
83
In which case- Kerala HC- collective rights of an institution would be given primacy over individual rights of the petitioner
Fatima Tasneem v State of Kerala (2018)
83
The only route to Nagorno Karabakh from Armenia that Ajerbaijain has blocked
Lachin Corrdir
83
Karabakh's main city where clases happened
Stepanakert
83
Nagorno Karabakh region is called __ by Armenians
Artsakh
84
Armenia and Azerbaijan were part of the Russian Empire till
1917
84
When did The self-declaration of independence by Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) (collapse of the USSR) resulted in a war between Azerbaijan and NK — supported by Armenia.
1991
84
First Karabakh war
1988-94
84
When did the 4 day war happen
2016
84
Second Karabakh War aka 44 day war
2020
84
Armenia PM:
Nikol Pashniyan
84
Armenia Pres:
Vahagn Khachaturyan
84
Armenia Capital:
Yerevan
84
Azerbaijan PM:
Ali Asadov
84
Azerbaijan Capital:
Baku
85
Azerbaijan Pres:
Ilham Aliyev
85
Gabon became the _ former French Colony in the region to see a coup d’etat since 2020
8th
85
Who was overthrown in the Gabon coup
after election results handed President Ali Bongo Ondimba his third consecutive term in power.
85
Gabon was occupied and administered by France in which years?
France occupied Gabon in 1885 and started administering it in 1903
85
Gabon's first political party
Jeunesse Gabonais (formed 1992)
85
Gabon became one of the four territories of French Equatorial Africa in which year
1910
85
When did Gabon gain independence
1960
85
Gabon maintained a close relationship with France till 2009 known as
“Francafrique”
85
A failed coup attempt against Bongo took place in which year
2019
86
Capital of Gabon
Libreville
86
PM of Gabon
Raymond Ndong Sima
86
Central African CFA franc is the currency of six independent states in Central Africa- which countries
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
86
Gabon is Africa's _ largest oil producer
7th
86
‘Africa’s last Eden’
Gabon
86
first-ever high-level visit of India to Gabon- made by who
Venkaih Naidu
86
ADB Regional Conference
2023- Held at:
Tbilisi, Georgia
87
Theme of ADB Regional Conference
Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Integration through Economic Corridor Development (ECD)
87
India represented by who in ADB regional conference who is also : Special Secretary (Logistics), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Sumita Dawra
87
PM Gati Shakti launched in
Oct 2021
87
How many members does ADB have
68 members = 49 (Asia and the Pacific) + 19 outside.
87
HQ of ADB
Manila, Phillipines
88
ADB's five largest shareholders (As of 31st December 2022):
Japan and the US (15.6% each)
China (6.4%)
India (6.3%)
Australia (5.8%).
89
World Coffee Conference 2023- edition and theme
5th world coffee conference
Theme- Sustainability through Circular Economy and Regenerative Agriculture
90
Mascot of World Coffee Conf 2023
Coffee Swami
91
When was Internatinal Coffee Organization founded
based In London
Founded- 1963
represents 93% of the world's coffee production and 63% of its consumption
92
COFFEE BOARD OF INDIA- CEO and which act is it constituted under
Constituted under Coffee Act, 1942
CEO- K G Jagadeesha
93
Use of Sanatan Dharma happened in which Census
Punjab Census Report of 1891
94
Which two parties merged TO CREATE dRAVIDAR kAZHAGAM
1938- Justice Party(of which Periyar was a part of) merged with Self Respect
95
DMK - emerged as a political party in which year
1949
96
Founder of DMK
C N Annadurai
97
a faction called AIADMK (All India Anna DMK) split from the DMK
- in which year and who was it founded by
Split- 1972
Founded by - M D Ramachandran
98
national legislature and provincial legislature of Sweden are respectively called?
national legislature (Riksdag) and provincial legislature/county council (Landsting) and local bodies/municipal Assemblies (Kommunfullmaktige)
99
First elections held (General elections to LS + State Assemblies):
1951-52
100
Last simulateneous elections of India
1967
101
Years that saw simulateneous elections in India
1957, 1962, 1967
102
When did the cycle of Simultaneous broken?
Centre invoked Article 356 (failure of constitutional machinery) to dissolve then KL govt.: 1959
103
128th const amndt act, 2023 is also known as
Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam 2023
104
Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam 2023
aims to provide 33% reservation for women in _
LS
State Legislative Assemblies
Legislative Assembly of NCT Delhi
105
Which articles are added to the constitution on account of 128th amendment act
330A (LS)
332A (State Legislative Assemblies)
Article 239AA(2)(b): to add that the laws framed by parliament shall apply to the National Capital territory of Delhi
334A: Reservations will be effective once the census conducted after the commencement of this Bill has been published (Census 2021)
106
For how many years will the Women's Reservation Bill be applicable after its commencement
15 years
107
Which article provides for the readjustment of the constituencies of Lok Sabha and State Assemblies after every Census?
Article 82
108
Which article provides for reservation for women in Panchayati Raj
Article 243 D
109
PM Kisan provides an income support of what amount per annum for all eligible famer families
6000 rs in equal installments every 4 months
110
Kerala Nipah Virus
First reported:
Kozhikode District, Kerala
111
Previous Nipah outbreaks in India: years
2001,2007,2018,2021
112
First outbreak of Nipah Virus In India- place
Siliguri, WB
113
Organism that causes Nipah Virus
RNA or Ribonucleic acid virus of the family Paramyxoviridae, genus Henipavirus (closely related to Hendra virus)
114
Where did Nipah virus first break out in the world
Malaysia and Singapore: 1998 and 1999
115
The floods in Libya affected its port city which is _
Derna
(on the Mediterranean coast between Benghazi and Tobruk)
25% of city was destroyed
116
Cause of Libya Floods
torrential rains generated by Storm Daniel
117
Magnitue of Earthquake in Morocco
6.8
Most powerful to hit the country in 120 years
118
Morocco Earthquake epicenter
High Atlas Mountain near Marrakech (Al- Haouz province) -Ighil area
119
Reason for Morocco earthquake
Geological Phenomenon called “reverse fault”
Morocco is situated in area where Eurasian and African tectonic plates converge
120
Capital of Morocco
Rabat
121
Morocco's largest city and main Atlantic Ocean port
- Casablanca
122
King of Morocco
Mohammed VI
123
Seismic zones in the Indian subcontinent are divided into how many seismic zones
(II, III, IV, and V)
124
Which is the official agency for publishing seismic hazard maps and codes in India
Bureau of Indian Standards
125
First goods under the transitional phase of CBAM of EU
Cement
126
EU ETS(Emission Trading Systems) to be phased out + CBAM to be introduced:
2026-34
