At least 17 people died on Monday in Juliaca, Peru as protesters trying to storm an airport clashed with security forces in the latest violent episode of a month-old political crisis.The protesters were demanding the departure of President Dina Boluarte, who took over after the ouster and arrest of then President Pedro Castillo on December 7.

The Centre, in a curative plea, has contended that the 1989 settlement is seriously impaired. It has sought additional funds of over ₹7,400 crore from the pesticide company. The government said there is fresh data of more suffering caused by the incident. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, the lead judge on the five-member Bench, said the government was walking a “slippery slope” by seeking to “re-open” the settlement after over 30 years through a curative petition.

About the tragedy- Leakage of Methyl Isocyanate from the Union Carbide factory on the night of Dec. 2 and 3, 1984 resulting in deaths of 5295 people and 5,68,292 facing injuries. The Union Carbide then gave the compensation of $470 million (715 crore rupees then)

Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for three capital acquisition proposals amounting to ₹4,276 crore. These include the helicopter-launched Nag (HELINA) anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM), very short-range air defence systems (VSHORAD), BrahMos cruise missile launchers, and “re control systems (FCS) for naval ships. All three are indigenous design and development projects.

The visit is aimed at expressing Canberra’s political will for furthering bilat-
eral ties that received a boost with the implementation of the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) from December 29, when Mr. Albanese announced the planned visit with likely stops in New Delhi and Gujarat. The ECTA, a less than comprehensive bilateral trade pact, was signed on April 2, 2022, by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and his then Australian counterpart, Dan Tehan, who belonged to the Scott Morrison Cabinet.

India’s leadership of the G-20, relations between judiciary and legislature, and the effective functioning of Parliament and Assemblies will be on the agenda during the 83rd All India Presiding O#cers Conference, which begins on Wednesday. The conference, one of the largest gatherings of Presiding Officers of the country’s legislative bodies, will be inaugurated by Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. The two- day conference will be chaired by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

The conference for 2022 will be held in Delhi from January 20 to 22. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending all the sessions at the three- day conference. The conference is organised every year to discuss various internal security challenges and policing matters that could not be held in the previous year. The Directors-General of Police of all States and the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) will participate in the conference.