The Caribbean community, also known as CARICOM, was formed in 1973 by the Treaty of Chaguaramas.
It is an economic and political community that works jointly to shape policies for the region and encourages economic growth and trade.
It is a grouping of 15 member states and five associate members ( Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Turks & Caicos Islands).
Its membership is open to any other State or Territory of the Caribbean Region.
First-ever India- CARICOM leaders' summit was recently held.
India announced a $14-million grant for community development projects and $150 million Line of Credit for solar, renewable energy and climate-change-related works.
Sastra Ramanujan Award
The SASTRA-Ramanujan Award was instituted in 2005 by SASTRA University.
It is conferred annually on mathematicians from across the world who are less than 32 years of age, working in an area influenced by the genius Srinivasa Ramanujan.
The age limit is 32 years to commemorate the fact that Srinivasa Ramanujan accomplished a phenomenal body of work in this short span.
In 2019, it will be awarded to mathematician Adam Harper, Assistant Professor with the University of Warwick, England.
He was awarded for several outstanding contributions to analytic and probabilistic number theory.
Global Solar Park
The global solar park was inaugurated at UN headquarters by the Indian Prime Minister during the Gandhi@150 commemorative event.
It has 193 solar panels, each representing a member of the multilateral body.
It is a roof-top solar park which has the capacity of a 50-kilowatt hour (kWh) for each panel and the total output is 86,244 KWh.
This equals 61 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide, 30,242 kg of coal burned, and carbon sequestered from 1,008 tree seedlings grown for 10 years.
It was built at the cost of US $1 million.
India is the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, after China and the US.
Coal power, cattle and paddy are major sources of emission, though per capita emissions are roughly a seventh of the US and less than half the world average.
India has pledged for a 33-35% reduction in emission intensity (emissions associated with each unit of economic output) by 2030, compared to 2005 levels in Paris agreement.
India will host the 2nd general assembly of the International Solar Alliance, in New Delhi on the sidelines of COP-21, the UN Climate Conference.
Kalam Centre for Science and Technology
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Ministry of Defence and the Central University of Jammu for the establishment of Kalam Centre for Science and Technology.
It will be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and equipment leading to increase scholars in computational system security and sensors.
