Legal Current Affairs for 23 April 2026

Establishes a strong legal framework to curb harmful online money gaming and protect users from the financial, psychological, and social distress caused by predatory gaming platforms.
Promotes a regulated, growth-oriented ecosystem for e-sports and online social games.
Aligns with India’s vision to become a global gaming and innovation hub while safeguarding society from financial and psychological risks.

Established in 1945, FAO is a specialized agency of the UN that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.
HQ: Rome, Italy.
Members: 194 members (193 countries and the European Union). India is a founding Member.
Key Reports: The State of World’s Forests, The State of Food and Agriculture, etc.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Established in 1950, WMO is the specialized agency of UN responsible for international cooperation in meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology, and related geophysical sciences.
WMO originated from the International Meteorological Organization (IMO), founded in 1873.
Secretariat: Geneva.
Members: 193 (187 Member States and 6 Territories), including India.
Major Initiative: Co-founded the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 1988 with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

SAF is a liquid fuel that can be produced from a number of sources (feedstock) including waste oil and fats, municipal waste, and non-food crops.
Significance: Reduces CO2 emissions by up to 80%.
SAF can be blended at different levels with limits between 10% and 50%, depending on the feedstock and how the fuel is produced.
India is targeting to blend 1 per cent SAF into jet fuel for international flights by 2027, rising to 2 per cent by 2028 and 5 per cent by 2030 in line with the CORSIA mandate.
Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) is led by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
No targets for fuel used in domestic flights have been set so far.

Establishment: Created under United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at COP27 (Sharm el-Sheikh 2022) and operationalized at COP28 (Dubai 2023).
Mandate: Assist vulnerable developing countries in addressing economic and non-economic loss and damage from climate change.
It supports Finance recovery, rebuilding and adaptation from climate-induced impacts like extreme and slow-onset events.
Functioning: Promotes country-led, locally driven solutions
Financing: Mobilizes funds via government contributions, private sector and innovative mechanisms.
Its Secretariat is hosted by the World Bank, which also serves as the fund trustee

Location: Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh)
It is a freshwater perennial water body that came into existence after the formation of the Upper Ganges Canal in 1852.
Notable birds: Indian river tern (Sterna aurantia) and sarus crane (Grus antigone).
It is designated as an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) by BirdLifeInternational.