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Russia-Ukraine Crisis- Recent News

On February 23, 2022, Australia became the latest country to announce sanctions against Russia. Highlights Prime Minister Scott Morrison unveiled new measures countering “aggression by Russia against Ukraine.”...

February 23, 2022

SEA-ME-WE-6 Undersea Cable Consortium

Bharti Airtel Ltd has joined “SEA-ME-WE-6 undersea cable consortium”, for scaling up its high-speed global network capacity and serving India’s fast growing digital economy. Key facts Airtel is...

February 23, 2022

US Sanctions on Russia

President Joe Biden of the United States has announced new sanctions against Russia, saying that Moscow’s recognition of two separatist areas in eastern Ukraine as independent as the...

February 23, 2022

Israel’s C-Dome Defence System

A new naval air defence system named ‘C-Dome’ has been successfully tested by Israel. This missile system will be used on the Sa’ar 6-class corvettes of the Israel...

February 23, 2022

Pakistan’s New Cybercrime Law

Pakistani authorities announced a new law that will help them in combating false news on social media, a move that free-media groups and the opposition have criticized as...

February 22, 2022

Storm Eunice across Europe

Storm Eunice sparked the first-ever red weather warning in London on February 19, 2022. It was one of the most powerful storms in Europe since 1984, when the...

February 22, 2022

India-France: Roadmap on Blue Economy and Ocean Governance

India and France recently agreed on a Roadmap on Blue Economy and Ocean Governance. Key Points Both the countries agreed on this roadmap with the aim of contributing...

February 22, 2022

Japan Hydrogen Train

Japan has launched its first hydrogen-powered train. This unveiling is seen as a step towards the country’s objective of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. The hydrogen-fuelled train will...

February 22, 2022

United States: ‘Pickleball’ sport

A curious sport called “Pickleball” has become one the fastest growing sports in the United States. Pickleball is a combination of elements taken from tennis, badminton and ping-pong....

February 22, 2022

MH-60R Multi-Role Helicopters

As per defence authorities, first batch of three MH-60R Multi-Role Helicopters is likely to arrive India by July 2022. Indian Navy had ordered the MH-60R Multi-Role Helicopters from...

February 21, 2022

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