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EU Chip Production Plan

On January 8, 2022, the European Union announced a USD 48 billion plan, in a bid to become a major semiconductor producer. Key Points The Chip production plan...

February 9, 2022

Sri Lanka ‘Unitary Digital Identity framework’

India has agreed to provide a grant to Sri Lanka for implementing a ‘Unitary Digital Identity framework’. Key Points The Unitary Digital Identity Framework is apparently modelled on...

February 9, 2022

ASEAN-India High Level Conference on Renewable Energy

ASEAN and India held high level conference on Renewable Energy on February 7, 2022. Key Points On the occasion, Indian Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy...

February 8, 2022

Taiwan Patriot Missile Defence System

The US government recently approved a sale of 100 million USD worth equipment to maintain and improve the Taiwan Patriot Missile Defence System. This will upgrade the system....

February 8, 2022

Canada Anti Vaccine Protests

On February 5, 2022, protests again started in Canada’s capital. Protestors joined a convoy of truckers whose have occupied Ottawa to denounce Covid vaccine mandates for two weeks....

February 7, 2022

Cyclone Barsirai

On February 6, 2022, Cyclone Barsirai made landfall on coast of Madagascar, killing at least six people. It was an intense tropical cyclone. Highlights Cyclone had the packing...

February 7, 2022

Endurance22 Expedition- Key Facts

The Endurance22 Expedition was recently departed on schedule from Cape Town. It is headed for Weddell Sea in Antarctica. About Endurance22 Expedition Endurance22 Expedition was departed by Falklands...

February 7, 2022

African Union Summit

The 35th African Union summit was held at Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Security and pandemic were given top priority at the summit. Key Points on the summit The...

February 7, 2022

Russia – China Joint Statement

The Russian President Vladimr Putin and the Chinese president Xi Jing Pin held a face to face meeting. This is the first time the leaders are meeting in...

February 6, 2022

ATLAS Asteroid Tracking System

The NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) has become first survey capable of searching entire dark sky for near-Earth objects (NEOs), every 24 hours. Key Facts ATLAS is a state-of-the-art...

February 5, 2022

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