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Desert Flag exercise VIII

February 25, 2023

The exercise Desert Flag VIII was held in the UAE air base Al Dhafra. Indian Air Force participated in the exercise. The other countries that participated were the USA, Korea, Spain, Morocco, Bahrain, the UK, Australia, Kuwait, France, and UAE. ..

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APEDA signs pact with Lulu to promote millets in GCC

February 25, 2023

The FSSAI recently released standards for millets; GoI is to promote millets in the brand name “Shree Anna”; millet production is to be boosted in the country, 2023 was made the International Millets Year by UN. More and more plans ..

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NASA Space-X Crew-6 Mission to ISS

February 25, 2023

The Crew-6 mission is to be launched on February 27 from the Kenedy Space Centre of NASA located in Cape Canaveral. It is a joint operation of both NASA and SpaceX. The Crew Dragon capsule will be carried by the ..

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German Chancellor Olaz Scholz visits India

February 25, 2023

The Inter-Governmental Consultation mechanism was established between India and Germany in 2011. After IGC, this is the first visit of a German Chancellor to India. Also, this was the first visit of Olaz Scholz as a chancellor. He visited India ..

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China blocks ChatGPT

February 25, 2023

ChatGPT is a popular search engine that uses artificial intelligence and natural language processing to provide mostly accurate and relevant results to users. However, the Chinese government has decided to block this search engine in the country, citing concerns about ..

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Pakistan receives $700 million from China

February 25, 2023

The foreign exchange reserves of Pakistan fell to 2.9 billion USD. It is now slowly rising to 4 billion USD. The cash injection was the need of the moment for Pakistan. And China stepped in offering 700 million USD to ..

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IMF Nine Point Crypto Action Plan

February 24, 2023

The International Monetary Fund recently unveiled a Crypto Action plan to safeguard monetary sovereignty in the world. The action plan will help countries to frame their crypto policies. The following are the nine points: Details how a country should treat ..

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Earthquake in Indonesia of magnitude 6.2

February 24, 2023

The National Center for Seismology said that an earthquake of magnitude 6.2 hit Indonesia. The epicentre was at a depth of 99 km. The quake was powerful and fortunately, no casualties were reported. No tsunami warnings were issued. Though the ..

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Onion Shortage threatens the world

February 24, 2023

Onion shortages are increasing all over the world. From Morocco to the Philippines, the governments are protecting their onion supplies. Morocco, Turkey, and Kazakhstan have stopped exporting onions due to their increasing demand and soaring prices in their homeland. Why ..

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Indian Submarine docks in Indonesia for the first time

February 24, 2023

After traversing the Sunda Strait, the Indian submarine INS Sindhukesari docked in Indonesia. This is the first time an Indian submarine is docking in Indonesia. With this, INS Sindhukesari makes history in India-Indonesia relations. Significance The docking shows India’s increasing ..

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