Page-3 of Current Affairs - August, 2023

Foxconn Founder Terry Gou Announces Independent Presidential Run in Taiwan

August 29, 2023

Terry Gou, founder of Foxconn Technology Group, has announced that he will run for president of Taiwan as an independent candidate in 2024. Gou, who previously ran for president as a member of the Kuomintang (KMT) but withdrew from the ..

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France’s Ban on Abayas in State Schools

August 29, 2023

The French government’s decision to ban children from wearing abayas, the full-length robes worn by some Muslim women, in state-run schools has garnered both support and criticism. The ban is part of France’s strict secularism policy, “laicite,” which has been ..

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Droughts Threaten Global Trade Routes and Supply Chains

August 29, 2023

Drought, exacerbated by fossil fuel consumption, is affecting ship traffic in the Panama Canal and threatening to dry out the Mississippi River, impacting American corn and wheat exports. Droughts affecting multiple trade routes could disrupt the transport and prices of ..

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Kampala Ministerial Declaration on Migration, Environment and Climate Change

August 29, 2023

48 African countries have agreed to adopt the Kampala Ministerial Declaration on Migration, Environment and Climate Change (KDMECC) to address the nexus between human mobility and climate change in Africa. The KDMECC, originally signed by 15 African states in 2022, ..

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Global Warming and Pacific Decadal Oscillation Could Increase Frequency of Equatorial-Origin Cyclones

August 29, 2023

A recent study in Nature Communications suggests that global warming and a cyclical event known as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) could increase the frequency of tropical cyclones originating near the Equator. The number of such cyclones was 43% fewer ..

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Scientists Successfully Sequence the Y Chromosome

August 29, 2023

In a monumental achievement, scientists have successfully sequenced the Y chromosome, potentially revolutionizing the study of male infertility and various health disorders. Despite attempts to decipher human genetic code over the past two decades, over half of the sequences within ..

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Geetika Srivastava to be New Charge d’Affaires in Islamabad

August 29, 2023

Geetika Srivastava, a 2005 batch Indian Foreign Service officer, is appointed as the new Charge d’Affaires (CDA) in Islamabad, succeeding Dr M Suresh Kumar. Despite the downgraded status of diplomatic representation between India and Pakistan, this appointment marks a significant ..

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5th India-Bangladesh Annual Defence Dialogue

August 29, 2023

India and Bangladesh conducted their fifth Annual Defence Dialogue in Dhaka on August 28, 2023, with Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane and Bangladeshi counterpart Lt Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman co-chairing the meeting. The dialogue is the highest institutionalized interactive mechanism between the ..

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Exercise Bright Star-23

August 28, 2023

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has sent a contingent to participate in Exercise Bright Star-23, a biennial multilateral tri-service exercise held in Egypt, marking the first time IAF is participating in this exercise. The exercise, scheduled from August 27 to ..

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UAE’s Ministry of Health Launches Back-to-School Health Awareness Campaign

August 28, 2023

The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has initiated a back-to-school health awareness campaign spanning from August 17 to 31. The campaign aims to educate parents and students about the significance of adopting healthy lifestyles as they return to ..

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