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The Reserve Bank of India conducts the Open Market Operations (OMO) sales of government securities.
RBI recently made an announcement regarding the possibility of conducting OMO sales to regulate liquidity within the financial system. The central bank did not provide a specific timeline for this proposal. As a result, the yield on the 10-year benchmark government bonds surged by 12 basis points to reach 7.34 percent.

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The Mushk Budji rice variety of Jammu and Kashmir has been at the brink of extinction primarily because of its vulnerability to diseases and its limited yield potential.
The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir are planning to revive the cultivation of aromatic rice variety known as Mushk Budji and expand its cultivation to cover an area of 5,000 hectares.

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Spain’s PLD Space successfully launched the Miura-1 rocket, marking a historic milestone as Europe’s first fully private rocket launch.
The Miura-1 is a recoverable rocket that was launched from a site in southwest Spain. This achievement is seen as a significant advancement for Europe’s space endeavors, which have faced challenges and delays in recent years.

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NASA is preparing to launch a cutting-edge spacecraft named Psyche on a groundbreaking mission to study the asteroid named ‘16 Psyche’.
This first-of-its-kind endeavour will explore a metal-rich asteroid, providing valuable insights into the formation of rocky objects in our solar system.

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India has crossed the 100- medal mark for the first time in Asian Games this year. India gave its best-ever performance at the Asian Games this year with 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze.
With its medal tally at 107, India is ranked fourth in the list. China topped the table with 383 medals including 201 gold medals, while Japan and Korea got 188 and 190 medals respectively.