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The Indian Army has launched the ‘Him Drone-a-thon’ programme in association with the Drone Federation of India.
The programme is connects all stake holders including industry, academia, software developers and drone product manufacturers. The Indian Army’s support to India’s drone ecosystem is based on the principle of ‘good available indigenously’ is better than the ‘best available globally’.

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‘International Telecommunication Union’s Regional Standardization Forum for Asia and Oceania region’ is hosted by New Delhi.
Union Communications Ministry hosts the forum on the theme of ‘Regulatory and Policy aspects of Telecommunications’. Over 250 delegates from 20 countries will participate in the Forum.

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Veteran Japanese designer Issey Miyake passed away recently at the age of 84. He was known for his innovative technology-driven clothing designs, exhibitions and fragrances
The Japanese designer was known for his pleated style of clothing without wrinkles. His flagship product was a black turtleneck for Apple Inc founder Steve Jobs. He was a recipient of many other awards and accolades, along with Kyoto prize in 2006.

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Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SIDBI for coordination of functions of related institutions.
Under the partnership, sessions to educate MSMEs about ONDC master-class sessions on ONDC protocol and Minimum Viable Product (MVP) will be held for MSMEs.

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently unveiled ‘SPARK’, a virtual space tech park, as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.
It was launched by ISRO Chairman S Somanath and the virtual space museum hosts several documents, images and videos related to launch vehicles, satellites, scientific missions as well as pioneers of India’s space sector.

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Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech has submitted data from Phase 3 clinical trials of BBV154, its intranasal Covid vaccine candidate, to the drug regulator.
It has sought approval both as a primary two-dose vaccine, and a heterologous booster shot. A heterologous booster means the third or subsequent dose of the vaccine is different from its primary dose.

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The apex body of the sport, FIFA suspended the country’s top administrative organisation, the All India Football Federation, for ‘undue influence from third parties’.
The Bureau of the FIFA council, which passed the judgment, also took away the country’s rights to hold the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022, which was scheduled to be held in October 2022.

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Wounded Knee Massacre was a massacre of over three hundred Lakota people by soldiers of the United States Army in 1890.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has apologised to Native American activist and actor Sacheen Littlefeather. 50 years ago, the activist read the letter of Marlon Brando who refused to accept the Oscars award, protesting against the misrepresentation of Native American tribes in the entertainment industry. She also spoke about the Wounded Knee Massacre and was booed off the stage.

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The Government of India announced the National Education Policy (NEP) in 2020, which recommends quality improvement through the development of a National Curriculum Framework (NCF).
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan urged citizens to participate in the Citizen Survey for National Curriculum Framework for developing a new curriculum.

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Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has invited individuals and institutions to develop technology-driven innovative solutions for automated death claim settlement, curtail miss-selling and other fields related to insurance.
This was launched as a part of its first hackathon named ‘Bima Manthan 2022’ with the theme ‘Innovation in Insurance’.