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BASIC countries in making Paris agreement
Nations Framework for Climate Change (UNFCC) Conference of Parties (COP-25) meet to be held later in the year from 2nd to 13th December, the BASIC countries held its 28th Ministerial meeting on Climate Change from 14th to 16th August in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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What is the UN’s stand on Kashmir?
On August 16, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held a “closed consultation” meeting on the situation in Kashmir. On August 5, India had ended the special status of the State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) under Article 370 and Article 35A, carving it into two Union Territories: J&K and Ladakh.
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#UN #Kashmir #UNSC #UNCIP #Pakistan #India #Ladakh

Konkan Exercise in English Channel
Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Tarkash joined the UK Royal Navy's HMS Destroyer in the English Channel for their annual Konkan Exercise this week. Konkan is a long-running exercise designed to test the ability of the two Commonwealth navies to operate side-by-side during war and other crunch scenarios.
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China launches rocket for commercial use
A Chinese government space agency successfully launched on 17 August 2019 its first rocket meant for commercial use, state television CCTV reported, as firms in the country compete to join a commercial satellite boom.
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Two galaxies colliding
NASA and European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hubble Space Telescope has just captured images of two luminescent galaxies catalogued as UGC 2369. The telescope was able to capture mutual gravitational attraction between both the galaxies. Interaction between galaxies is not an uncommon event, however, two similarly sized ones merging is one of a kind.
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#galaxies #ESA #NASA #UGC2369 #MilkyWay #HubbleSpaceTelescope
Conduct of Election Rule amended
The disabled and people over 80 years of age can now cast their votes through postal ballot, the government said, in a move that will help increase voter turnout.
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#ElectionRule #Conduct #amended #postalballot


Comprehensive implementation of Paris climate deal
Environment ministers of the BASIC countries have called for "comprehensive" implementation of the Paris climate deal amid threats by US President Donald Trump to withdraw from it.
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#Paris #BASIC #DonaldTrump #Parisclimatedeal #Javadekar


Navy to merge functions over crisis
Indian Navy, the leanest of the three armed forces of the country, is contemplating restructuring its organisational setup to cater to the advancements in its military and technical systems.
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#Navy #mergefunctions #crisis #IndianNavy


World Bank continue lending support to India
World Bank President David Malpass said the multi-lateral funding agency will continue with USD 6 billion lending target for India.
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#WorldBank #DavidMalpass #NirmalaSitharaman #MakeinIndia


Microprotein malfunction
Researchers have discovered that a microprotein called PIGBOS found in the powerhouse of the cells – mitochondria – contributes to mitigating stress happening within the cells – an advance that may lead to better understanding of disease conditions like cancer.
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#Microprotein #malfunction #PIGBOS #mitochondria #powerhouse


New class of quantum materials
Researchers from IIT Bombay have discovered special properties in a class of materials called “semi-Dirac metals” that have been recently talked about in the scientific literature. Examples of semi-Dirac metals are systems such as TiO2/V2O3 nanostructures.
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