China shared satellite data with India
India received satellite data on its flood-hit regions from eight nations and China was the first to provide it as part of a multi-lateral mechanism for sharing space-based information for countries affected by natural or man-made disasters.
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India gets Apache attack helicopters
US aerospace major Boeing on 27 July 2019 handed over the first four of the 22 Apache attack helicopters to the Indian Air Force while another batch of four choppers will be delivered next week.
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Concil trim rate on Electric Vehicles
The Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) on 27 July 2019 welcomed the reduction of GST on electric vehicles to 5%, saying it is in line with the government’s steps to promote eco-friendly mobility, even as it sought a similar cut in spare batteries.
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UN Report on flooding
At least 600 people have been killed and over 25 million others affected by flooding due to the torrential monsoon rains in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Myanmar, the UN has said. More than half-a-million of them have been displaced, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
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