ईरान से गतिरोध जारी
ब्रिटेन ने ईरानी गनबोटों (नौसैन्य पोतों) द्वारा ब्रिटिश सुपरटैंकर को निशाना बनाए जाने के बाद बढ़े तनाव के बीच कहा कि वह खाड़ी में दूसरा युद्धपोत भेज रहा है और क्षेत्र में चौकसी का स्तर बढ़ा रहा है। इस फैसले का खुलासा अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डॉनाल्ड ट्रंप की तरफ से इस्लामी गणराज्य के परमाणु कार्यक्रम और पश्चिम एशिया में आतंकवादी समूहों के लिए उसके कथित समर्थन को लेकर उसके खिलाफ वाकयुद्ध तेज करने के बाद हुआ है।
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#Iran #DonaldTrump #US #British #IndiaNavy #nuclear #deadlock

मिशन चंद्रयान-2 की उल्‍टी गिनती
भारतीय अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान केंद्र (Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO) के मिशन चंद्रयान-2 की उल्‍टी गिनती 14 जुलाई 2019 से शुरू हो जाएगी। इसरो प्रमुख (ISRO chairperson) डॉ. के सिवन (Dr K. Sivan) ने बताया कि इस मिशन के 20 घंटे के काउंटडाउन की 14 जुलाई को सुबह 6.51 बजे से शुरू होने की उम्मीद है। यह 15 जुलाई को तड़के 2 बजकर 51 मिनट पर श्रीहरिकोटा के सतीश धवन सेंटर से लॉन्च होगा।
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#Chandrayaan2 #MissionMoon #ISRO #GSLV #Bahubali #Space #Satellite

Global MPI 2019
India lifted 271 million people out of poverty between 2006 and 2016, recording the fastest reductions in the multidimensional poverty index values during the period with strong improvements in areas such as “assets, cooking fuel, sanitation and nutrition, a report by the United Nations said. The 2019 global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) from the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) was released.
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#Global #MPI2019 #UNDP #OPHI #India #UnitedNations #Jharkhand

Moon-forming disk discovered
Astronomers have made the first observations of a circumplanetary disk of gas and dust like the one that is believed to have birthed the moons of Jupiter, by using Earth’s most powerful array of radio telescopes.
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#Moon #ALMA #VLT #PDS #VLT #MUSE #PDS #Earth #Astrophysical

Chandrayaan-2
Chandrayaan-2, India's most ambitious second lunar mission to be launched on July 15, will be the first of its kind as it will shed light on a completely unexplored section of the Moon - its South Polar region. Leveraging nearly a decade of scientific research and engineering development, the mission is aimed at helping in better understanding of the origin and evolution of the Moon by conducting detailed topographical studies, comprehensive mineralogical analyses, and a host of other experiments on the lunar surface. I
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#Chandrayaan2 #MissionMoon #ISRO #GSLV #Bahubali #Space #Satellite

First Indian woman CFO
The World Bank (WB) Group announced that Anshula Kant, an Indian national, has been appointed its next MD and CFO. Ms. Kant will be the first woman CFO of the Bank. Anshula brings more than 35 years of expertise in finance, banking, and innovative use of technology through her work as CFO of the State Bank of India, World Bank Group president David Malpass said.
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#CFO #Indianwoman #AnshulaKant #IBRD #ICSID #MIGA #IFC #ShriRamCollege

Committee to run golf in India
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has taken over the reins of the derecognised Indian Golf Union (IGU), forming a five-member 'golf governance committee' which will oversee all aspects concerning the "participation of athletes and officials in the Tokyo Olympic qualifiers/ events" until IGU's fresh election takes place.
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#IOA #golf #India #IGU #MukeshKumar #IGF #AGM #NSFs #Tokyo #KavitaSingh

Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill
A bill seeking to expedite and streamline resolution of inter-state water disputes was approved by Lok Sabha. A key feature of the Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019 is the constitution of a single tribunal with different benches, and the setting up of strict timelines for adjudication.
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#Amendment #StateRiverWater #LokSabha #DRC #SupremeCourt

Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill 2019
The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed by Rajya Sabha. The Bill has been passed with three Government amendments and will need to go back to Lok Sabha. The Lok Sabha had already passed the Bill on the 23rd of July 2019.
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#MotorVehicles #Amendment #GoM #YoonusKhan #recommendations #RajyaSabha

EWS quota for J&K
The Union Cabinet approved a bill to provide up to 10% reservation to Jammu and Kashmir’s economically weaker sections (EWS) in jobs and educational institutions. J&K is currently under President’s rule and hence the Union Cabinet had to approve the quota in state government jobs and admissions.
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#J&K #EWS #NarendraModi #UnionCabinet #amendment

World's best student city
UK's capital London has been named as the world's best city for students for the second consecutive year, beating international cities like Tokyo and Melbourne that came second and third respectively on a new worldwide rankings released.
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#Tokyo #worldwide #India #globaleducation #QuacquarelliSymonds

Three exoplanets discovered
Three new planets, which orbit a star situated 73 light-years away from the Earth, have been discovered using NASA’s newest planet-hunting satellite. Of the three new exoplanets, one is rocky and slightly larger than Earth, while the two others are gaseous and roughly twice the size of our planet.
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#planets #Earth #NASA #missinglink #Satellite #TESS #TOI270

Nobel Peace Prize 2019
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on 11 October 2019 for his peacemaking efforts with Eritrea. Ethiopia and Eritrea, longtime foes who fought a border war from 1998 to 2000, restored relations in July 2018 after years of hostility.
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#NobelPeacePrize2019 #Tokarczuk #WorldFoodProgram AbiyAhmed

‘Dhruv’ scheme kicked off
Union HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal kicked off the Prime Minister Innovative Learning Programme “Dhruv” at the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) head office in Bengaluru under which 60 talented students selected from science, mathematics and performing arts streams will undergo a 14-day programme with an objective to enrich their skills and knowledge and realise their full potential.
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#Dhruv #HRD #RameshPokhriyal #Isro #IITDelhi #NarendraModi

India joins global alliance for smart city technologies
India has joined the league of 15 of the world's leading city networks and technology governance organisations that will work towards advancing the responsible and ethical use of smart city technologies.
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#India #GSATG #WEF #G20 #Commonwealth #TechnologyGovernance

Chandrayaan 2's orbiter observes solar flares
One of the eight scientific payloads on board Chandrayaan-2’s orbiter, circling the Moon’s orbit at 100km, has measured solar flares between September 30 and October 1, which, in turn, will help scientists better understand various processes on the Sun.
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#Chandrayaan2 #XSM #Moon #CLASS #Isro #orbiter

First-ever Olympic Hospitality House
India will have its first-ever Olympic Hospitality House in Tokyo during the Summer Games next year. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and JSW Group announced a partnership to build the facility.
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#Olympic #OHH #IOA #JSW #Tokyo #Nagano #KirenRijiju

India jumps in Brand Finance Nation ranking
India jumped two levels to 7th position in the Brand Finance Nation ranking of 2019 despite the reduction in the overall economic growth due to slowdown in the manufacturing and construction sectors.
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#BFN #ranking #BrandFinanceNation #manufacturing #Canada

ICON Satellite launched
NASA launched a satellite on 10 October 2019 night to explore the mysterious, dynamic region where air meets space. The satellite — called ICON, short for Ionospheric Connection Explorer — rocketed into orbit following a two-year delay.
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#ICON #Satellite #NASA #Earth #spacecraft