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1.Meet man who completed PhD at 21 from IISC, became IIT professor at 22.-Tathagat Avatar Tulsi.Born on September 9, 1987, in Bihar, Tathagat Avatar Tulsi is a child prodigy and a well-known physicist. Tulsi completed schooling when he was just 9, earned a BSc degree when he was 11-year-old and completed MSc at the age of 12 from Patna Science College.-dnaindia.com 2.In a mere 12-month period, from April 2022 to March 2023, more than 15,000 Indian tech professionals have relocated to Canada, signalling the nation's growing status as a worldwide hub for tech talent, as reported by Khalsa Vox.-livemint.com 3.Today's Google Doodle celebrates Lake Toba, known as Danau Toba, located on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Lake Toba was designated as UNESCO Global Geopark on August 31, 2020.Lake Toba is the largest crater lake globally and one of the deepest lakes in the world.-livemint.com 4.India's Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander became the first craft to ever touch down at the lunar ...

1.US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said US companies have complained to her that China has become "uninvestible," pointing to fines, raids and other actions that have made it risky to do business in the world's second-largest economy.-indiatoday.in 2.A week after Isro's historic Moon Mission, Chandrayaan 3 has already made some significant progress in its work and has confirmed the presence of sulphur, aluminium, calcium, iron, chromium, titanium, manganese, oxygen and silicon on the lunar surface near the south pole. Isro has released a chart showing the presence of these elements at various ranges corresponding to the wavelength.-hindustantimes.com 3.Air pollution cuts global life expectancy by 2.3 years, more than smoking, alcohol, unsafe water, and car accidents combined, according to a report.On Tuesday, the recently released annual Air Quality Life Index report, it was disclosed that air pollution stands as the "most significant external menace to human ...

 1.Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra on Sunday scripted history yet again as he became the first Indian to win a gold medal in the World Athletics Championships with a big throw of 88.17m in the men’s javelin final.-indianexpress.com 2.The United States, they don't agree on much these days. They agree on India," said Eric Garcetti, the American Ambassador to India in an exclusive interview with India Today on Friday. He made the remark while announcing that the US Congress would approve by Monday the deal signed between General Electric (GE) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to produce fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force.-indiatoday.in 3.Afghanistan is missing from the BRICS declaration, but the document mentioned the “legitimate” aspirations of India, Brazil and South Africa to be part of the UN Security Council, acknowledged G20 as a premier multilateral forum and called the Russia-Ukraine war a “conflict” this time instead of “situation.-indianexpress.com 4.Indi...

1.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed disappointment that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not been invited to the intergovernmental forum G20’s summit in New Delhi next month while assuring the latter that they will speak up strongly and continue to ensure the world is standing with Ukraine.-hindustantimes.com 2.After Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping had a brief conversation as they shared the stage in South Africa during the BRICS summit, China's foreign ministry said the two leaders had a “candid and in-depth exchange of views” on the current relations between the two countries.-hindustantimes.com 3.PM Modi hailed the Chandrayaan-3 mission creating history by achieving a soft landing on the lunar surface and said “India is now on the moon”After concluding his two-nation visit today, from Greece Prime Minister Narendra Modi will head straight to Bengaluru, Karnataka on a pre-scheduled visit. He will meet scientists of the I...

1.The successful moon mission has made India the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface after the US, China, and the erstwhile Soviet Union.Parties and prayers were held with great fervour across the country ahead of the historic lunar touchdown. The Chandrayaan-3 mission was launched on July 14 from Sriharikota.-ndtv.com 2.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India supports the expansion of Brics (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) to include new nations and is ready to move forward on the issue with consensus. "We must make our societies future-ready to make Brics future-ready," PM Modi said at the five-nation summit.-Times of India 3.South African President Cyril Ramaphosa praised the important role played by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa's history and helping defeat apartheid. Ramaphosa noted that Gandhi taught his country the value of passive resistance which helped mobilize its people against apartheid and eventually defeat it....

1.Four years after success eluded India and Isro, they are on the cusp of making history again by landing a probe in the polar region of the lunar surface. If all goes well, Vikram, the Chandrayaan-3 lander will touchdown at 6.04pm with Pragyan (the rover) in its belly.-Times of India 2.US President Joe Biden will urge reforms to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank that will better serve developing country needs at the G20 summit in Delhi next month, the White House said Tuesday.-ndtv.com 3.China wants to integrate Pakistan into the BRICS alliance, and XI Jinping’s attempt has triggered a diplomatic complexity. This development arises as China argues that the BRICS coalition should expand its membership to include more developing nations, using this rationale to advocate for Pakistan's inclusion.-livemint.com 4.US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti emphasied the deep linkages between India and United States while speaking at the Indiaspora G20 forum. He highligh...

 1.ISRO has said that If any factor regarding the lander module appears unfavourable, then the landing of Chandrayaan-3 will be shifted to August 27. Nilesh M Desai, director of Space Applications Centre-ISRO, Ahmedabad said that the decision regarding the landing will be taken based on the health of the lander module and the conditions on the Moon. ISRO said the Chandrayaan-3 is set to land on the moon on August 23, 2023, around 18:04 hours IST.-hindustantimes.com 2.North Korea has informed Japan it plans to launch a satellite in the coming days, Tokyo said on August 22, less than three months after a failed effort saw a military satellite plunge into the sea.Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged Pyongyang to call it off, saying his country was working with South Korea and the United States to gather more information on the sanctions-busting launch.-thehindu.com 3.The Prime Minister will join the leaders of Brazil, China, Russia and South Africa at the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesbu...

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1.Chandrayaan-3 LIVE Updates: While the world eagerly waits for India's historic moment, the Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO has successfully reduced the orbit of Chandrayaan-3 mission's lander module, and said it is now expected to touch down on the surface of the Moon at 6.04pm on August 23.-hindustantimes.com 2.Campaigns for the 2024 Presidential election of the United States have already begun in full earnest. For us in India, it’s a spectator sport, but it has certainly got more interesting with Vivek Ramaswamy in the fray. Ramaswamy, an American of Indian origin, is trying to get the Republican Party nomination to stand for President.-moneycontrol.com 3.Russian Deputy Envoy to India opened up on the ongoing India-China border tensions. Roman Babushkin said that Russia never wanted to benefit from India-China tensions. The Deputy Envoy remarked that Russia did not want to interfere in the conflict. The Russian Diplomat also vowed support from Moscow for the upco...

1.New Delhi: Elon Musk on Friday praised Indian-American US presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy calling his candidature "promising". The owner of X, formerly Twitter, was reacting to an interview the Republican leader gave to former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson.-ndtv.com 2.Mauritius Minister of Information and Technology, Communication, and Innovation Deepak Balgobin said on Thursday that Mauritius is like 'Chhota Bharat, and it has blood relations with India and not just diplomatic ties.On behalf of the government of Mauritius, Deepak Balgobin thanked the government of India for having invited Mauritius as a guest country to the G20 Summit.-ndtv.com 3.Urdu Markaz’s think tank, Centre for Evaluation and Examine Policies (CEEP), has written a petition to President Droupadi Murmu over inclusion of India as a member or an observer of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC).-indianexpress.com 4.The death toll in rain-hit Himachal Pradesh has risen to 74, with anothe...

1.One of the largest cities in Canada's far north is being evacuated amid warnings that a wildfire could reach it by the weekend.The 20,000 residents of Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories, have been given until noon Friday (18:00 GMT) to leave.As of late Wednesday, the fire was within 17km (11 miles) of the city.Another fire is threatening the community of Hay River.-bbc.com 2.India and China have agreed to resolve the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) “in an expeditious manner” after two days of talks between military commanders at Chushul.The 19th round of talks was held on August 13 and 14 — in contrast to previous rounds where talks did not go beyond one day — and both sides released a joint statement following the talks.-thehindu.com 3.In India from August 17 to 20, Ambassador Fick will head the U.S. delegation to the G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting in Bengaluru.  He will highlight U.S. views on digital economy topics including ...

  1.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said Chandrayaan-3, India's third lunar mission is getting closer to the Moon and it will perform another important manoeuvre on Monday between 11:30am to 12:30pm.Even closer to the moon’s surface. Chandrayaan-3's orbit is reduced to 174 km x 1437 km following a manuevre performed today. The next operation is scheduled for August 14, 2023, between 11:30 and 12:30 Hrs.-hindustantimes.com 2.Taiwan will not be afraid nor back down in the face of authoritarian threats, the island's vice president told supporters on a U.S. visit that Beijing has condemned, while reiterating a willingness to talk to China.William Lai, also frontrunner to be Taiwan's next president at January elections, is in the United States on what is officially a transit stop on his way to Paraguay for the inauguration of its new president.-hindustantimes.com 3.India and China will hold the 19th round of Corps Commander-level talks today, Monday, August 14....

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 1.India and Italy are set to sign a bilateral pact in the defense sector to strengthen military ties, according to Italy's Ambassador to India, Vincenzo De Luca. The two countries will also work to enhance navy-to-navy cooperation, with the Italian Navy warship ITS Morosini currently on a port visit to Mumbai. Italy is looking to contribute to India's "Make in India" program and can provide added value in areas such as torpedoes, helicopters, radars, electronic warfare, and shipyards. Italian companies have already signed agreements with shipyards in Kochi and Eastern Shipyard.-hindustantimes.com 2.A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft blasted off Friday on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years, racing to land on Earth’s satellite ahead of an Indian spacecraft.The launch from Russia’s Vostochny spaceport in the Far East of the Luna-25 craft to the moon is Russia’s first since 1976 when it was part of the Soviet Union.-hindustantimes.com 3.The World Health ...

1.The World Health Organization is currently tracking several coronavirus variants, including the EG.5 variant that is spreading in the U.S. and U.K., Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.The risk remains of a more dangerous variant emerging that could cause a sudden increase in cases and deaths," Tedros said, adding that the agency is publishing a risk evaluation report on it today.-hindustantimes.com 2.Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on August 9 successfully carried out another orbit reduction manoeuvre of India’s third moon mission Chandrayaan-3.The manoeuvre was performed from ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) centre in Bengaluru. The spacecraft is now just 1,437 km away from the moon.-hindustantimes.com 3.The waiting time for a visa appointment for those travelling to Germany has been brought down to eight weeks, said Georg Enzweiler, Deputy Head of Mission, German Embassy, told the media in New Delhi Wednesday.-indianexp...

1.Norway's data protection agency said Tuesday it would start fining Facebook and Instagram owner Meta nearly  $100,000 per day for defying a ban on using users' personal information to target ads.The Norwegian watchdog, Datatilsynet, said Meta would be fined one million kroner ($97,000) per day, starting August 14.-hindustantimes.com 2.China is experiencing a rare period of falling prices as consumer and business demand weakens after an initial burst in the first quarter.China’s consumer and producer prices both declined in July from a year ago, a sign of deflation pressure as demand in the world’s second-largest economy weakens.-hindustantimes.com 3.Former Prime Minister Imran Khan was barred from politics for five years on Tuesday by Pakistan’s election no commission after his conviction on graft charges, local media reported.Several TV news channels said the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued a notification in line with the guilty ruling.-indianexpress.com 4.The O...

 

1.The US has raised the issue of human rights with India in the past regularly and will do so in the future, a senior US official has said ahead of President Joe Biden's visit to New Delhi next month to attend the G20 Summit.-ndtv.com 2.Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan's counsel Naeem Haider Panjotha has claimed that his client has been provided C-class facilities and kept in "poor condition" in Attock jail, Geo News reported.Panjotha added that the PTI chairman was ready to spend the rest of his life in prison, the report stated further.-ndtv.com 3.The politically charged and heated discussion on the NCT Bill on Monday saw a combined Opposition tearing into the government, accusing it of usurping the powers of the elected government in Delhi by bringing a “completely unconstitutional” and “fundamentally anti-democratic” Bill.- Indian express.com 4.As Delhi is preparing for the upcoming G20 summit, there is a possibility that the residents of the cit...

1.Russia launches e-visa for Indian passport holders from August 1 with a view to boosting bilateral relations and promoting tourism An individual with Russian e -visa can enter the Russian Federation , or tourist.The e - Visa can stay up to 60 -day validity.-Assignments Abroad  Times. 2.Canada extends open work permit to family members.-Canada is facilitating family reunions for immigrants by making spouses, Partners and dependents of permanent residents.Canadian citizens, temporary workers and students already in Canada eligible for an open work permit -Assignments Abroad  Times. 3.Imran Khan awoke on Sunday as an inmate in the high-security Attock prison in Attock city but should have been in Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, according to the order issued by an Islamabad trial court that found the former Pakistan prime minister guilty in a corruption case.Khan, 70, was arrested from his home in Lahore on Saturday shortly after being convicted and sentenced to three-year imprisonme...

1.South Korea raised the hot weather warning to its highest, the first time in four years, as parts of the country roasted in temperatures over 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 F), the interior and safety ministry said on Wednesday. The scorching heat is estimated to have killed 23 people across the country, more than triple the record of seven during the same period last year, local media reported citing firefighting authorities.-hindustantimes.com 2.Iran has announced August 2 and August 3 this week will be public holidays because of "unprecedented heat" and told the elderly and people with health conditions to stay indoors, Iranian state media reported.Many cities in southern Iran have already suffered from days of exceptional heat. State media reported temperatures had this week exceeded 123° Fahrenheit (51° Celsius) in the southern city of Ahvaz.-thehindu.com 3.Thousands of people were evacuated to shelters in schools and other public buildings in suburban Beijing.Torrential ra...

 1.Starting August 1, Russia has started issuing electronic visa (e-visa) to Indian passport holders that helps visitors get travel approval faster for diverse purposes such as business trips, guest visits, and tourism. The e-visa can be used just like any other regular visa, eliminating the need to check with embassies or any other associations. 2.Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been pardoned in five criminal cases in a junta amnesty and was moved from jail to house arrest, WION quoted state media reports on 1 August. As per a junta spokesperson, the popular Myanmar ousted leader's sentence has been reduced by six years in total. She was arrested two years ago in a daytime coup, following which a military junta took over the reins of Myanmar. 3.Chinese state media reported that 11 people have died and 27 are missing amid flooding in the capital Beijing as heavy rainfall prompted authorities to close train stations and evacuate people. The level of rainfall is high...