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. The talks will start at 9.30 am at the Chushul border meeting point in Eastern Ladakh today. The two countries have been in a military standoff for the last three years since May 2020.-livemint.com
4.President Droupadi Murmu will launch Vindhyagiri, a Project 17A frigate, at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited, Kolkata, on August 17, the Indian Navy said in a statement on Sunday.Named after a mountain range in Karnataka, Vindhyagiri is the sixth ship of the Project 17A frigates. Under the Project 17A programme, four ships by Mumbai-based Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) and three by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) are under construction.-theindianexpress.com
5.Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will lead the Nation in celebrating the 77th Independence Day from the iconic Red Fort in Delhi on August 15, 2023.As a part of the Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort, around 1,800 people from different vocations, with their spouses, have been invited from across the country as Special Guests, said an official release.-hindustantimes.com
6.Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that India will be truly successful only when women occupy equal space in society.Taking to X, Congress leader said, "India will be truly successful only when women occupy equal space in our society. #IndiraFellowship seeks to empower women & transform politics.-livemint.com
7.At least seven people were killed in a cloudburst at Jadon village of Kandaghat sub division in Himachal Pradesh's Solan on Monday morning. Two houses and a cowshed had been washed away in the incident.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued red alerts for several Uttarakhand districts and predicted heavy rainfall in parts of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.-hindustantimes.com
8.India's consumer price inflation (CPI), or retail inflation, for the month of July, is expected to shoot up to a six-month high, thanks to surging prices of vegetables, cereals and pulses. According to a Mint poll of 19 economists, India’s retail inflation might have hit a six-month high of 6.50 per cent in July, sharply up from 4.81 per cent in June. The official data is scheduled to be released Monday evening.-livemint.com
9.Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are among 14 States and Union Territories which are yet to sign a crucial Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Education Ministry, which mandates the implementation of the National Education Policy in order to avail funds worth almost ₹13,000 crore for the next three years, under the Centre’s flagship scheme for State-run higher education.-thehindu.com
10.Ralph Waldo Emerson said ‘Health is the greatest wealth’ way back in 1860. Over the years, this powerful quote has only gained more and more momentum. So much so that it finds a place even in today’s traveller’s plans, leading to hotels gearing up their gym amenities and layouts.hotelierindia.com
11.SriLankan Airlines Cargo was named the Best International Cargo Airline at the recently concluded India Cargo Awards 2023, which has been dubbed the ‘Oscars of the Cargo Industry’ and determines winners via a transparent voting system. A tour de force with one of the most prolific flight schedules out of India by any international airline, SriLankan Cargo outranked other foreign carriers in key performance dimensions for the top title.-hotelierindia.com
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