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 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 Johannesburg. This will be the first in-person BRICS summit after 2019. Over the last three years, meetings were held virtually because of COVID-19 pandemic.-ndtv.com

4.In mid-July, The Wall Street Journal reported that earlier in December, the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman (known as MbS), had told a group of Saudi journalists that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has “stabbed us in the back” and had threatened, “They will see what I can do.” He had added that his retaliation would be “worse than what I did with Qatar”, recalling the harsh four-year political and economic blockade of the kingdom’s neighbour from 2017.

5.The Indian rupee opened marginally higher against the US dollar on Tuesday amid a recovery in other Asian currencies. The local currency opened at 83.08 a dollar as compared to previous close of 83.11.-livemint.com

6.Russia-Ukraine War: The three biggest airports in Moscow have suspended arrivals and departures today, Tuesday, August 22 after the Russian military brought down four Ukrainian drones near Moscow and over the Bryansk region that borders Ukraine, according to a report published by TASS News.-livemint.com

7.The head of Russia's space agency said on August 21 that the Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after its engines failed to shut down correctly, and he blamed the country's decades-long pause in lunar exploration for the mishap.-thehindu.com

8.Rising onion prices in India pose a greater risk to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government than a recent spike of 700% in tomatoes, forcing authorities take fresh steps to contain food inflation before key polls.India has imposed a 40% export tax on onions and plans to sell them locally at subsidized rates.-moneycontrol.com

9.The Ministry of Tourism on Saturday launched an ambitious campaign to showcase India as a premier wedding destination globally.Officials on Saturday said the wedding tourism campaign also aims to unlock the potential of India’s huge wedding industry.-indianexpress.com

10.The Clarks Hotels & Resorts proudly announces their upcoming property Clarks Exotica Island House in the capital city of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Port Blair.Boasting 40 smartly designed keys with a mix of rooms and independent Villas, Clarks Exotica Island House is an epitome of class and sophistication, offering guests a seamless blend of modern amenities and bohemian-inspired interiors.-hotelierindia.com

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