Context: India completed fifty years of its first nuclear test operation Smiling Buddha on May 18, 2024. Background of the test Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Why India didn’t sign the NPT? Significance of the
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Context: India and USA recently held the Second Dialogue on Africa in Washington D.C. Key Highlights: Partnership in Development Projects: Importance of the Dialogue India's Efforts to Engage Africa Also
Context: Recently, First visited an Indian Inter-Ministerial Delegation to the UAE, from May 15 to 17, for the India-UAE Intergovernmental Framework Agreement on IMEEC. Key points: About IMEEC Objectives: Components: Ports
Context: Recently, the Presidents of Russia and China met at the Great Hall of the People, the seat of power of Chinese Communist Party. More about the News: China-Russia Ties
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Context: Recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced the prequalification of a second vaccine for dengue TAK-003. TAK-003 Vaccine World Health Organisation (WHO) prequalification About Dengue Also Read: Affordable Sensor Developed for Detecting
Context: Recently, Engineers from MIT, Nanytang Technological University along with various companies have jointly developed a compact and inexpensive water Lead detection technology. Key Highlights: About the Lead Contamination: Also
Context: Recently, the 12th Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting between the Defence Ministries of India and Mongolia was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on May 16-17, 2024. More on news India-Mongolia relations Diplomatic relations Energy cooperation Defence