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-Union Minister for Law and Justice and Electronics and IT Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad during his Sri Lanka visit, inaugurated the gigabit connectivity between the ‘National Knowledge Network’ (NKN) of India and LEARN (Lanka Education And Research Network: LEARN) network of Sri Lanka’ on 15 January, 2018. -Gigabit connectivity is dedicated high speed internet connectivity that will boost the collaboration among the academic institutions of two South Asian nations. -1 Gigabit Read More …
-On the occasion of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s India visit, New Delhi’s’ iconic Teen Murti Chowk has been renamed after the historical city of Israel, ‘Haifa’. -This Chowk will now be known as Teen Murti Haifa Chowk. -According to the NDMC, ‘The Teen Murti Chowk will be renamed as Teen Murti Haifa Chowk, in the centenary year of the Battle for Haifa as a symbol of friendship between the Read More …
-China has developed an indigenous underwater glider ‘Haiyi’. Haiyi means sea wings in mandarin language. -Underwater glider is an Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) collecting hydrographic information with potentially significant military application for submarine operations. -This glider has successfully completed its scientific observation in the Indian Ocean. -First time China’s indigenous underwater glider was used in this ocean. -This underwater glider is a part of China’s new underwater surveillance network which helps Read More …
Issue: On 6 December, 2017 United states of America had declared unilaterally Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. But the United Nations general assembly on 21 December, 2017 rejected the proposal of USA by majority vote. -128 members on UN including India voted in favour of the resolution supporting the longstanding international consensus that the status of Jerusalem can only be settled as an agreed final issue in a peace Read More …
