Bangladesh to Import Hydro-Electricity from Bhutan
✅ Bangladesh Prime Minister and her Bhutanese counterpart met in New Delhi during the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
✅ Bangladesh and Bhutan are keen to enhance their relations, especially in the energy sector.
✅ Bangladesh wants to import hydroelectricity from Bhutan through India and the matter has been discussed with India.
✅ This requires a tripartite agreement between the three countries. Both countries also expressed their interest in strengthening their ties in other areas as well.

Bhutan has a special place in the hearts of all Bangladeshis as it had first recognized Bangladesh as an independent nation after the 1971 Liberation War, reports Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS).

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India Welcomes 5 countries joining BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa)

✅ On 10 June, 2024 India wholeheartedly welcomed Egypt, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia joining the BRICS as their representatives attended for the first time a key meeting of the grouping hosted by Russia.
✅ Senior diplomat Dammu Ravi led the Indian delegation at the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Nizhny Novgorod, in western Russia.

✅ Notable, In January 2024 BRICS bloc has announced induction of these 5 nations.
✅ Now Grouping has become a 10-nation body now.

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#GS2 #IR #mains #UPSC

✅ PM Modi congratulated the G7 on its 50th anniversary milestone.
✅ PM Modi emphasized the need to prioritize the concerns of the Global South, particularly Africa.
✅ He also highlighted India's energy transition pathway, which is based on availability, accessibility, affordability, and acceptability.
✅ He mentioned that India is working towards achieving the target of Net Zero by 2070.
✅ PM Modi launched the "Plant4Mother" (Ek Pedh Maa Ke Naam) campaign on World Environment Day, calling upon the global community to join the tree plantation drive.
✅ PM Modi spoke about India's AI mission, which is premised on "AI for All", aiming to foster progress and well-being for all.


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India and Singapore

📍Why in News: PM Narendra Modi recently met H.E. Mr. Lawrence Wong, Prime Minister of Singapore and signed key agreements.

India and Singapore signed key MoUs in the fields of digital technologies,
semiconductors, health cooperation, and skill development.

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Quad Cancer Moonshot Initiative

📌 News:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while participating in Quad Summit in US, announced the formation of the Quad Cancer Moonshot Initiative in the Indo-Pacific.

📌Definition:

🌟 It has been launched by the QUAD countries: India, United States, Australia, and Japan.

📌 Aim:

🌟 It aims to implement innovative strategies for the prevention, detection, treatment, and alleviation of cancer’s impact on patients and families.

📌Focus areas include:

🌟 Cervical cancer screening expansion.

🌟 Increasing vaccinations against human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted infection and the primary cause of cervical cancer.

🌟 Treatment support for cancer patients

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France Eyes Indian - Made Pinaka Rocket Launcher

🚨 𝖡𝖱𝖤𝖠𝖪𝖨𝖭𝖦: 𝖥𝗋𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖤𝗏𝖺𝗅𝗎𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗌 𝖯𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗄𝖺 𝖬𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗂-𝖡𝖺𝗋𝗋𝖾𝗅 𝖱𝗈𝖼𝗄𝖾𝗍 𝖫𝖺𝗎𝗇𝖼𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖣𝖾𝖿𝖾𝗇𝗌𝖾 𝖭𝖾𝖾𝖽𝗌

🇮🇳-🇫🇷 𝖥𝗋𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖨𝗇𝖽𝗂𝖺'𝗌 𝖯𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗄𝖺 𝗆𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗂-𝖻𝖺𝗋𝗋𝖾𝗅 𝗋𝗈𝖼𝗄𝖾𝗍 𝗅𝖺𝗎𝗇𝖼𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗌𝗒𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗆 𝗍𝗈 𝖾𝗇𝗁𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗂𝗍𝗌 𝖽𝖾𝖿𝖾𝗇𝗌𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗉𝖺𝖻𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗌.

⭐️ 𝖥𝗋𝖾𝗇𝖼𝗁 𝖠𝗋𝗆𝗒 𝗈𝖿𝖿𝗂𝖼𝖾𝗋 𝗋𝖾𝗏𝖾𝖺𝗅𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝖾𝗏𝖺𝗅𝗎𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖯𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗄𝖺 𝗌𝗒𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗆 𝖺𝗆𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗈𝗉 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋s.

🚀 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖯𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗄𝖺 𝗌𝗒𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗆, 𝖽𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗈𝗉𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝖨𝗇𝖽𝗂𝖺'𝗌 𝖣𝖾𝖿𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖱𝖾𝗌𝖾𝖺𝗋𝖼𝗁 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖣𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗈𝗉𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖮𝗋𝗀𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗌𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 (𝖣𝖱𝖣𝖮), 𝖻𝗈𝖺𝗌𝗍𝗌 𝗂𝗆𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝖿𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾𝗌, 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗅𝗎𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺 𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖾 𝗈𝖿 40𝗄𝗆 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝖻𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝗅𝖺𝗎𝗇𝖼𝗁 12 𝗋𝗈𝖼𝗄𝖾𝗍𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋 40 𝗌𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖽𝗌.

🇦🇲 𝖨𝗍𝗌 𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖾𝖿𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝖺𝗅𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗒 𝗆𝖺𝖽𝖾 𝗂𝗍 𝖺𝗇 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝗌𝗎𝖼𝖼𝖾𝗌𝗌, 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖠𝗋𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗂𝖺 𝖻𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗂𝗍𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗍𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝖼𝗎𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗌.

🤝 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗉𝗈𝗍𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝖺𝗅 𝖼𝗈𝗅𝗅𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌𝖼𝗈𝗋𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗀𝗋𝗈𝗐𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖽𝖾𝖿𝖾𝗇𝗌𝖾 𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗐𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝖨𝗇𝖽𝗂𝖺 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖥𝗋𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾, 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗍𝗐𝗈 𝗇𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝗌𝗁𝖺𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝗂𝗀𝗁-𝖾𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗁𝗇𝗈𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗒 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖼𝗈𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗇 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗃𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗌 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖲𝖼𝗈𝗋𝗉𝖾𝗇𝖾 𝗌𝗎𝖻𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗂𝗇𝖾.

⚡️This was revealed to ANI by Brig Gen Stephane Richou.


https://idrw.org/france-evaluates-indias-pinaka-rocket-launcher-for-its-army-requirements-cites-deepening-strategic-defense-cooperation/

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⚡️ India and Indonesia Relation
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🇮🇳🤝🇯🇵 India-Japan signs list of MoU on various issues. Some Key Points

• 10 Years Strategic Economic Partnerships

• A Comprehensive framework for Defence & Security Cooperation in line with the 'Special Strategic & Global Partnership'

• MoU in Field of AI,IoT, Semiconductors & Critical Minerals

• Cooperation btw ISRO & JAXA for Joint Lunar Polar Exploration Mission

• Joint Declaration on Clean Hydrogen, Ammonia & Environment Cooperation

• MoU on Cultural & Human Exchange Program of 5,00,000 people and 50,000 Skilled Workers to Japan

• Private Sector of Japan to invest ¥10 Trillion Yen in India next decade

• India-Japan to launch 'Economic Security Initiative' in Strategic Sectors

• India-Japan AI Initiative

• Launch of Next General Mobility Partnership and India-Japan Small & Medium Forum

• Launch of Sustainable Fuel initiative to promote Energy Security and R&D in sustainable fuels such as Biogas & Biofuels.

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