🇧🇷🇷🇺🇮🇳🇨🇳🇿🇦BRICS nations agree to launch new university ranking system.

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⚡FPIs infuse Rs 8,400 crore in equities this month on global uncertainty, China concerns.

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🇮🇳 India is in the final stages of introducing a national policy to promote research and development and innovation in the pharma-medical devices sectors.

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🗺 After UN body, 3 nations ask India to resume rice exports.

🇸🇬Singapore,🇮🇩 Indonesia and the 🇵🇭Philippines, key diplomatic partners of India, have appealed to New Delhi to resume rice exports to their nations following India's decision to suspend non-basmati shipments to check prices.

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13,065 km of state roads, highways upgraded to NHs, shows MoRTH data in past 3 and half years.

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India has conveyed to the U.S. that it is not happy with America taking steps to destabilise the Hasina government and interfering in the upcoming elections in Bangladesh: Bangladeshi Media

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🛣 Union minister Nitin Gadkari shared glimpses of the Dwarka Expressway, India's first elevated road project.

⚡ Gadkari called the expressway a “marvel of engineering” and a “state-of-the-art” project.

#Infra #India

Since the launch of the Chandrayaan-3 mission on July 14, the ground stations of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency have been supporting #ISRO to monitor the spacecraft’s health.

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Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
‘Welcome, buddy!’
Ch-2 orbiter formally welcomed Ch-3 LM.

Two-way communication between the two is established.

MOX has now more routes to reach the LM.

Update: Live telecast of Landing event begins at 17:20 Hrs,23 August

#ISRO #CH3

Chinese smartphone brand Honor will relaunch in India and is aiming to start domestic manufacturing by early next year
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🇮🇳 #India is considering imposing an export ban on four key metals — #lithium (Li), beryllium (Be), niobium (Nb), and tantalum (Ta), in a move aimed at ensuring India’s self-sufficiency in crucial minerals.

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#India central bank likely sold dollars via state-run banks - Markets - Business Recorder

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⚡Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited (KSSL) of Bharat Forge has bagged two export orders worth €93.87 million (~₹850 crores) from friendly countries for supply of components & Armoured vehicle chassis.

🪖 The order will be executed over 18 month timeframe, subject to govt approvals.

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Malabar exercises, involving forces of US, India, Australia & Japan conclude off the coast of Sydney #Geopolitics #ForeignAffairs

FIDE World Cup : Magnus Carlsen 🇳🇴 vs Pragananandhaa 🇮🇳

#India #Sports #Chess

🇮🇳India's rank moves up to 11 in global direct selling even as global retail sales plunge.

The 🇺🇸 United States continues to remain a top retail seller with direct sales worth $40.52 billion, a decline of 5% over 2021.

The other markets in top categories include 🇰🇷Korea, 🇩🇪Germany, 🇨🇳China, 🇯🇵Japan, and 🇲🇾Malaysia.

🇮🇳India's direct selling market is growing steadily and has the potential to place itself in the top five global markets over the next decade

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🇮🇳India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to review their trade pact by 2025, the Indian government said on Monday, less than a month after India's trade minister called the agreement unfair to the Indian industry.

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⚡ "The 21st century has witnessed significant shifts in what we manufacture, how we manufacture and for whom we manufacture,” Goyal told delegates while speaking at the opening ceremony of the 🌍BRICS Manufacturing Business Summit.

🌍 BRICS is the driving force of global growth and the economies in the five-member bloc are catching up with the combined GDP of 🌎 G7 countries, with significant shifts in the manufacturing process, 🇮🇳 India's Union Minister of Commerce Piyush Goyal said at Johannesburg SA.

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⚡ Surgical Strike by Indian Army across LOC reported by many Indian news portals.

🇮🇳 No confirmation from Indian Army or government sources.

As per reports:
⚡ Indian Army SF commandos went 2-2.5km inside Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in Niakal sector of Kotli and destroyed 4 terrorist launching pads. As per inputs 8 terrorists including Pak BAT commandos planning to carry out terror attacks in India, were neutralized in the ops.
🪖 The elite SF IA commandos have returned back safely after completing the mission.

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Army officially denied- No Surgical Strike at Rajouri & Poonch sector of Jammu.

Instead, Indian Army thwarted an attempt by terrorists from Pakistan to infiltrate across the Line of Control in Jammu & Kashmir. Vigilant troops stopped them amidst challenging conditions.

Surgical Strike or no Surgical Strike: One thing was for sure that some crows were dispatched.

#India #Defence

🚢 India's foreign trade crosses $800 bn mark in first 6 months of 2023: GTRI

💰 Standalone, goods exports dipped by 8.1 per cent to USD 218.7 billion, while imports contracted by 8.3 per cent to USD 325.7 billion.

▶ Exports of goods and services rose by 1.5 per cent to USD 385.4 billion during January-June this year, as against USD 379.5 billion in January-June 2022.

▶ Imports, however, dipped by 5.9 per cent to USD 415.5 billion during the six months of this year, as against USD 441.7 billion in January-June 2022.

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