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- IDFC FIRST Bank has become the first Indian bank to offer real-time tracking service, in association with SWIFT, for money sent abroad.
- Recently, Zimbabwe has launched its second satellite, ZIMSAT-2, from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia to strengthen its space programme.
- Russia’s Soyuz satellite carrier launched two Iranian private-sector-built satellites – Kowsar and Hodhod, from its Vostochny Cosmodrome.
- Recently, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra, inaugurated the 4th LG Horse Polo Cup 2024 at Horse Polo Ground in Goshan Drass, Ladakh.
- During the Seventh Session of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), delegates from various countries were shown the practical implementation of agrivoltaic systems during a site visit to a farm site at Najafgarh.
- The Padmaja Naidu Zoological Park in Darjeeling, India, is a pioneer in Himalayan species conservation, especially for the red panda. It established India’s first genetic biobank for endangered species. Recently, its Red Panda Conservation Breeding and Augmentation Programme was shortlisted as a finalist for the 2024 WAZA Conservation & Environmental Sustainability Awards.
- Archaeological research at the Khaybar oasis in northwest Saudi Arabia has uncovered evidence of a sophisticated Bronze Age town that existed between 2400 and 1500 BCE.
- Recently, under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), the Department of Fisheries, under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, has notified the Development of Tuna Cluster in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Recently, the first integrated Immigration Check Post (ICP) at Land Port Darranga in Assam’s Tamulpur district along the Indo-Bhutan border was inaugurated by Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya in the ICP in the presence of Prime Minister of Bhutan Dasho Tshering Tobgay.
- Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan inaugurated the 2nd edition of the annual Indian Military Heritage Festival (IMHF) in New Delhi today.