✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. Gateway cargo operations at the Vizhinjam International Container Transhipment Terminal are now expected to commence by January 2026, following a delay from the earlier target of November.
2. Kochi will host the 7th India International Seaweed Expo & Summit on January 29–30, 2026, highlighting innovations, global participation and India’s blue economy push.
3. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) India honoured the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) for winning the 2025 United Nations Population Award in the Institutional Category. The award recognises IUSSP’s outstanding work in population research and support for evidence-based policymaking worldwide.
4. The National Industries Research and Development Council (NIRDC) has launched InDApp, a new digital platform designed to help Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in India grow faster and access business opportunities more easily. The platform was officially unveiled by B. L. Verma, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
5. India is undergoing a significant demographic transition that is set to reshape its population future. With the total fertility rate (TFR) dropping to 1.9 from 3.5 in 2000, experts now forecast that the country’s population will stabilise between 1.8 and 1.9 billion by the year 2080.
6. India has once again secured a seat on the UNESCO Executive Board for the 2025–2029 term, marking a reaffirmation of its growing global leadership in promoting education, culture, science, and communication through multilateral cooperation.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. South Korea has intensified efforts to strengthen data protection rules after a major cyberattack on Coupang compromised the personal details of 33.7 million users.
2. Sudan has approved a landmark agreement allowing Russia to set up its first naval base in Africa, securing Moscow a strategic foothold on the Red Sea.
3. Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan’s health is “perfectly fine” but he is being subjected to “mental torture in solitary confinement”, his sister Dr Uzma Khan said on Tuesday after meeting him at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail.
4. The conflict between the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) fighters and Pakistani military forces has persisted for more than twenty-four hours in a crucial compound located in Nokkundi, within Pakistan’s Chagai district.
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