✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Food Programme (WFP) for sending 10,000 tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan.
The first meeting of the India-Central Asia Joint Working Group (JWG) on Chabahar Port was held in Mumbai on April 12-13, 2023 and the joint statement laid emphasis on the active participation of the private sector and wheat assistance to Afghanistan.
2. India ranked fifth in terms of investments received by startups offering artificial intelligence (AI)-based products and services last year.
3. G-20 countries discussed the debt distress of poor and middle-income countries, challenges to the global economy, including Ukraine war.
4. Speaking on India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), UK MP Baroness Verma on Saturday said that both countries will have a great FTA deal.
5. Bhutan is being “heavily pressurised by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)” to change its stand on Doklam, (Bhutan foreign policy with that of India, under agreements like the Friendship Treaty) according to a Delhi-based foreign policy think tank Red Lantern Analytica (RLA).”
6. Indian citizens living in Sudan were advised to stay indoors as the nation’s army and paramilitary forces clashed on Saturday.
7. The Buzi Bridge in Mozambique was virtually inaugurated by External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar. It has been built by India as part of the 132 km Tica-Buzi-Nova-Sofala Road project. This newly constructed bridge is a practical example of India-Mozambique solidarity and friendship.
🌎WORLD NEWS🌍
1. Qatar and Bahrain announce to resume their diplomatic ties after over two years.
2. A powerful cyclone Ilsa hit Western Australia close to Port Hedland as a category five storm.
3. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has confirmed financial support of USD 1 billion to Pakistan.
4. Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu is to be on a three-day visit to Russia to meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu & to discuss global & regional security at Moscow.
5. Chinas to set up a no-fly zone to north of Taiwan on April 16 to affect about 33 flights
6. The European Space Agency has successfully launched its mission to Jupiter’s moons after weather conditions halted yesterday’s lift-off. The Ariane 5 rocket was launched from the ESA’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana as scheduled. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) project aims to send a satellite on an eight-year journey to reach the icy moons of the gas giant.
7. Japan to host G7 Ministers’ meeting on climate, energy and environment in Sapporo.
8. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) told a court that Google’s monopoly over the search market might’ve delayed ChatGPT-like innovations. DOJ, which filed an antitrust case against Google in 2020, pointed out that soon after Microsoft announced ChatGPT’s integration with Bing, Google also announced its AI chatbot Bard.
9. Polish government has decided to ban imports of grain and other food from Ukraine to protect the country’s agricultural sector.
10. Tesla and Twitter chief Elon Musk has created a new AI company called ‘X.AI Corp’ that is incorporated in Nevada.
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