✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. The first consignment of Hilsa fish from Bangladesh reached West Bengal on Wednesday, with only 1,200 tonnes approved for export this festive season—the lowest since 2019.
2. IIT Kanpur and Vietnam National University have signed an MoU to boost academic and research collaboration, focusing on areas like AI in medical diagnosis, AI-driven education, language learning technologies, smart city development, and drone technology for rescue and agriculture.
3. Senior diplomat Gourangalal Das has been appointed as India’s new ambassador to South Korea.
4. International Equal Pay Day is observed on 18 September to promote equal pay for work of equal value and address the persistent gender pay gap, which remains around 20% globally.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. The US Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.00%–4.25%, marking its first rate cut in 2025 and signaling the start of a possible easing cycle.
2. Australia has raised its emissions reduction target to 62% by 2035 (from 2005 levels) under the Paris Climate Agreement, up from its previous 43% target by 2030.
3. Typhoon Mitag, the 17th typhoon of this year, made a landfall in south China’s Guangdong Province on Friday. According to the provincial meteorological observatory, the typhoon, with the maximum wind force near its center reaching 25 metres per second, churned ashore at Shanwei City in Guangdong.
4. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva proposed the appointment of Daniel Katz, chief of staff to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, as first deputy managing director, widely regarded as the IMF’s number two leadership post.
5. A strong earthquake struck Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka region yesterday morning, shaking buildings and triggering a tsunami warning across the region.
6. The United States has announced that it will revoke the sanctions waiver for operations at Iran’s Chabahar Port, issued in 2018. The US Department of State, in a release, said that with this, individuals linked to operations at the port would be exposed to sanctions under the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act. The decision will come into effect from 29 September this year.
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