✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. PM Modi attributes success of Operation Ganga to India’s growing influence in global arena.
Over 15,900 Indians brought back from Ukraine’s neighbouring countries under Operation Ganga so far.
2. On 06 Mar, External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar has said that another 13 flights under Operation Ganga will bring home 2500 Indian nationals stranded in war-torn Ukraine.
3. BANGLADESH PM Sheikh Hasina has said that her govt has a plan to ensure a better life for stranded Biharis considering the humanitarian ground despite the fact that they had chosen to go to Pakistan after independence of Bangladesh in 1971.
🌎WORLD NEWS🌍
1. The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting on Monday on the humanitarian crisis triggered in Ukraine as the Russian military operations intensifies.
2. The head of the United Nations’ refugee agency has said that more than 1.5 million refugees have crossed from Ukraine into neighboring countries since Russian military operation. The High Commissioner of UN is currently Mr. Antonio Guterres,
3. PICUS payments firms Visa and Mastercard said they are suspending operations in Russia over the Ukraine issue. Two companies said, they will work with their clients and partners to cease all transactions in Russia.
4. Russian President Vladimir Putin on 05 Mar warned that Ukraine’s statehood is in jeopardy as he also likened the West’s sanctions on Russia to “declaring war.” He also hit out at Western sanctions that have affected Russia’s economy and sent the value of its currency tumbling.
5. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday (March 6) that Russia destroyed a civilian airport in Ukraine’s Vinnytsia. He said that a barrage of Russian missiles has destroyed the airport.
6. Amid the Ukraine-Russian conflict, weapons makers from the two countries displayed their military hardware at the World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia. Ukraine is showcasing Kozark 7 and Kozark 2M tactical armoured vehicles and anti-drone systems at the show. Meanwhile, displays from Russian weapons makers included anti-aircraft weapons and air defence systems.
7. China sets GDP growth target at ‘around 5.5%’ in 2022 amid ‘triple pressures’ on economy, defense spending up by 7.1%.
8. The country aims for an urban unemployment rate “within 5.5 percent” for the year, according to the work report. China’s defense budget will increase by 7.1% to 1.45 trillion yuan (US$237 billion), faster than the 6.8% increase in 2021 and 6.6% climb in 2020, according to the govt finance report.
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