✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said that India is committed to bringing back its citizens from Afghanistan after Taliban took over. He said, the Civil Aviation Ministry had operated its flights to Kabul every day, but after the closure of Kabul airspace, Indian Air Force’s C-130 Hercules Globemaster aircraft flew to Kabul to bring back the Indian citizens safely.
2. Israeli radar company signs Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate with India’s Alpha Design Technologies Pvt. Ltd., (ADTL).
3. The Navy’s plan to build six conventional submarines in India for an estimated Rs 43,000 crore is heading for troubled waters, with one of the prime foreign technology partners saying that it may not proceed with the negotiations as it finds some of the tender requirements too restrictive.
4. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), will be bidding to sell 18 LCA Mk1. A fighter aircrafts to the Royal Malaysian Air Force in the light of Malaysian authorities showing interest in the indigenous fighter planes, HAL chairman R Madhavan said
5. The long awaited Project 75 (I) gets ground after one of the major bidders has withdrawn from the race. The Ministry of Defence in July had issued a Request for Proposal (RfP) for the construction of six conventional diesel-electric submarines (SSK).
6. *Rewards for killings now even being paid in Bitcoins* ‘, Addressing at UNSC briefing on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts, External Affairs Minister, Jaishankar said the latest report of the Secretary-General has provided another stark reminder that ISIS continues to pose a critical threat to international peace and security.
EAM S Jaishankar on ISIS
: The financial resource mobilisation of ISIS has become more robust, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told the United Nations on Thursday, emphasising that the flow of funds has continued for the dreaded terror group and reward.
7. AirAsia India has decided to use Airbus’ Skywise health monitoring (SHM) digital system, which will help the airline save time and decrease the cost of unscheduled aircraft maintenance.
8. British Airways Doubles Flight Services Between India and UK as Travel Demand Increases.
9. External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday held talks with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on the latest developments in Afghanistan as he stopped over in Qatar’s capital Doha on his way back home from a four-day visit to the US.
10. China may accord recognition to the new government in Kabul at an early opportunity, predicts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
🌎WORLD NEWS🌍
1. The Biden administration has suspended all arms sales to Afghanistan. A decision in this regard was taken three days after the Taliban took control of the country.
2. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that domestic air carriers and civilian pilots can fly into Kabul to conduct evacuation or relief flights with prior U.S. Defense Department approval.
3. The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has again called for an immediate ceasefire in the Ethiopian region of Tigray, where government forces and rebel fighters have been locked in conflict since November.
4. Bangladesh: Students aged 18 and above allowed to register for COVID vaccine.
5. Every year, 20 Aug is observed as the World Mosquito Day to raise awareness about the illness and disease caused by mosquitos.
6. At least two children were killed and a Chinese citizen was wounded in a suicide attack in southern Pakistan on Friday, the latest assault targeting Chinese citizens in the country.
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