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First-ever EU cyber sanctions imposed on Russian, Chinese, North Korean agents

July 31, 2020

The European Union has imposed its first-ever sanctions over cyber-attacks, slapping them on alleged Russian military agents, Chinese cyberspies and organizations including a North Korean firm. Details of Sanctions The six people and three groups hit with sanctions include Russia’s ..

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India-EU Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement Renewed till 2025

July 25, 2020

India and the European Union have renewed its agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation for a period of the next five years (2020-2025) and this has been done now by the exchange of Note Verbale between two sides. The initial ..

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EU Seals Deal on 750 billion Euro Recovery Fund

July 21, 2020

The leaders of the European Union have recently reached a deal on a massive stimulus plan for the coronavirus-affected economies within the bloc. The decision could be finalized after four days of intense debate and discussion in a meeting attended ..

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Alexa, Siri and Other Voice Assistants being probed by EU Regulators

July 17, 2020

The European Union competition regulators are asking for information from around 400 companies in order to understand if there are issues in the market for voice assistants such as Siri, Alexa and other internet-connected devices that could lead to anti-trust ..

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India-European Union to hold virtual summit

July 10, 2020

The fifteenth India-European Union Summit is to be held on July 15, 2020 at Line of Actual Control. The summit is to be co-chaired by PM Modi and European Council President Charles Michel. Highlights The Summit will review the cooperation ..

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European Union Report: North Korea, the most dangerous places in the world

July 2, 2020

On July 2, 2020, a research centre INFORM operating under European Commission released its report, “Shared Evidence for Managing Crises and Disasters”. Highlights The report ranks the countries based on “INFORM Risk Index” that is calculated considering humanitarian crises and ..

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Last Satellite of China’s BeiDou Satellite System 3 (BDS-3) Launched

June 23, 2020

In an effort to compete with the United States Government’s NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS), Russia’s GLONASS, and the Galileo Systems of the European Union,  China completed the launch of its final satellite on 23rd June 2020. The satellite was ..

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Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle at Vizag

June 12, 2020

The Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) was inaugurated at the Vishakhapatnam Complex. Highlights The DSRV has been designed in such a way that the system can be quickly be mobilized in road or air. This is being done to facilitate ..

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WHO: Independent Inquiry in handling of COVID-19

May 20, 2020

On May 19, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that it will initiate independent review in handling COVID-19 pandemic. In order to achieve this, the organization is to launch “Resolution on COVID-19 response”. Highlights The main aim of the review ..

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What is Baltic Travel Bubble recently in news?

May 18, 2020

The Baltic countries have opened their borders to one another creating “travel bubble”. This is being called the Baltic Travel Bubble. Highlights With the opening of the borders, the citizens and residents of the European Nations can move freely. However, ..

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