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India and the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) have entered into a partnership agreement to strengthen collaboration and identify common areas of interest. It was signed in the backdrop of G20 Tourism Ministers meeting at Goa.
The MoU will see both parties collaborate on key areas related to tourism market intelligence, tourism, and rural development, tourism investment, education, and innovation.

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The Punjab Police (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was recently passed by the state assembly to cut out the role of the Union Public Service Commission in selecting the Director General of Police.
As per the proposed amendment bill, a committee designated by the state will be responsible for selecting a panel of three Indian Police Service (IPS) officers as potential candidates for the position of DGP. The candidate will be picked by the state government.

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Late Polish sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz has been honoured with a Google Doodle on what would have been her 93rd birthday.
She won the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Sculpture Center in New Jersey, an award for Distinction in Sculpture from the Sculpture Center in New York, and the Commander Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta in Poland.

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The Delhi government is planning to introduce a Cloud Kitchen Policy in the national capital. Its aim is to streamline licensing procedures for cloud kitchens by implementing a user-friendly single-window system through a digital platform.
The new policy will provide a significant boost to Delhi’s 20,000 existing cloud kitchens, benefiting thousands of workers employed in the industry.

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Bengaluru-based Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) have geared up to produce Tejas Mark II fighter by 2027-28 and ADA is ready to roll out the GE-414 powered prototype by 2024 end.
After the approval from the US Congress, the GE-414 engine will be produced in India with a complete transfer of technology (TOT), ensuring 100% indigenous manufacturing.

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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has initiated an effort to tackle the proliferation of counterfeit drugs produced by nutraceutical companies in the country.
As part of this endeavor, 21 facilities in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, were inspected, and 111 samples were collected in June, with plans to inspect 25-30% of nutraceutical manufacturing units in Himachal Pradesh by the end of June 2023.

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The report titled ‘State of the Climate in Europe 2022’ was released recently by the World Meteorological Organization and the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.
According to this report, the proportion of weather-induced production losses in global nuclear energy generation rose from 0.29 percent five years ago to around 0.35 percent in 2022.

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The Summit on New Global Financial Pact commenced in Paris. It focused on discussions about reforms in the global financial system that can expedite the much-needed green transformation in the Global South.
The Summit convened by French President Emmanuel Macron started a conversation on increasing support by rich countries for poor developing countries to tackle climate change.

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Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival that is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. It is also known as Double Fifth Festival.
People take part in various leisure activities to spend the Dragon Boat Festival. The Chinese community in Kolkata also observes the traditional Chinese holiday, commemorating the ancient poet Qu Yuan.

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The establishment of the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP), led by the United States, aims to fast-track the global development of resilient and eco-friendly supply chains for crucial energy minerals.
India recently became its member alongside 12 other partner countries and the European Union.