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The White House has recently released the 1776 Commission report, which was initiated by former US President Donald Trump in September last year.
Trump signed an order to set up a National commission to promote patriotic education in the country, also called as the ‘1776 Commission’. This was seen as a counter to 1619 Project, The New York Times initiative, to mark the completion of 400 years since the enslaved Africans arrived.

Scientists at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology, have spotted rare hot UV-bright stars in a massive cluster in our Galaxy called NGC 2808.
The Astronomers have used the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) onboard the first multi-wavelength space satellite of India, AstroSat.

In an initiative to apply quantum computing to advance India’s science and technology development initiatives and bolster the economy, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in collaboration with AWS will establish a Quantum Computing Applications Lab in the country.

Quantum computing is an emerging field harnessing the laws of quantum mechanics to build powerful tools to process information and has the potential to solve computational problems that are beyond the reach of classical computers. This new lab will help accelerate quantum computing-led research and development and enable new scientific discoveries. It will also provide quantum computing as a service to the government ministries and departments, researchers, scientists, academia, and developers, to enable advances in areas such as manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, and aerospace engineering.

India and France is set to hold their annual strategic dialogue in Delhi, as per the recent statement of the Ministry of external affairs.National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval will lead the Indian delegation while Emmanuel Bonne, the diplomatic advisor to President Emmanuel Macron will lead the French side. Discussions on wide-ranging bilateral and global issues are expected.

Vietnam, the world’s third biggest exporter of rice, has started buying the grain from rival India for the first time in decades after local prices jumped to their highest in nine years amid limited domestic supplies, four industry officials told Reuters. The purchases highlight tightening supplies in Asia, which could lift rice prices in 2021 and even force traditional buyers of rice from Thailand and Vietnam to switch to India – the world’s biggest exporter of the grain.

The ship has been designed by the Indian Navy’s in-house organisation, Directorate of Naval Design (DND), and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.It has state-of-the-art weapons and sensor suite capable of “detecting and prosecuting” submarines and good endurance for long-range deployments.

UK-based Indian-origin plastic surgeon, Dr Jajini Varghese has been named an ‘Outstanding Young Person of the World 2020’ by a non-profit NGO for her “incredible” scientific contributions to diagnosing and treating breast cancer.She has been recognized in the “Medical Innovation” category for making it her personal mission to attempt to restore the lives of millions of women affected by breast cancer.

It is located in the Northern coasts of Norway and Russia. It is a Shallow shelf sea and bordered by the Norwegian sea in the west, Kola Peninsula to the south. There are three main types of water in the barents sea. They are Atlantic water from North Atlantic drift, cold Arctic water from the north and coastal waters.

GRETI stands for Global Real Estate Transparency Index.The GRETI is a unique benchmark of real estate market transparency and an essential guide for companies operating in foreign markets.It covers 99 countries and territories and 163 cities.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Ashok Lavasa as its Vice-President for Private Sector Operations and Public–Private Partnerships, who is currently serving as one of the Election Commissioners of India (since January 2018). He will succeed Diwakar Gupta, whose term will end on 31 August, 2020.

China has successfully launched “APSTAR-6D” telecommunication satellite via a Long March 3B carrier rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center. It has been developed by China Academy of Space Technology.

Recently the place came in news due to launching of ‘Ofek 16’ spy satellite into orbit. The airbase is located in the central Israel.

Israel Defense Ministry has announced the successful launch of a new ‘Ofek 16’ spy satellite into orbit by using a locally-developed Shavit rocket from a launch pad at Palmachim airbase in central Israel. This was the first launch of an Israeli spy satellite into space since the Ofek-11 which entered orbit in September 2016.

Recently, Pakistan and China signed an agreement for the 700 MW Azad Pattan hydel power project on the Jhelum River in the Sudhoti district of PoK.It is a run-of-the-river project with a reservoir located near Muslimabad village.It will be commissioned by 2024.It will be developed on the ‘Build, Own, Operate, Transfer (BOOT)’ model and will be transferred to the government of Pakistan after 30 years.

Jean Castex has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of France. He has replaced the former french
Prime Minister Edouard Philippe who resigned from the post ahead of a government reshuffle.He was an adviser on social affairs in former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s cabinet, before becoming deputy secretary-general of the Elysée in 2011.

Major General Nigar Johar became the first woman officer in the history of Pakistan Army to be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General.The Army officer has been appointed as the first female surgeon general of the Pakistan Army.She hails from Panjpeer, District Swabi KPK.

He was sworn in to office on June 27. The 59 year-old Premier heads Dublin’s unprecedented coalition between FF(Fianna Fail) and its traditional rival Fine Gael (FG) following the February election. Having propped up a minority FG government in the last four years, Mr. Martin will now serve as Prime Minister until December 2022, after which his predecessor and FG chief Leo Varadkar will assume charge for the remainder of the five-year term.

The case was 10-year-old graft case.

The Convention is global treaty that aims to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds.It’s name is derived as per the Japanese city Minamata which was highly effected due to mercury poisoning.

Japan has successfully launched the world’s smallest satellite-carrying rocket.The rocket was about the size of a utility pole, measuring around 33 feet in length and about 20 inches in diameter. It carried a microsatellite weighing about 6 and a half pounds. It will collect imagery of the Earth’s surface.

He is the 22nd chief justice of Bangladesh.President M Abdul Hamid administered his oath at the Darbar Hall of the Bangabhaban.