The World Bank has issued the world's first Wildlife Conservation Bond (WCB) or the "rhino bond", raising $150 million to help efforts to increase the endangered black rhino population in South Africa, the bank said in a statement on Thursday.
An Indian space tech startup Pixxel grabbed attention after it successfully launched its first fully-fledged commercial satellite called 'Shakuntala' or Pixxel TD-2.
NITI Aayog plans to launch the National Data and Analytics Platform, which will deliver government data in a user-friendly manner and encourage data-driven decision making and research.
National Panchayati Raj Day is being celebrated on April 24 to raise awareness about the panchayats and gram sabhas along with local self-governments in rural India.
China has signed a wide-ranging security pact with the Solomon Islands that seeks to enhance social stability and long-term tranquillity in the Islands.
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