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Cheetahs coming to India from NamibiaRead Time: 2minutes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting on Friday alongside the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit at Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Citing the eight-fold rise in the import of Russian fertilizers, President Putin said trade between both nations is growing.
Uzbekistan handed over the SCO Presidency to India during the organization’s 22nd summit, currently in progress at Samarkand. As the new chairman of SCO, India will host the next summit in 2023.
Eight Cheetahs are being flown overnight from Namibia as part of Project Cheetah to reintroduce the species in India. The cheetahs will arrive at Gwalior tomorrow. From Gwalior, they would be moved to the Kuno National Park in a helicopter.
The Adani Group has completed its acquisition of Holcim India’s stake in Ambuja Cement and ACC. The $6.4 billion deal makes Adani, the second largest cement maker in India.
In yet another setback to Uddhav Thackeray, 12 out of 15 Shiv Sena state unit chiefs have joined Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde-led Sena group.
The ruling BJP government in Karnataka managed to pass the anti-conversion bill in the state’s upper house. In December 2021, the bill was passed by the Legislative Assembly. However, due to a lack of numbers in the upper house, the government had to take the ordinance route to enforce the law.
Yuon Chouinard, owner of the $3 billion apparel brand Patagonia, gave away 98% of the company’s shares to a non-profit, specially designed trust. The trust will run Patagonia in a socially responsible manner and use its profits to fight climate change.
European Union lawmakers declared Hungary “a hybrid regime of electoral autocracy,” shunning the way PM Viktor Orban runs the country. The resolution was passed 423-123. There were 23 abstentions.
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has lamented that even smaller democracies are fairing well than Pakistan. He added that Pakistan’s plight now is such that when we go even to friendly nations, they think we have come begging for money.
The Central government has told the Supreme Court that it will not admit students who returned from Ukraine into Indian medical colleges. However, the government has made an exception. Final-year students may be allowed to appear for the Foreign Medical Graduate examination and undergo a two-year compulsory internship in India.
Cheetahs coming to India from Namibia