The room opening onto Buckingham Palace's iconic balcony, where the royal family waves to the public during major events, is now open for public tours after a renovation. The "East Wing Highlights" tours were sold out in a single day. In addition to the $50 ordinary Buckingham Palace tour ticket, standard adult tickets are roughly $90. Visitors will witness the Centre Room, which leads to the well-known balcony that is home to historical artefacts such as silk wall hangings from the 18th century that were sent to Queen Victoria as a Diamond Jubilee gift from Emperor Guangxu of China in 189
President Vladimir Putin presented Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle, the highest civilian award in Russia, in appreciation of his outstanding efforts to strengthen the strategic alliance between Russia and India. PM Modi thanked Putin during the event and emphasised the value of the unique and privileged strategic alliance between the two countries while dedicating the distinction to the Indian people. Tsar Peter the Great founded the Order of St. Andrew in 1698, and it is considered the pinnacle of chivalry. Russia has a rich historical and cu
On July 8, SpaceX launched Turkey's first domestically produced communications satellite, Turksat 6A, into orbit. At 7:15 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT), a Falcon 9 rocket took off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The rocket's first stage came back to Earth on SpaceX's Just Read the Instructions drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean about 8.5 minutes after takeoff. This was the 15th time that this rocket successfully took off and landed. The top stage of the rocket kept sending Turksat 6A into geosynchronous transfer orbit, where it was successfully deployed 35.5 minutes after la
On August 23, ISRO will host the Bharatiya Antariksh Hackathon in observance of the first-ever National Space Day. This event commemorates Vikram Lander's successful landing close to the southern polar zone of the moon. In the wake of the Vikram landing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced August 23 to be National Space Day. The hackathon, announced on July 4 by ISRO Chairman S Somanath, features 12 problem statements in the geospatial domain, space science, image processing, and AI/ML. It encourages groups of three to four students to submit creative solutions and is available to un
A team of European carbon removal specialists has launched an initiative to help Indian businesses develop projects that extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) initiatives around Europe have raised more than 220 million euros ($238 million) in donations from the Amsterdam-based organisation "Remove." Now that the organisation is accepting applications, Indian start-ups will have access to Remove's network of professionals and foreign buyers and possible future funding. Reforestation and air filters that remove carbon straight from the atmosphere are exa
New visa regulations implemented by Kuwait enable foreign nationals employed in the public sector to transfer their visas to positions in the private sector. The announcement was made by Sheikh Fahad Al Yousuf Al Sabah, Minister of Defence and Interior and Office of the First Deputy Prime Minister. Its goal is to expedite the transfer procedure while adhering to the laws governing labour mobility. Starting July 14, domestic workers can transfer to the private sector if they meet specific conditions: obtaining approval from their current employer, having a minimum residency of one year with
July 4, 2024, Dubai - The 7th Burj CEO Awards, trademarked and pioneered by one of the largest networking organizations in the world, CEO Clubs Network, is set to make a grand return, celebrating the outstanding achievements of CEOs and organizations from around the world. Under the theme "Bridging Continents, Celebrating Excellence," this prestigious event will take place over five days and four nights in the vibrant city of Istanbul, Turkey, from October 22-26, 2024. The Burj CEO Awards, known as the "Oscars" of the business world, is an esteemed annual global business award ceremo
NPCI International Payments Ltd. and Network International have formed a partnership to facilitate UPI payments in the United Arab Emirates using QR codes at the network's point-of-sale (POS) terminals. Through this programme, all transactions made by Indian tourists and non-resident Indians (NRIs) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be safe and easy. More than sixty thousand businesses in industries like grocery stores, transportation, hotels, and retail use Network International's 200,000 point-of-sale terminals. With time, UPI acceptance will spread to many different types of busines
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) launched a checklist of India’s fauna, identifying 1,04,561 species, on the 109th foundation day of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI). Bhupender Yadav, India's minister of environment, announced that India has become the first nation to reach this landmark. There are 121 checklists totaling all taxa from 36 different phyla available on the Fauna of India checklist page. All species, including those that are endemic, endangered, or on a schedule, are included in this list. Out of India's 455 mammal species, 59 call T
On Tuesday, the joint secretary of the Indian Ministry of Mines, Veena Kumari Dermal, announced at an industry event that India is negotiating government-to-government agreements with Latin American and African countries to acquire strategic mineral blocks. Given the current state of the global supply chain, the initiative's stated goal is to increase India's strategic reserves. Dermal emphasised the ongoing discussions with Australia regarding similar mineral resources. Dermal, the joint secretary of the Ministry of Mines, announced that India is in deep talks with several resource-rich L