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First country to reach the lunar south pole l Fourth nation after Russia, the u.s., and China to successfully land on moon l flawless touchdown at 6.04 pm l landing process lasted 17 minutes Image of the Moon's surface captured by the Chandrayaan-3's Landing Module. BENGALURU: India on Wednesday scripted history in golden letters after recording the first-ever landing at the Moon’s south pole. With this landing, exactly at 6.04 pm, India also became only the fourth country to have soft-landed on the lunar surface after the US, the erstwhile Soviet Union, and China. Chandrayaan-3’s record-setting success comes four days after Russia’s lunar mission Luna-25 crashed on August 19, just two days before its scheduled touchdown near the lunar south pole attempting to be the first to do so. That record now lies with Chandrayaan-3 of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The Chandrayaan-3’s lander Vikram began its powered descent at 5.47 pm from an altitude of 30 km. It comp...

  According to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the greenback depreciated Rs1.45 against the previous day's close of Rs206 to reach Rs204.55 around 1:20pm. The FAP's closing rate of the last session shows a difference of 87 paisa from that of the State Bank of Pakistan, recorded at Rs206.87. Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan General Secretary Zafar Paracha attributed the international currency's fall to the possibility of the IMF releasing  two combined tranches  of around $1.85 billion instead of the initially expected single tranche of around $1bn. On Tuesday, Pakistan received the Memorandum of Economic and Fiscal Policies (MEFP) from the IMF for the combined seventh and eighth reviews of its $6 billion loan programme with Pakistan. The MEFP contains certain prior actions that would be necessary for implementation before the IMF board takes up Pakistan’s case for approval and the subsequent disbursement funds. According to the MEFP, Pakistan will have ...

 The states and UTs have been asked to set up border checkpoints to stop inter-state movement of any banned single-use plastic items. For effective enforcement of the ban, national and state-level control rooms will be set up and special enforcement teams will be formed for checking illegal manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of the banned plastic items, said Environment Ministry officials. Capacity-building workshops are being organised for MSME units to provide them technical assistance for manufacturing of alternatives to plastic items, they added Provisions have also been made to support such enterprises in transitioning away from single-use plastics. “India has taken steps to promote innovation and provide an ecosystem for accelerated penetration. The success of the ban will only be possible through effective engagement and concerted actions by all stakeholders and enthusiastic public participation,” an official said. The list of banned items inc...

  Insulting remarks against Prophet Muhammad by leaders of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have triggered wide criticism from Arab countries, with experts saying the diplomatic backlash might be “potentially damaging” to the relations between India and oil-rich countries in the Middle East. Last week, Qatar led a chorus of regional diplomatic condemnation as it summoned India’s ambassador and sought “a public apology” from New Delhi over the insulting comments. The rare move came as India’s Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, a member of the BJP, was on a state visit to Doha. In a strongly worded tweet, Qatar’s Assistant Foreign Minister Lolwah al-Khater also highlighted “dangerous levels” of “Islamophobic discourse” in India. Read More : https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/14/how-will-the-prophet-row-affect-india-gcc-ties