Sports
- Indian weightlifter Bharali Bedabrate clinched the men’s 67kg bronze medal at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Youth Championships in Durres, Albania.
Appointments
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- Former Brazilian President Dilma Vana Rousseff has been elected as the new President of the New Development Bank (NDB) of BRICS.
- NDB, also known as BRICS bank is a multilateral financial institution set up by the five BRICS countries including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
- About BRICS:
- BRICS is an acronym for the grouping of the world’s leading emerging economies, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
- The first four were initially grouped as “BRIC” in 2001.
- South Africa was added in 2010.
- New Development Bank (NDB) Founded: 15 July 2014
- New Development Bank (NDB) HQ: Shanghai, China
