Tag: ISRO Signs MoU with Australian Space Agency for Gaganyaan Mission Implementation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Receives High Honors from Guyana and Dominica ▪ These awards were presented in recognition of his contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic period and outstanding service to humanity. With this, the number of foreign high honors awarded to Prime Minister Modi has increased to 18. ▪ During his Nigeria visit, the Prime Minister was honored with that country's highest award, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger. ▪ He engaged in bilateral talks with leaders of various countries including the United States, Britain, France, Italy, Brazil, and South Africa. ISRO Signs MoU with Australian Space Agency for Gaganyaan Mission Implementation ▪ ISRO has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Australian Space Agency regarding the implementation of India's human spaceflight Gaganyaan mission. ISRO, which has designed the Gaganyaan mission to send humans to space, is entering into agreements with various countries' space agencies for implementing this project. ▪ The plan is to send 3 astronauts to low Earth orbit and bring them back to Earth after 3 days. The agreement has been made to track the Gaganyaan spacecraft while it orbits in space and exchange information during emergencies. Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi Receives Honorary General of Nepal Army Title ▪ During his four-day visit to Nepal, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi was honored with the title of Honorary General of the Nepal Army by Nepal's President Ram Chandra Paudel. ▪ The exchange of visits between army chiefs of Nepal and India and conferring honorary general titles to both army chiefs has been a tradition since 1950. ▪ Nepal shares a 1,850 km border with five Indian states: Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. India's Renewable Energy Generation Capacity Increase ▪ India's renewable energy generation capacity increased by 24.2 gigawatts in October. ▪…