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• Huawei has signed a deal with Russian telecoms firm MTS to develop 5G technology in Russia.


• The companies will develop next-generation 5G networks in Russia over the next year, reports said.


• The deal was agreed as China's President Xi Jinping began a three-day visit to Russia.


• It comes as some Western countries, led by the US, have blocked the Chinese firm on concerns it poses a national security risk.

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• Chinese President Xi Jinping has described Russia's Vladimir Putin as his "best friend" during a three-day visit to Moscow focusing on trade and relations between the two countries.


• The visit comes as China-US relations have soured over a bitter trade war.


• Russia had decided on a pivot to the east years ago after ties worsened with the West over the Ukraine conflict.

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• US President Donald Trump has said "not nearly enough" progress is being made in negotiations with Mexico to avert his threatened tariffs.


• Trump administration officials will meet for second day of talks with Mexico's foreign minister in Washington.


• Mr Trump vowed import duties of 5% will take effect on Monday unless Mexico stems the flow of migrants to the US.

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• Denmark's Liberal Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has conceded victory in the country's general election, paving the way for Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen to take power.


• "We had a really good election, but there will be a change of government," the prime minister told supporters.


• The Social Democrats won 91 of the 179 seats in parliament.


• At 41, Ms Frederiksen is set to be the country's youngest ever prime minister.

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• Case relates to purchase of 43 Airbus aircraft and sharing of Air India’s profitable routes with international airlines.


• Former Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has sought an alternative date from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning on deals for purchase of 43 Airbus aircraft and sharing of Air India’s profitable routes with international airlines.

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• The government announced constitution of various Cabinet committees, including the one on economic affairs.


• The government had constituted committees on investment and growth to spur the economic growth, and on employment and skill development to deal with the issues of unemployment.


• It was perhaps for the first time that the Cabinet committees on the two issues have been set up.

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• Nalin Khandelwal of Rajasthan is all-India topper; national qualifying percentage is 56.5% After fighting tooth and nail against the introduction of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for undergraduate medical and dental courses for years, Tamil Nadu has seen a significant improvement in the performance of its students in this year examination.


• The State, which had one of the lowest qualifying percentages of 39.56% last year, has jumped to 48.57% this year.

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• The Navy is pressing ahead with its eco-friendly programme, the Indian Navy Environment Conservation Roadmap (INECR) that comprises specific action plans covering the gamut of operations, maintenance, administration, infrastructure and community living, the service said in a statement on Environment Day.


• “The roadmap envisions ‘reduction in energy consumption’ and ‘diversification of energy supply’ as the key result areas,” the Navy said.


• Under the INECR, numerous policies aimed at reduction of energy consumption and environment sustenance have been formulated and disseminated to all ships, as well as shore establishments, it added.

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• Private player ICICI Lombard General Insurance is planing to roll out small-ticket insurance products and is working with e-commerce players, wallet companies, payments and small finance banks for the same.


• “We are very conscious of the fact that we don’t want to just push products but create value for the customer,” said Sanjeev Mantri, Executive Director, ICICI Lombard, adding that the insurer is innovating on sachet-size products and is partnering with digital platforms for distribution.

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• With retail inflation contained within the 4 per cent target, the Reserve Bank of India cut the policy repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 5.75 per cent. This is the third time on the trot in 2019 that the central bank has cut rates to support growth. One basis point equals one hundredth of a percentage point.


• The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a 6-0 majority to reduce the policy repo rate from 6 per cent to 5.75 per cent.

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• South Africa won the toss and asked India to bowl first in an International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup 2019 clash at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.


• After Yuzvendra Chahal bagged a four-wicket haul to restrict South Africa to 227/9, opener Rohit Sharma pulled back his 23rd ODI century to help India beat the Faf du Plessis-led side by six wickets in the eighth match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup 2019 at Ageas Bowl in Southampton.

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• New Zealand defeated Bangladesh by two wickets to win their second consecutive match in 2019 World Cup.


• New Zealand also maintained their 100% win record against the Asian side by registering their fifth victory in five matches across World Cups.


• Bangladesh, who had defeated South Africa in their first 2019 World Cup match, will next face hosts England.

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• The award would be conferred upon Sundar Pichai, and Friedman during the next week's 'India Ideas Summit'


• With companies like Google and Nasdaq at the forefront, bilateral trade in goods and services has grown by nearly 150%.

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• Ajeya Kalama, Retired IAS officer and Former Andra Pradesh Chief Secretary, was appointed as Principal Advisor to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy.


• Ajeya Kallam retired as chief secretary in 2017 when N Chandrababu Naidu of the Telugu Desam Party was the Andhra Pradesh chief minister.

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• Cyclone warning specialist Mrutyunjay Mohapatra was appointed as the chief of India Meteorological Department (IMD), according to a Personnel Ministry order.


• Mr. Mohapatra and his team at the Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD have earned praise for their accurate forecasts on cyclones, its wind-speed and likely impact on life and property including during the recent cyclone ‘Fani’, when their timely warnings enabled the authorities to ensure early evacuation of millions of people.

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• Uttarakhand minister Prakash Pant died in the US on Wednesday after a prolonged illness.


• The 58-year-old had been in the US for some time for treatment. Pant was Uttarakhand’s minister for parliamentary affairs and finance besides being in charge of a host of other portfolios.


• He was a BJP MLA from Pithoragarh in the state assembly and was considered one of the most important and knowledgable members of Rawat’s cabinet.

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