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Russia’s Energia Space Corporation plans to take the first tourist on a spacewalk in 2023

June 27, 2020
space
  • Energia Space Corporation in Russia declared on June 25 that it is preparing on taking the first tourist on a spacewalk in 2023, under the terms of a new agreement with a United States partner.

India to send 75-Member tri-service contingent to World War II Victory Parade in Moscow

June 19, 2020
India to send 75-Member tri-service contingent to World War II Victory Parade in Moscow
  • India will send a contingent of 75 personnel from its three armed forces to Moscow to join in Russia’s 75th World War II Victory Day march on June 24.

Russian high jumper Shustov gets four-year doping ban

June 11, 2020
Shustov
  • Russian high jumper Alexander Shustov, the 2010 European champion, has got a four-year ban for anti-doping violations.
  • Shustov, who withdrew from the competition in 2017, has been suspended until 2024 for “usage or attempted usage of a banned material or prohibited method”.

Russia’s Daniil Dubov gets chess Rapid Challenge in Armageddon

June 8, 2020
Daniil Dubov
  • In chess, the final of the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge moved all the way to a tie-breaking Armageddon match from which Russian Daniil Dubov become the champion after beating Hikaru Nakamura of the United States.

6th June is observed as Russian Language Day

June 6, 2020
Russian Language Day
  • UN Russian Language Day along with the birthday of Aleksandr Pushkin on June 6, a Russian poet considered the father of contemporary Russian literature.

Russia leads BRICS Heads of Tax Authorities meet

May 30, 2020
BRICS
  • The meeting of the Heads of Tax Authorities of the BRICS countries, viz. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa was held on 29 May. The meeting was done by the Federal Tax Service of Russia.

India inks MoUs with Russia for coking coal

May 9, 2020
India inks MoUs with Russia for coking coal
  • India and Russia inked their energy partnership by increasing crude oil imports from Russia and possibly signing a memorandum of understanding to import coking coal to meet the demands of the Indian steel industry.

Russia confers commemorative World War II medal to Kim Jong-un for shielding memories of Soviet soldiers killed in North Korea

May 6, 2020
Russia confers commemorative World War II medal to Kim Jong-un for shielding memories of Soviet soldiers killed in North Korea
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin has honored Kim Jong-un with a commemorative war medal marking the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany, the Russian embassy in Pyongyang announced May 5th for shielding memories of Soviet soldiers killed in North Korea.

Russia to launch Arktika-M satellite by end of this year

May 5, 2020
Arktika-M Satellite
  • Russia has announced to launch Arctic climate and environment monitoring satellite. It will be launching country’s first Arktika-M satellite form the Balkonur space center in Decemeber 2020.
  • This satellite will collect meteorological data in the polar regions of the earth to improve weather forecast

AIBA World Cup 2020 to be organized in Russia

February 24, 2020
AIBA World Cup 2020

Russia will manage the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Team World Cup 2020. The tournament will be coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the victory in World War II under the motto “Boxing for peace”.