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Max Verstappen clinches 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

December 14, 2020
Max Verstappen
  • Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands) clinched the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2020, held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
  • This was his second victory of the season and the 10th victory of his career. The race was the 17th and final round of the 2020 Formula One World Championship.

Ravi Shankar Prasad releases an International version of the UMANG App

November 24, 2020
Ravi Shankar Prasad
  • Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad has released the UMANG mobile app International version in coordination with Ministry of External Affairs for select countries that consist of USA, UK, Canada, Australia, UAE, Netherlands, Singapore and New Zealand.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched its first mission to Mars

July 20, 2020
  • The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched its first mission to Mars on 20th July 2020. The UAE is striving to develop its scientific and technological capabilities and move away from its dependence on oil.
  • The Hope Probe was launched from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center on 20 July for a seven-month journey to Mars. The satellite will orbit around Mars and send back data about the atmosphere.
  • The total cost of the Emirates Mars Mission is $200 million.

US & UAE troops begin biennial exercise “Native Fury”

March 25, 2020
Native Fury
  • US Marines and UAE Emirati forces carried out the biennial exercise, named Native Fury at Abu Dhabi.
  • The exercise saw 4,000 U.S. troops from the Army, Marines and Navy position armored vehicles and other machinery from Kuwait and the island of Diego Garcia in al-Hamra using a portable pier system.

3rd edition of WION Global Summit 2020 held in Dubai,UAE

March 15, 2020
WION Global Summit 2020
  • On March 5, 2020, WION (World Is One News), the India’s first International News Channel,has arranged its 3rd edition of Global summit 2020 based on the theme “Navigating and negotiating global imperatives” at The Oberoi, in Dubai, UAE ( United Arab Emirates).
  • It saw the participation of global leaders to engage in dialogue on a common global agenda to underscore the critical obstacles of climate change, global governance, economic slowdown, and global crisis that threatens to become the new normal.

Robin Singh selected as UAE’s director of cricket

February 14, 2020
Robin Singh

Former Indian Cricket all-rounder Robin Singh was selected as director of cricket of the United Arab Emirates. He was appointed by Emirates Cricket Board after the dismissal of head coach Douglas Robert Brown.

Indian Consulate in Dubai to issue passports under tatkal scheme

January 10, 2020

Indian Consulate in Dubai will issue passports under the tatkal scheme on the same day with certain conditions. The announcement was made by Consul General Vipul on the occasion of the Pravasi Bhatiya Divas celebrations. However, he stated that the application for the passport had to be made before noon and additional fees will be charged for the service. The passport will be given to the applicant by the evening.

Passports under the Tatkal scheme in any case were being given within 24 hours. The announcement came as a boon especially for people who have to travel under emergency condition. The Consulate in Dubai receives about 850 applications for passport applications.