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December 13, 2020

US Air Force officer and test pilot Chuck Yeager, who in 1947 became the 1st pilot in history to have surpassed the speed of sound in level flight, has passed away.
As a test pilot, on October 14, 1947, Yeager became the first human to officially break the sound barrier, when he flew the experimental Bell X-1 aircraft at Mach 1 (speed of sound) at an altitude of 45,000 ft (13,700 m). Level flight means flying at a constant altitude, not going up and down.

December 12, 2020

US President-elect, Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have been together named Time magazine’s 2020 “Person of the Year”.
The TIME magazine releases the annual list since 1927, to recognize a person or organization who affected the news or influenced the country and world the most, for better or worse, during the calendar year.

December 4, 2020

The Government of India and the United States of America (USA) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of Intellectual Property Cooperation.
As a part of this MoU, the two sides will strengthen the Biennial Work Plan to implement the MoU which will include detailed planning for carrying out the co-operation activities including the scope of action. The Union Cabinet had confirmed the signing of the MoU for the same on 19 February 2020.

December 2, 2020

Lahore, the cultural capital of Pakistan, has been listed as the world’s most polluted city, according to air pollution data published by the US Air Quality Index (AQI).
Lahore listed a particulate matter (PM) rating of 423. New Delhi stood second with a PM of 229, while Nepal’s capital Kathmandu ranked third with a PM of 178.

November 24, 2020

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.

November 12, 2020

Indian-American Kash Patel has been designated as the Chief of Staff to the Acting US Defence Secretary Chris Miller.
The new appointment arrives a day after Donald Trump fired Defence Secretary Mark Esper and designated Chris Miller, as the Acting Secretary.

November 8, 2020

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. has defeated Donald Trump to come up the 46th U.S. president. Biden will become the oldest president-elect in USA history and the first to oust a sitting commander-in-chief after one term since Bill Clinton defeated George H.W. Bush in 1992.

November 3, 2020

The United States and Bangladesh have jointly launched the ‘Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh 2020’.
The CARAT exercise involves a variety of professional exchanges as well as people to people interactions.

November 1, 2020

The navies of Japan, India, the US, and Australia on November 3, 2020, started the first phase of four days long Malabar Naval Exercise in the Bay of Bengal.
The 24th edition of the naval exercise has been scheduled in two phases in November 2020.

October 31, 2020

The first phase of Malabar Exercise is to be held in Bay of Bengal between November 3, 2020 and November 6, 2020. The navies of India, Japan, US and Australia are to participate in the exercise.

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