NEWS 19-06-2024. News For 21st-Jun (Friday) 1.The Defence Ministry has issued an initial tender for 156 light combat helicopters to HAL at a cost of around Rs 45,000 crore. 2.India' has refused to sign the joint statement & related documents issued at the Ukraine Peace Conference. 3.Adani Group is going to set up 570 MW green hydropower plant in Bhutan. 4.India & France are carrying out negotiations for 26 Rafale Marine fighter aircraft deal for the Indian Navy. 5.India & the United States (US) are preparing to jointly launch NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar to combat climate change. 6.During the G7 summit, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni announced a $50 billion plan to help Ukraine. 7.The Indian Army has got its first batch of Nagastra-1, an advanced type of suicide drone that can be carried by a person & can carry out precise hits. 8.The US-Saudi Arabia petrodollar deal that allowed US dollars to be exchanged for crude oil exports has ended after 50 years. 9.The SIPRI report has revealed that India has 172 "stored" nuclear warheads, while Pakistan has 170 as of Jan 2024. 10.In the T-20 Cricket World Cup, being held at America, India has reached the the Super 8. < < Back