NEWS 04-07-2024. News For 5th-Jul (Friday) 1.ISRO's arm NSIL, has signed a $18-million deal with Australian govt for the launch of commercial satellite. 2.India has floated a tender for 114 Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA), for $20 billion, but only from a company willing to set up the manufacturing facility in India, along with transfer of Technology. 3.India has developed SEBEX 2, one of the most powerful non-nuclear bomb, which is 2x lethal than TNT(trinitrotoluene). 4.Udupi Cochin Shipyard has got the contract of Rs 1,100 crore order from Norway, for 8 Cargo vessels. 5.French aviation giant Dassault Aviation is set to establish a manufacturing base in India. 6.Gen Upendra Dwivedi has been appointed as the 30th Chief of Army Staff. 7.HAL has Allocated Rs 6,000 Crore in Development of IMRH(Indian Multi Role Helicopter) & UHM (Utility Helicopter Marine) Helicopter Programs. 8.World Bank has Approved $1.5 Billion Loan to Support India’s Green Hydrogen projects. 9.India has topped Global Remittance with $125 Billion in 2023. 10.Pakistan's JF-17 Thunder fighter jets are now capable to carry tactical nuclear missiles. 11.The Indian Navy has joined the world's largest naval exercise, RIMPAC, in Hawaii. 12.BCCI has announced an award of Rs 125 crore, for the T20 World Champions India. < < Back