NEWS 21-08-2024. News For 23rd-Aug (Friday) 1.India & Israel have launched a joint project to set up a *Centre of Water Technology at the IIT Madras*. 2.Delhi's ' Indira Gandhi International Airport' has been awarded the status of *India's first net zero carbon emission airport.* 3.DRDO has successfully carried out the first flight test of a *long-range glide bomb named Gaurav using Su-30 MK-I aircraft.* 4.India & Russia are working on a deal worth Rs 10,500 crore for the supply of nuclear fuel & core components to Kudankulam nuclear power plant. 5.The Indian Navy has approved the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) to build *6 submarines with the AIP technique,* worth Rs 60,000 cr with German collaboration. 6.The Indian Army has filed a *Rs 6,500 crore tender for 400 howitzers* as part of the Make-in-India initiative. 7.China has approved *$31 billion for the construction of 11 new nuclear reactors* across five different sites in China. 8.The US has approved the sale of $20 billion worth of arms to Israel, including fighter jets & advanced air-to-air missiles. 9.The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared *'Monkeypox' a global public health emergency.* 10.An Indian team of *84 players* are going to participate in the upcoming *Paris Paralympics 2024 Games*. < < Back