Gujarat’s Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel’s birthday: A look at his life and career

The
15th of July is Bhupendra Patel’s birthday, the 17th Chief Minister of Gujarat.

Bhupendra Patel, Chief Minister of Gujarat, was born on July 15, 1962
. In the 2022 assembly elections, the BJP, under his direction, won an
overwhelming victory, making it the seventh time in a row that the party held
control in its stronghold. Patel received, one
lakh 92 thousand more votes than any other candidate.Read also this: During His Crucial Trip to France, PM Modi Receives France’s Highest Award

The name “Ajatshatru” is given to Bhupendrabhai Patel because
of his humble and friendly nature. Dada is another affectionate nickname for
him.He identifies as a Patidar. After earning a Diploma in Civil Engineering
from Government Polytechnic Ahmedabad, he also worked as a builder.

Bhupendra Patel’s father’s name is Rajinikanth and mother’s name is
Hetal Patel. His brother’s name is Ketan Patel. Bhupendra Patel’s
son’s name is Anuj Patel and
daughter-in-law’s name is Devan

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Who Is Ritu Karidhal Srivastava, Her Role in the Chandrayaan-3 Moon Mission: What You Need to Know

The Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO) learned from their experiences after the failure
of Chandrayaan-2 in 2019 and are better prepared for today’s moon mission from
the Satish Dhawan space complex in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The space
agency has been preparing for the ‘great leap’ for three years. If the landing
goes as planned, India will join the United States, Russia, and China as the
only other nations to accomplish this amazing achievement.Read also this: Chandrayaan-3 launched on time from Sriharikota’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

While men are in charge
of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, many women are contributing to the effort, in
contrast to the Chandrayaan-2 mission. About 54 women engineers and scientists
played key roles in the Chandrayaan-3 project. They work in diverse locations
as associate and deputy project directors and project managers for a wide range
of systems.

The mission is being
led by Dr. Ritu Karidhal Srivastava, a prominent scient

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During His Crucial Trip to France, PM Modi Receives France’s Highest Award

Thursday (local time),
French President Emmanuel Macron presented Prime Minister Narendra Modi with
the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour.

It is the highest
military or civilian order in France. This makes Modi the first Indian prime
minister to receive this honour.Read also this: Focus On PM Modi’s Trip to France, Rafale Jets, and Bastille Day Celebrations

PM Modi thanked French
President Macron on behalf of the Indian people for the honour. The award
ceremony was held at the Elysee Palace, during which Emmanuel Macron hosted
a private dinner for Prime Minister Modi.

The official
spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, Arindam Bagchi, wrote about
this kind of act that shows how well India and France get along.

In the past, the Grand
Cross of the Legion of Honour has only been given to a small number of world
leaders and other important people. King Charles, who was the Prince of Wales
at the time, was one of them. So were former German Chancellor

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Chandrayaan-3 launched on time from Sriharikota’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

India’s third lunar
exploration mission, named Chandrayaan-3, successfully launched on time from
the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. India will
become the fourth nation to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon thanks
to this mission, which will also showcase the country’s capability for a gentle
landing on the lunar surface.Read also this:  India Launches Chandrayaan-3 Today: Quick UpdatesA GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3)
heavy-lift launch vehicle was used to send the spacecraft into orbit.

The spacecraft will
leave Earth for the moon on August 23 and a touchdown on the lunar surface on
August 23. One lunar day is equivalent to about 14 Earth days, so after it
lands, it will run for that long. There are 14 Earth days for everyone on the
Moon.

After difficulties with
the soft landing of the Chandrayaan-2 mission in 2019, the Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO) is attempting a follow-up mission.OTT India updates you with the latest news, Coun

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India Launches Chandrayaan-3 Today: Quick Updates

At 2:35 p.m. local time
at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India will send its hopes and ambitions into
space aboard the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft. If India is successful, it will be
only the fourth country to ever set foot on the moon.Read also this: A group of ISRO scientists prays at the Tirupati temple the day before the launch of Chandrayaan-3.

The Bahubali rocket will carry the moon
lander Vikram. GSLV, now LM-3, is 43.5 meters tall, half as tall as Delhi’s
Qutb Minar. The spaceship will land on the moon on August 23 after 40 days.

 

The primary shortcoming of the previous
Chandrayaan-2 mission was the initiation of non-normal system conditions.
Everything was far from ordinary. ISRO Chief S Somnath stated in an exclusive
interview with NDTV that the spacecraft was unable to manage the non-normal
landing conditions.

 

After a failed moon mission in July
2019, the Indian Space Research Organisation is hoping for the best.Vikram is expected to arrive without

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A group of ISRO scientists prays at the Tirupati temple the day before the launch of Chandrayaan-3.

On Thursday, the countdown for the Chandrayaan-3
mission will commence. At 1:05 p.m., the 26-hour countdown will commence.

Chandrayaan-3, India’s third moon exploration
mission, will be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on
a Launch Vehicle Mark-3 rocket on Friday at 2.35 p.m. The propulsion module
will transport the lander and rover to a lunar orbit at 100 km in altitude.Read also this: Update on India’s moon mission from ISRO: “Failure-based design in Chandrayaan-3.”A day before the launch, a team of scientists from
the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) visited the Tirupati
Venkatachalapathy Temple with a model of the Chandrayaan-3 satellite. A group of approximately eight scientists was observed
entering the Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh.

Isro’s Scientific Secretary, Shantanu Bhatwadekar,
was a member of the crew.After offering prayers at Sri Chengalamma Temple in
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, Isro Chairman S. Somanath announced

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CWC reports that the Yamuna water level in Delhi has increased slightly and will shortly begin to fall.

Tourists in Uttarakhand
and Himachal Pradesh are stuck as the monsoon hits northern India. Efforts to
save people are underway in the hill states as well as in some areas of the
states of Punjab and Haryana. Approximately 2,000 visitors who had become
trapped in Kasol, Himachal Pradesh, were successfully rescued. Read also this:  Himachal Pradesh floods kill 20 in 48 hours, block 1,000 routes.

About 14,000 people
have been relocated from flood-affected areas in Patiala, Rupnagar, Moga,
Ludhiana, and other cities in Punjab. With the six additional fatalities
announced on Wednesday, the death toll in Punjab and Haryana rose to 21. Within
a 24-hour period ending at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, 12 persons perished in
Uttar Pradesh. The Yamuna River in Delhi reached a new record high on Thursday,
at 208.65 metres. According to the Central Water Commission, the water level is
expected to begin falling on Friday.OTT India updates you with the latest news, Country’s no.1 digital news

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Focus On PM Modi’s Trip to France, Rafale Jets, and Bastille Day Celebrations

On Thursday, Narendra
Modi, the prime minister of India, arrived in Paris on a two-day trip
throughout France. French Prime Minister Elizabeth Borne welcomed PM Modi.Read also this: GST Council Meeting: Significant Modifications to GST Rates and compliance measures

President Emmanuel Macron of France has extended
an invitation to the prime minister to attend the Bastille Day parade as the guest of honour. On July 13 and 14,
Prime Minister Modi will visit France.

On Friday (July 13),
the Prime Minister will be the featured guest at the annual Bastille Day Parade
which will feature a 269-strong Indian tri-service contingent.

In addition to French
fighter planes, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will send three Rafale planes to
participate in the flypast.

President Emmanuel Macron
and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet to discuss expanding bilateral
cooperation in areas like defence,
space, commerce, and investment.

Following his trip to
France, PM Modi will also

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GST Council Meeting: Significant modifications to GST rates and compliance measures

On July 11, after its
50th meeting, which was led by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the GST
Council made a number of important suggestions about changes to GST tax rates,
ways to make trade easier, and streamlining compliance processes. Read also this: Martin Wolf predicts that India can be a hotspot for FDI

In response to
suggestions about the GST rates on goods, the rate on uncooked/unfried snack
pellets will go down from 18% to 5%. It also agreed not to charge IGST on
imported medicines and Food for Special Medical Purposes (FSMP) used to treat
rare diseases listed in the National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021. It was
also decided to make it clear that farmers are taxed when they give unions raw
cotton, including kala cotton. GST on thread or yarn that looks like zari has
been cut from 12% to 5%. The council also agreed to cut the GST rate on LD slag
from 18% to 5% to encourage better use of this product and protect the
environment. LD slag is a byproduct of

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Sensitive information about 12,000 SBI employees leaked onto Telegram channels

The data of over 12,000
State Bank of India (SBI) personnel was leaked on Telegram channels during a
massive data breach. Personal information about the employees, including their
SBI passbooks, names, addresses, contact numbers, and PAN numbers, was
compromised.Read also this: Martin Wolf predicts that India can be a hotspot for FDI

On Friday, July 8, a
Telegram channel with the handle @sbi_data uploaded a file containing the
confidential information of over 12,000 employees of the State Bank of India
(SBI). The record consisted of the employees’ names, addresses, contact
numbers, PAN numbers, account numbers, and photo IDs.

The file was titled
“SBI Employee Data Dump.” At the time of the leak, the channel had
only 608 subscribers, but the file was rapidly circulated on other channels on
Telegram and social media.More than 12,000 SBI
workers had their personal information exposed, and the same threat actor that
did so claimed to have access to millions of customers

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