🗞️ Daily Current Affairs
Today's exam-relevant current affairs cover India's diplomatic engagements, a visa-free move by Uzbekistan, an Indus Waters Treaty dispute, and semiconductor job targets.
4 exam-relevant updates · 3-question quiz
📚 See the whole month's current affairs →Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The two discussed India-Iran ties, trade expansion, and the West Asia situation.
📌 Static GK link: The SCO is the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan.
Source: The Economic Times ↗Uzbekistan introduced a 30-day visa-free regime for Indian citizens. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced it during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to Tashkent.
📌 Static GK link: Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan, a Central Asian country.
Source: Trav Talk India ↗India rejected the Court of Arbitration's award on the Indus Waters Treaty. It said the court had no jurisdiction over the matter.
📌 Static GK link: The Indus Waters Treaty is a 1960 water-sharing agreement between India and Pakistan, facilitated by the World Bank.
Source: Hindustan Times ↗Ashwini Vaishnaw said India's semiconductor ecosystem will create 50,000 to 60,000 direct jobs. He also said the country met its 85,000 semiconductor engineer target in four years and set a new target of one lakh more.
📌 Static GK link: The item relates to India's semiconductor skill-development and electronics manufacturing push.
Source: The Hans India ↗3 questions on today's update — tap an option to check your answer.
Q1.Which country announced a 30-day visa-free regime for Indian citizens during PM Modi's state visit?
Q2.The 26th SCO Summit, where PM Modi met Iran's President, was held in which city?
Q3.India rejected a Court of Arbitration award related to which treaty?
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