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- The 7th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction commences in Delhi. This conference was established in 2005 and India hosted it previously in 2007.
James Webb Space Telescope - Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram develops a compound called ‘Gelator’ to remove marine oil spills.
- Bindeshwar Pathak, the founder of Sulabh International has been named the brand ambassador for Swacch Rail Mission, an initiative by Union Ministry of Railways which covers 5 important stations of Gorakhpur, Old Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Gwalior in its pilot phase.
- Pratul Joshi wins Bahrain International Challenge badminton tournament.
- Sarabjit Singh has been appointed to the Canadian Senate and becomes Canada’s first Sikh Senator and the only Indian-origin member.
- NASA’s most powerful telescope, The James Webb Space Telescope is now complete. It is a successor of the Hubble Telescope launched 26 years ago.
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