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Beijing, China: China's capital Beijing is on track to drop out from the list of the world's top 200 most-polluted cities this year, with hazardous smog concentrations falling to their lowest on record in August, data compiled by IQAir AirVisual showed. The capital city has been on the frontline of a war on pollution and has worked to shut down and relocate polluting industries, improve fuel and emission standards and reduce coal consump- tion in the city. REUTERS RUSSIA'S WORLD-FIRST FLOATING NUCLEAR PLANT REACHES PORT BEIJING SET TO EXIT LIST OF WORLD'S TOP 200 MOST-POLLUTED CITIES 06 So what is it that made headlines the world over this week? Was it India? Or was it the United States of America? Worry not, get your facts right again with one look at THE WORLD @ A GLANCE! Which country has termi- nated robot ‘Fedor’ after admitting he could not replace astronauts on spacewalks? A. It’s mission over for a robot called Fedor that Russia blasted to the International Space Station. The develop- ers admitted that he could not replace astronauts on space walks. Which committee has been constituted by the Union Government to oversee the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) into Union Territories? A. The Union government recently constituted a 3- member committee chaired by former defence secretary Sanjay Mitra to oversee the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) into two Union Territories. Which country has begun exporting bulletproof jackets to over 100 countries? A. India has begun export- ing bulletproof jackets as per its own standards to over 100 countries including European nations. India is the fourth country after the US, UK and Germany to have its own national standard on the bulletproof jack- et which provides 360-degree protection. Who has been conferred the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award? A. Ravish Kumar Which country has won the ‘Best Video’ award for the Asia & Pacific Region in the UNWTO Tourism Video Competition 2019? A. India’s ‘Yogi of the Racetrack’ has won ‘Best Video’ award for the Asia & Pacific Region in the UNWTO Tourism Video Competition 2019. Yogi of the Racetrack is a short promotional film on Yoga, which was produced by the Union Ministry of Tourism. This map is simply a mere graphic representation and does not tally to the point The DDCA has unveiled a new pavilion stand at the Feroz Shah Kotla to honour which cricketer? A. DDCA has unveiled a new pavilion stand at the Feroz Shah Kotla, which has been named after Indian skipper Virat Kohli in honour of his achievements. Moscow, Russia: Russia's floating nuclear power station — the world's first — recently completed a 5,000-km (3,100 mile) Arctic transfer to the country's far east, the Rosatom nuclear agency said. The Akademik Lomonosov floating nuclear plant arrived at Pevek, in the autonomous district of Chukotka. AFP PATRIOTIC FERVOUR Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who recently entertained the audience with his film 'Chhichhore', shared his to-do list with his followers on social media. From learning how to fly a plane, to sending 100 children to Nasa/Isro, travelling through Europe by train, he also wants to relive his old college days and try play a cricket match left-handed. TNN NEW COMET LIKELY VISITOR FROM ANOTHER SOLAR SYSTEM Cape Carnival, US: The solar system may have foreign guest. Both Nasa and the European Space Agency are reporting that a newly discovered comet C/2019 Q4 zooming towards the sun is possi- bly from another star. Astronomers said it's travelling 93,000 mph (150,000 kph) – so fast it likely originated outside the solar system. It's 260 million miles from the sun and getting closer. AP MALARIA ERADICATION POSSIBLE BY 2050, SAYS LANCET REPORT 'Downtown Abbey' star Michelle Dockery said she is ready to play the female version of British spy James Bond if given an opportunity. Dockery said she has been looking for- ward to watch a gender flipped version of 007 for a long time and now the change is happening. "I love Bond, so yeah, I'd never say no," she said. PTI MICHELLE WANTS TO PLAY FIRST FEMALE BOND London, UK: Researchers claim to have found the earliest evidence of milk consumption anywhere in the world, in the teeth of 6,000-year-old British farmers. The team, led by archaeologists at the University of York, identi- fied a milk protein called beta lactoglobulin (BLG) entombed in the miner- alised dental plaque of seven individuals who lived in the Neolithic peri- od. The human dental plaque samples are the oldest to be analysed. PTI 'WORLD'S EARLIEST EVIDENCE OF DAIRY CONSUMPTION FOUND' LEFT-HANDED PEOPLE MAY BE BETTER AT VERBAL TASKS: STUDY London, UK: People who are left-handed are more likely to be better at ver- bal tasks than those who are right-handed, a new study has claimed. Scientists from the University of Oxford recently investigated the correlation between handedness, language areas of the brain and neuropsychiatric dis- eases. The researchers analysed the genomes of 400,000 people, just under a tenth of whom were left-handed. The researchers were able to identify four genetic regions which, they claim, are linked to being left- handed. THE INDEPENDENT Indian soldiers carry the Indian flag during the Opening Ceremony of TSENTR 2019 in Donguz ranges of Russia. This exercise is aimed at countering the threat of terrorism. Involved in the exercise were 128,000 troops, 20,000 military equipment, 600 aircraft and 15 ships. WORLD TITLE NO. 22 FOR PANKAJ Pankaj Advani, recently increased his tally of world titles to 22 by winning a fourth straight final in the 150-up format at the IBSF World Billiards Championship. The 34-year-old has brought home a world trophy every year ever since 2014. PTI SPORTSPERSON OF THE WEEK Photo: ANI Michael B Jordan said he plans to turn director one day. The 'Black Panther' star said he wants to slow down on starring in films and would like do more by staying behind the camera. "I see a world where I'm just direct- ing. "How you make the most impact is: become the biggest. Build your brand so it's global, so you can attack global issues," Jordan said. PTI OVER 2,050 CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS BY PAK THIS YEAR, 21 INDIANS KILLED: MEA Photo: AFP MICHAEL WANTS TO TURN DIRECTOR PICTURE OF THE WEEK Photo: GETTY IMAGES Everything you need to know about all that matters... The 21-ton, 144-m long and 30-m wide platform, is designed to meet the energy needs of remote communities. The station has two 35-MW reactors Scientists predict the comet will hurtle past the sun in December and keep going until it's back in interstellar space Washington, USA: Astronauts on board International Space Station (ISS) have for the first time mixed cement in micro- gravity, an advance that may help protect humans in space from radiation and extreme temperatures, Nasa said. The researchers tried to understand how the chemistry and microscopic struc- tures changed under microgravity. PTI Researchers mixed tricalcium silicate (C3S) — a popular ingredient of cement — and water outside Earth's gravity for the first time London, UK: The world may be able to complete- ly eradicate malaria — a deadly mosquito- borne disease — within the next 30 years, partly due to improved cov- erage of current inter- ventions. The study found that more than half the world's coun- tries are malaria-free today. The report com- piled by a diverse range of experts demonstrated that with the right tools, strategies, and suf- ficient funding, elimina- tion of the disease is possible by 2050. PTI TRUMP ISSUES NEW, REVISED ORDER TO COUNTER TERRORISM Washington, USA: A day before the anniversary of 9/11, President Donald Trump issued an execu- tive order to expand the administration's ability to go after suspected terror- ists and their financiers and supporters. "Today's executive order by President Trump adds fur- ther muscle to US coun- terterrorism efforts," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. He said the order also targets individ- uals and groups partici- pating in terrorist training and provides new authori- ties to impose sanctions on financial institutions that do business with suspected terrorists. AP READY TO BE BOND 007 BEYOND ACTING New Delhi, India: India raised concern regarding more than 2,050 unprovoked ceasefire viola- tions by Pakistan forces this year. "We have highlighted our concern over the unpro- voked ceasefire violations by Pakistan, including the support of cross-border ter- rorist infiltration, and tar- geting of Indian civilians and border posts ," Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said. Kumar also stated that 21 Indians had died in these violations. ANI SUSHANT SHARES TO-DO LIST ON INSTAGRAM Photo: AFP Photo: ANI Photo: REUTERS Photo: AP Photo: AFP Picture used for representational purpose Picture used for representational purpose Picture used for representational purpose Photo: AFP Photo: AFP ASTRONAUTS MIX CEMENT IN SPACE FOR THE FIRST TIME: NASA
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Beijing, China: China'scapital Beijing is on trackto drop out from the listof the world's top 200most-polluted cities thisyear, with hazardoussmog concentrationsfalling to their lowest onrecord in August, datacompiled by IQAir AirVisualshowed. The capital cityhas been on the frontlineof a war on pollution and
has worked to shut downand relocate pollutingindustries, improve fueland emission standardsand reduce coal consump-tion in the city. REUTERS
RUSSIA'S WORLD-FIRST FLOATINGNUCLEAR PLANT REACHES PORT
BEIJING SET TO EXIT LIST OF WORLD'STOP 200 MOST-POLLUTED CITIES
06 So what is it that made headlines the world over this week? Was it India? Or was it the United States of America? Worry not, get your facts right
again with one look at THE WORLD @ A GLANCE!
Which country has termi-nated robot ‘Fedor’ after
admitting he could not replaceastronauts on spacewalks? A. It’s mission over for a robot calledFedor that Russia blasted to theInternational Space Station. The develop-ers admitted that he could not replaceastronauts on space walks.
Which committee has beenconstituted by the Union
Government to oversee thebifurcation of Jammu andKashmir (J&K) into UnionTerritories?A. The Union governmentrecently constituted a 3-member committeechaired by former defencesecretary Sanjay Mitra to
oversee the bifurcation of Jammu andKashmir (J&K) into two Union Territories.
Which country has begunexporting bulletproof
jackets to over 100countries? A. India has begun export-ing bulletproof jackets as
per its own standards to over100 countries including European
nations. India is the fourth country afterthe US, UK and Germany to have its ownnational standard on the bulletproof jack-et which provides 360-degree protection.
Who has been conferred the2019 Ramon Magsaysay
Award? A. Ravish Kumar
Which country has won the‘Best Video’ award for the
Asia & Pacific Region in theUNWTO Tourism VideoCompetition 2019?A. India’s ‘Yogi of the Racetrack’ has won‘Best Video’ award for the Asia & PacificRegion in the UNWTO Tourism VideoCompetition 2019. Yogi of the Racetrackis a short promotional film on Yoga,which was produced by the UnionMinistry of Tourism.
This map is simply a mere graphic representation and does not tally to the point
The DDCA has unveileda new pavilion stand at
the Feroz Shah Kotla tohonour which cricketer?A. DDCA has unveiled a new pavilionstand at the Feroz Shah Kotla, whichhas been named after Indianskipper Virat Kohli in honour of hisachievements.
Moscow, Russia: Russia'sfloating nuclear powerstation — the world's first— recently completed a5,000-km (3,100 mile)Arctic transfer to thecountry's far east, theRosatom nuclear agencysaid. The Akademik
Lomonosov floatingnuclear plant arrived atPevek, in the autonomousdistrict of Chukotka. AFP
PATRIOTIC FERVOUR
Bollywood actor Sushant SinghRajput, who recently entertainedthe audience with his film'Chhichhore', shared his to-do listwith his followers on socialmedia. From learning how to fly aplane, to sending 100 children toNasa/Isro, travelling throughEurope by train, he also wants to
relive his oldcollege days andtry play a cricketmatch left-handed. TNN
NEW COMET LIKELY VISITOR FROMANOTHER SOLAR SYSTEMCape Carnival, US: Thesolar system may haveforeign guest. Both Nasaand the European SpaceAgency are reporting thata newly discovered cometC/2019 Q4 zoomingtowards the sun is possi-bly from another star.Astronomers said it'stravelling 93,000 mph
(150,000 kph) – so fast itlikely originated outsidethe solar system. It's 260million miles from the sunand getting closer. AP
MALARIA ERADICATION POSSIBLE BY2050, SAYS LANCET REPORT
'Downtown Abbey' starMichelle Dockery said
she is ready to play thefemale version of British
spy James Bond if given anopportunity. Dockery saidshe has been looking for-ward to watch a genderflipped version of 007 fora long time and now the
change is happening."I love Bond, so
yeah, I'd neversay no," she
said. PTI
MICHELLE WANTS TO PLAYFIRST FEMALE BOND
London, UK: Researchersclaim to have found theearliest evidence of milkconsumption anywhere inthe world, in the teeth of6,000-year-old Britishfarmers. The team, led byarchaeologists at theUniversity of York, identi-fied a milk protein calledbeta lactoglobulin (BLG)entombed in the miner-
alised dental plaque ofseven individuals wholived in the Neolithic peri-od. The human dentalplaque samples are theoldest to be analysed. PTI
'WORLD'S EARLIEST EVIDENCE OFDAIRY CONSUMPTION FOUND'
LEFT-HANDED PEOPLE MAY BE BETTERAT VERBAL TASKS: STUDYLondon, UK: People whoare left-handed are morelikely to be better at ver-bal tasks than those whoare right-handed, a newstudy has claimed.Scientists from theUniversity of Oxfordrecently investigated thecorrelation betweenhandedness, languageareas of the brain andneuropsychiatric dis-eases. The researchers
analysed the genomes of400,000 people, justunder a tenth of whomwere left-handed. Theresearchers were able toidentify four geneticregions which, they claim,are linked to being left-handed. THE INDEPENDENT
Indian soldiers carry the Indian flag during the Opening Ceremony of TSENTR 2019 in Donguzranges of Russia. This exercise is aimed at countering the threat of terrorism. Involved inthe exercise were 128,000 troops, 20,000 military equipment, 600 aircraft and 15 ships.
WORLD TITLE NO. 22 FOR PANKAJ
Pankaj Advani, recently increased his tally of world titles to22 by winning a fourth straight final inthe 150-up format at the IBSFWorld Billiards Championship. The34-year-old has brought home aworld trophy every year ever since2014. PTI
SPORTSPERSONOF THE WEEK
Photo: ANI
Michael B Jordan said heplans to turn director oneday. The 'Black Panther' starsaid he wants to slow downon starring in films and wouldlike do more by stayingbehind the camera. "I see aworld where I'm just direct-ing. "How you make the mostimpact is: become thebiggest. Build your brand soit's global, so you can attackglobal issues," Jordan said. PTI
OVER 2,050 CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS BYPAK THIS YEAR, 21 INDIANS KILLED: MEA
Photo: AFP
MICHAEL WANTS TOTURN DIRECTOR
PICTUREOF THE WEEK
Photo: GETTY IMAGES
Everything you need to know about all that matters...
The 21-ton, 144-m long and 30-m wide platform,is designed to meet the energy needs of remotecommunities. The station has two 35-MW reactors
Scientists predict the comet will hurtle past thesun in December and keep going until it's back ininterstellar space
Washington, USA: Astronauts on boardInternational Space Station (ISS) have for the
first time mixed cement in micro-gravity, an advance that may
help protect humans inspace from radiation andextreme temperatures,Nasa said. The researchers
tried to understand how thechemistry and microscopic struc-
tures changed under microgravity. PTI
Researchers mixed tricalcium silicate (C3S) — apopular ingredient of cement — and water outsideEarth's gravity for the first time
London, UK: The worldmay be able to complete-ly eradicate malaria — adeadly mosquito-borne disease —within thenext 30years,partlydue toimproved cov-erage of current inter-ventions. The studyfound that more thanhalf the world's coun-
tries are malaria-freetoday. The report com-
piled by adiverse range
of expertsdemonstrated
thatwith
the righttools,
strategies,and suf-
ficient funding, elimina-tion of the disease ispossible by 2050. PTI
TRUMP ISSUES NEW, REVISED ORDERTO COUNTER TERRORISMWashington, USA: A daybefore the anniversary of9/11, President DonaldTrump issued an execu-tive order to expand theadministration's ability togo after suspected terror-ists and their financiersand supporters. "Today'sexecutive order byPresident Trump adds fur-ther muscle to US coun-terterrorism efforts,"Secretary of State MikePompeo said. He said the
order also targets individ-uals and groups partici-pating in terrorist trainingand provides new authori-ties to impose sanctionson financial institutionsthat do business with suspected terrorists. AP
READY TO BEBOND 007
BEYONDACTING
New Delhi, India: Indiaraised concern regardingmore than 2,050unprovokedceasefire viola-tions byPakistanforces thisyear. "We havehighlighted ourconcern over the unpro-voked ceasefire violationsby Pakistan, including the
support of cross-border ter-rorist infiltration, and tar-geting of Indian civilians and
border posts ,"Ministry ofExternalAffairsspokespersonRaveesh
Kumar said.Kumar also stated
that 21 Indians had died inthese violations. ANI
SUSHANT SHARES TO-DO LISTON INSTAGRAM
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ASTRONAUTS MIX CEMENT IN SPACEFOR THE FIRST TIME: NASA
