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About Thomas Cup Badminton Title 2024

Edition: 33rd

Venue: Chengdu (China)

Starting date: 27 April

Closing date: 5 May

Champion: China

Runner-up: Indonesia 

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Explanation

Global Electricity Review Report 2024, published by UK based global think tank Ember 

Edition: 5th 

Topper: China

Second: USA

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Explanation

Know about NATO

NATO full form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Founded: 4 April 1949 (Washington, USA)

Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium

Total members: 32 (30 European & 2 North American countries)

Latest Member: Sweden

Type: Military Alliance

Official Languages: English & French

Founding members: 12

Pakistan: Not a NATO member

Member Muslim country: Turkiye  

On 4 April 2023, Finland became 31st member on 74th anniversary of NATO. 

List of NATO member countries

1.       Albania

2.       Belgium

3.       Bulgaria

4.       Canada

5.       Croatia

6.       Czechia

7.       Denmark

8.       Estonia

9.       France

10.   Germany

11.   Greece

12.   Hungary

13.   Iceland

14.   Italy

15.   Latvia

16.   Lithuania

17.   Luxembourg

18.   Montenegro

19.   Netherlands

20.   North Macedonia

21.   Norway

22.   Poland

23.   Portugal

24.   Romania

25.   Slovakia

26.   Slovenia

27.   Spain

28.   Turkiye

29.   United Kingdom

30.   United States

31.   Finland

32. Sweden

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Information about Pakistan’s first lunar orbit mission

Named: ICUBE-Q

Launching date: 3 May 2024

Collaboration: China

Launching area: Hainan, China  

Developers: Shanghai University SJTU & SUPARCO (Pakistan’s national space agency_

Weight: About 7kg

Purpose: To facilitate scientific research, tech development, and educational initiatives in space exploration

Note: ICUBE-Q has been developed in collaboration with China’s Shanghai University and Pakistan’s Institute of Space Technology (IST)

Explanation

Asian Junior Squash Under-13 title

Final held: August 2023

Final held: Dalian, China

Winner: Pakistan

Pakistan won: after 6 years (last won in 2016)

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Explanation

• Around 127 people have been killed in north-west China in the country's deadliest earthquake for years.
• Occurred in December 2023
  
• Magnitude: 6.2
• Affected province: Gansu

Explanation

• In December 2023, 127 people have been killed in north-west China in the country's deadliest earthquake for years.
• Magnitude: 6.2
• Affected province: Gansu

Explanation

• In December 2023, 127 people have been killed in north-west China in the country's deadliest earthquake for years.
• Affected province: Gansu
• Magnitude: 6.2
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Asian Para Games 2023

Edition: Fourth 

Venue: Hangzhou, China

Starting date: 22 Oct 2023

Ending date: 28 Oct 2023

Originally scheduled to take place from 9 to 15 October 2022, the event was postponed to 2023  due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 Note: Asian Para Games 2023 is a multi-sport event that parallels the 2023 Asian Games

Explanation

China Parliament called National People’s Assembly.