Explanation

• Japan is the fifth country to achieve a soft landing on the moon with its SLIM mission.

   list of countries that have achieved a soft landing on the moon:

  • Soviet Union (1966)
  • United States (1969)
  • China (2013)
  • India (2023)
  • Japan (SLIM mission, 2024)

  
  

  
  

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NASA and SpaceX launched Crew-9 mission on 28 Sep, 2024 from Florida, USA.

The mission has two people on board and two empty seats to bring back astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been stuck on the international Space Station (ISS).

Additional Information

Both Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are American astronauts.

NASA is the space agency of the USA.

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Explanation

NATO will to set up a new land command in Finland near the Russian border in 2025.

Purpose: To lead land force operations in northern Europe during potential military conflicts.

Finland joined NATO in 2023 and is preparing for the alliance’s presence on its territory.

Additional Info About NATO

Full Form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Founded: 1949

Type: Military Alliance

Members: 32

HQ: Brussels, Belgium.

Explanation

NATO will to set up a new land command in Finland near the Russian border in 2025.

Purpose: To lead land force operations in northern Europe during potential military conflicts.

Finland joined NATO in 2023 and is preparing for the alliance’s presence on its territory.

Additional Info About NATO

Full Form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Founded: 1949

Type: Military Alliance

Members: 32

HQ: Brussels, Belgium.

Explanation

China approved the world's first passenger-carrying flying taxi

Approved in Oct 2023

A start-up in China received the first certificate of airworthiness for an autonomous flying taxi.

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Explanation

As per WHO, Jordan become the first country in the world to be officially verified as having eliminated leprosy.

This significant milestone marks a new era in global public health efforts.

WHO stands for World Health Organization.

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Explanation

The Qaem 100 rocket successfully launched Iran’s Chamran 1 research satellite into a 550-kilometer orbit.

The Chamran 1 satellite, developed by the Space Group of Iran Electronics Industries (SaeIran) in collaboration with the Aerospace Research Institute and private knowledge-based companies.

Launching date: 14 Sep 2024

Weight: 60 kilograms

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Explanation

As per WHO, Jordan become the first country in the world to be officially verified as having eliminated leprosy.

This significant milestone marks a new era in global public health efforts.

Jordan was declared leprosy free in Sep 2024.

WHO stands for World Health Organization.

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Explanation

As per WHO, Jordan become the first country in the world to be officially verified as having eliminated leprosy.

This significant milestone marks a new era in global public health efforts.

Jordan was declared leprosy free in Sep 2024.

WHO stands for World Health Organization.

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Explanation

As per Sep 2024, Zimbabwe plans to cull 200 elephants to feed communities facing acute hunger after the worst drought in four decades.

The El Nino-induced drought wiped out crops in southern Africa, impacting 68 million people and causing food shortages across the region.

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