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The SCO Defence Minister's meeting will be held in India

Date: 28 April 2023

About SCO

Full form: Shanghai cooperation organization

Headquarters: Beijing, China

Founded: June 15, 2001

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‘Locked Shield’ cyber defence exercise (world’s largest cyber defence exercise) 

Organizer: NATO

2023 edition held in Estonia (April 2023)

Participants: 38 countries

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‘Locked Shield’ cyber defence exercise (world’s largest cyber defence exercise) 

Organizer: NATO

2023 edition held in Tallinn Estonia (April 2023)

Participants: 38 countries

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‘Locked Shield’ cyber defence exercise (world’s largest cyber defence exercise) 

Organizer: NATO

2023 edition held in Estonia (April 2023)

Participants: 38 countries

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Barcelona tennis tournament title 2023

Winner: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)

Runner-up: Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)

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Barcelona tennis tournament title 2023

Winner: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)

Runner-up: Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)

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The Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor, which is now the largest reactor in Europe, began a regular production schedule on April 16, 2023.

Olkiluoto 3 belongs to Finland 

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The largest Arms Importer in the World is India

In 2021 India was the largest country of arms exporters.

Top Five largest arms importers in the world. 

The five largest arms importers in 2018–23 were

• India,
• Saudi Arabia,
• Qatar,
• Australia, 
• China. 

Top Five largest arms exporters in the world

The five largest arms exporters were

•  United States,
• Russia,
• France,
• China,
• Germany.

SH 9-8-2023

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The first feature film shot in space premiered in Russian cinemas on April 20, 2023, as Moscow delighted in beating a rival Hollywood project amid a confrontation with the West over Ukraine.

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South Asia is home to highest number of child brides in the world as increased financial pressures and school closures due to Covid forced families to marry off their young daughters, according to new estimates released by UNICEF on April 19, 2023