AUKUS: Origin: 2021, as a strategic defence alliance between Australia, UK and US+ To boost defense capabilities, accelerate technological integration, and expand the industrial capacity of all three nations as part of a collective effort to stabilize the Indo-Pacific region+ AUKUS members announced deeper maritime cooperation, including development of advanced underwater drones and expanded US submarine deployment in Australia from 2027
Udant Martand: Meaning 'the rising Sun', was published under the editorship of Pandit Jugal Kishore Shukla (lawyer from Kanpur) in Calcutta (1826)+ On February 16, 1826, Shukla, along with Munnu Thakur of Banstala Gali, Calcutta, obtained government permission to start a Hindi newspaper+ Hindi Journalism Day is celebrated on 30 May to mark the first publication of ‘Udant Martand’, the world’s first Hindi newspaper.
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST): JWST is the largest, most powerful, and most advanced space telescope ever launched+ Joint mission of NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), and Canadian Space Agency (CSA)+ Launch: 25 December 2021+ Location: Operates at Lagrange Point 2 (L2), about 1.5 million km from Earth+ Objectives: Study the early universe, galaxy evolution, star formation and death, and exoplanets/planetary systems to understand cosmic history and the potential for life beyond Earth.