Delhi Government Signs MoU with RBI:

Reserve Bank of India to function as the banker, debt manager and financial agent + such agreements exist between RBI and all the State Governments except Government of Sikkim. RBI–Monetary Authority+ Prescribes broad parameters of banking operations+ Manages the Foreign Exchange under FEMA act, 1999+Issues, exchanges and destroys currency notes+ Banker to banks

Iran:

Member of: BRICS, SCO, OPEC, Maritime Boundaries: Caspian Sea (North), Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman (South) +Land Boundaries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan (North); Afghanistan and Pakistan (East); Iraq and Turkey (West)

World’s second National Environmental Standard Laboratory (NESL):

India has inaugurated the world’s second National Environmental Standard Laboratory (NESL) + world’s fifth National Primary Standard Facility for Solar Cell Calibration at CSIR–NPL, New Delhi+ establish India-specific standards for air pollution monitoring instruments +Supports domestic manufacturing, startups, MSMEs, and regulators+ Only the UK and India currently have such national-level facilities.

India’s First Urban Night Safari:

Lucknow is set to introduce India’s first urban night safari at the Kukrail Forest Area + a controlled nocturnal wildlife viewing experience within city limits+ promote urban eco-tourism while strengthening wildlife conservation awareness+ Nocturnal safari routes with restricted movement+ Model for sustainable urban planning

Operation Absolute Resolve:

US Intervention in Venezuela+ capture of President Nicolás Maduro+ revival of the Monroe Doctrine+ reflecting renewed American interventionism to counter rival powers and secure strategic interests