A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits Bali, struck deep in the sea north of Bali and Lombok islands early on Tuesday 29th AUGUST 2023. The quake was confirmed by multiple agencies. It forced residents run out of homes and other buildings.
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un celebrated the "Victory Day" the 70th anniversary of the Korean War this Thursday on 27th July 2023. He visited the cemetery for Chinese soldiers who fought in the Korean War. Kim Jong Un was accompanied by his sister Kim Yo Jong. The Korean nation was preparing for this state ceremony.
Pan Gongsheng, a prominent economist, is set to take on a new and even more powerful role in the Chinese economy as the governor of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank. The news was made official by China’s top legislature on 25th July 2023 to appoint the deputy governor as the new governor of PBOC. Having overseen China's massive $3 trillion foreign currency reserves, he is now positioned to exert outsize policy influence over the financial system of the world's second-largest economy.
In a groundbreaking move, India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has transcended borders and is set to revolutionize international payments. The announcement of an important partnership between India and France during Indian Prime Minister Modi's visit to celebrate Bastille Day brings exciting prospects for India payment system. Finally, UPI goes global giving competition to the age old US system.
Chandrayaan-3 is yet to reach the moon, but some companies have started thinking about the future of travel to the moon. Here is a snippet from IXIGO a travel planner technology company, giving a sneak peak into the future travel with "Next Station Moon".
On Friday 14th July 2023, a bright light was seen in the Australian skies by many curious onlookers. Some described it as a UFO, other thought it's a meteorite, but it was actually the Indian mission to the moon Chandrayaan-3. Many Australians were quick on social media platforms with UFO Reportings in Australian Skies.
India has launched Chandrayaan-3 on 14th July 2023 at 14:35 HRS IST (Chandrayaan is a sanskrit word, it means moon vehicle). Even the Indian PM Narendra Modi shared the mission launch. The cost of this mission is INR 615 crores (AUD 10.95 million | USD 7.48 million). The launch was conducted by Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO.
