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Indo-Thai CORPAT

Acronym for India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol, it is a biannual joint exercise between navies of India and Thailand. This year its being held in Andaman sea.

Firmina Undersea Cable

It is an open subsea cable being built by Google that will run United States to Argentina, with landings in Brazil, and Uruguay.

It will improve access to Google services for users in South America.

WISE Woodsat

It is world's first wooden satellite that will be put to Earth's orbit by the end of this year by European Space Agency (ESA).

World Competitiveness Index 2021

Compiled by the Institute for Management Development (IMD), India is ranked 43rd in the index topped by Switzerland followed by Sweden.

World Giving Index 2021

India has been ranked at 14th spot among 114 countries in this index compiled by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).

The Ranking has been topped by Indonesia, followed by Kenya and Nigeria.

Global Peace Index 2021

Produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP),Sydney it has ranked India at 135.

Iceland is at the top followed by New Zealand and Denmark.

State of Ransomware 2021

A global survey conducted by cybersecurity firm Sophos, it has found that India tops ransomware attacks globally.

Ransomware is a type of malware that threatens to publish the victim's personal data or perpetually block access to it unless a ransom is paid.