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A total of 27 countries won Gold Medals out 206 nations at 2024 Summer Olympics

Host: France, Paris

Opening: 26 July 2024

Closing: 11 August 2024

Mascot: Phrygian Cap

Official Song: Games Wide Open 

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General Upendra Dwivedi is the current and 30th Chief of the Army Staff of India since 30 June 2024.

Succeeded: General Manoj Pande

General Upendra was previously serving as the 46th Vice Chief of Army Staff.

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• Know everything about BRICS: 
• BRICS founded: June 2009
  
• BRICS Member countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
  
• BRICS total members: 10 
• South Africa joined BRICS: 2010
• BRICS headquarters: Shanghai, China
• BRICS first conference hosted by: Russia (2009)
• Indonesia became 10th member of BRICS in Jan 2025

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About D-8 summit held in December 2024

Edition: 11th 

Pakistan is represented by PM Shahbaz Sharif

Venue: Egypt 

D-8 is the economic group of eight Muslim countries

The D-8 is an organization of eight Developed countries: 

Short trick to learn D-8 BETii - MNP

1. Bangladesh
2. Egypt
3. Indonesia
4. Iran
5. Malaysia
6. Nigeria
7. Pakistan
8. Turkey

India is not a member of the D-8 

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Nicolas Maduro is a politician who took oath  as president of Venezuela in January 2025 for the third time. 

He won presidential election in 2024.

He had previously served as president from 2013 to 2019 and was re-elected in 2018.

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The UK agreed to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending years of bitter dispute over Britain's last African colony.

The agreement was signed between prime ministers UK & Mauritius in October 2024.

Additional Information:

Chagos Islands is located in India Ocean.

Chagos consists of about 60 islands.

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NASA and SpaceX launched Crew-9 mission on 28 Sep, 2024 from Florida, USA.

The mission has two people on board and two empty seats to bring back astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been stuck on the international Space Station (ISS).

Additional Information

Both Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are American astronauts.

NASA is the space agency of the USA.

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Explanation

President Asif Ali Zardari awarded the Nishan-e-Imtiaz (military) to General Li Qiaoming in recognition of his distinguished services and significant contributions to enhancing Sino-Pak defence relations.

Li Qiaoming is the Commander of the Ground Forces of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA)

Awarded on 27 August 2024

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Explanation

Rachel Reeves is the current chancellor of the UK since July 2024

She belongs to Labour Party

She is the first female chancellor in British history.

Predecessor: Jeremy Hunt

Explanation

Keir Starmer is the current & 58th prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK)

Party affiliation: Labour Party

Predecessor: Rishi Sunak

Note: In July 2024, Britain elected its first Labour prime minister in 14 years

Elections in UK held on 4 July, 2024