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  The vote means that full facial covering will be banned in all publicly accessible places in Switzerland including on the streets, public transport, in public offices such as restaurants, shops and in the countryside. Switzerland on March 7, 2021 narrowly voted in favour of a proposal banning full facial coverings including the burqa and niqab in almost all public places. In the public referendum, around 51.21 percent of voters voted in support of the controversial proposal. The vote means that full facial covering will be banned in all publicly accessible places in Switzerland including on the streets, public transport, in public offices such as restaurants, shops and in the countryside. Where will full-face covering be allowed? The full-face covering will be allowed in places of worship and other sacred sites. It will also be allowed for health and safety reasons and in situations where it is a local custom such as carnivals.  Key Highlights  •  According to the proposal by the Swi

  The Prime Ministers during a telephonic conversation agreed that the partnership between India and Japan can play a significant role in addressing common challenges. PM Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide on March 9, 2021, exchanged views on the global and regional issues of mutual interest. The leaders also concurred that the partnership between the two countries can play a significant role in addressing common challenges. The Prime Ministers during a telephonic conversation emphasized that their engagement with like-minded nations such as the US and Australia in a form of QUAD consultations hold value and the discussions must continue. Growing bilateral relations between India and Japan: •  During the telephonic conversation, both the leaders showed satisfaction at the positive momentum in the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership in the last few years and that it has been guided by shared values and mutual trust. •  PM Modi noted the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Hig

  Military exercises in space will test France's ability to defend its satellites as well as other defence equipment from attack amid the growing competition between the world powers in Earth’s orbit. France has launched its first military exercises in space in order to test its ability to defend its satellites as well as other defence equipment from attack amid the growing competition between the world powers in Earth’s orbit. The Head of France’s newly created Space Command Michel Friedling called the space exercises a stress test of the systems and mentioned that the exercises were a first for the French army as well as entire Europe. The exercise, which has been codenamed ‘AsterX’ in the memory of the first French satellite from the year 1965, will be based on 18 simulated events in an operations room. Objective of a military exercise in space: At the time of the exercise, the French military will be monitoring a dangerous space object as well as a threat to its own satellite f

  The International lunar science station will be a complex of research and experimental facilities which will be created on the surface or in orbit of the moon. Roscosmos Space Agency of Russia has informed that China and Russia signed a Memorandum of Understanding on March 9, 2021, to set up an international lunar research station. The MoU between the two nations was signed by the head of the China National Space Administration Zhang Kejian and Chief of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin during a meeting via video conference. Russia’s space agency further mentioned that Beijing and Moscow will draw a roadmap for establishing the station and will corporate closely on designing, planning, and implementing the project as well as presenting it to the global space community. China and Russia’s collaboration in the lunar space station: For the latest joint project in space, both countries will adhere to the principle of co-consultation, shared benefits, and joint construction. China and Russia will