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Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have unveiled an unprecedented approach to cancer treatment that has the potential for early detection and targeted eradication of lung and cervical cancer cells. India is projected to have approximately 29.8 million cancer cases by 2025, especially in the North and North-Eastern regions.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over a ceremonial gift to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, starting the process of transfer of the chairmanship for the next round of G-20 in Brazil. Brazil will officially take over the presidency on December 1 this year.

The West Bengal government has come up with the State Education Policy, 2023, which recommends a three-language formula with emphasis on Bengali for classes 5 to 8. The committee also recommends that Bengali as a subject may be introduced from Class 1 to Class 10 for students of other mediums of education.

Aditya-L1 is the first Indian space-based observatory to study the Sun from a halo orbit around the first Sun-Earth Lagrangian point (L1), located about 1.5 million km from Earth.

In a remarkable display, the Indian contingent which went to compete in the 44th World Armwrestling Championship 2023 and 25th PARA Armwrestling Championship, which was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, won a total of 11 Medals (3 Gold, 6 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals) . The Championship was held from August 24 till September 3.

India's first skin bank has been inaugurated at Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi. This is a bank where skin can be donated after death.

India has achieved a significant milestone in the aviation sector by conducting Asia's first demonstration of performance-based navigation for helicopters.

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) have made significant progress in the field of air pollution monitoring by developing a low-cost mobile air pollution monitoring infrastructure.

India handed over its in-service missile corvette INS Kirpan to Vietnam on 22 July 2023. It is noteworthy that the Defense Minister had announced to gift INS Saber to Vietnam during the visit of his Vietnamese counterpart on 19 June 2023.

The biggest feature of the hunter-killer MQ-9B Reaper or Predator-B drone is that it can fly for about 40 hours at an altitude of more than 40,000 feet. These drones are equipped with Hellfire air-to-ground missiles and smart bombs for precise attacks. The most special thing about this drone is that it is much better than the current armed drones of China.