27 JUNE 2018

●Space debris removal mission;-
RemoveDebris – UK
Stork – JAXA(Japan)
Deorbit – European Space Agency
●National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2015–2016 and 2005-06;-
•stunting ->46.3% to 34.4%, 
•wasting rates -> 16.5% to 25.6%. •underweight rate (36%)-> remained static
●#CleanSeas ->to eliminate major sources of marine litter such as microplastics in cosmetics 
●Assumption Island is a small island in the Outer Islands of Seychelles north of Madagascar

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