7 JULY 2018

●Pad Abort’ test (PAT);-
-> ambition of sending Indians to space.
●India does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
->Taiwan is the largest exporters of Integrated Circuits(IC).
●Island Development Agency is chaired by ->Union Home Minister
->Port Blair -> Smart City
●AMCDRR (biennial conference) ;-
->jointly organised by different Asian countries and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
-> India has hosted in 2007, 2016
●Making Cities Resilient’ campaign;-
->launched in 2010 by UNISDR
->aim to support sustainable urban development

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