Singapore to get access to use India’s Chandipur missile test range

News:India and Singapore’s Defence minister has co-chaired the 4th Singapore-India Defence Ministers’ Dialogue(DMD) in Singapore.  Facts: Key takeaways from the Dialogue: India has offered Singapore to use its Chandipur Integrated Test Range for launching and testing missiles and rockets.  Singapore has territorial limitations due to its geographical location. Thus, India has already opened its military… Continue reading Singapore to get access to use India’s Chandipur missile test range

BHIM UPI goes global

News:Recently,to internationalize the BHIM UPI a pilot demo was conducted in Singapore with a live transaction at a merchant terminal at the FinTech Festival 2019.  Facts: The project is being jointly developed by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Singapore’s Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS).  This QR code-based system would allow anyone with a… Continue reading BHIM UPI goes global

Explained: How Singapore law proposes to crack down on ‘false’ online posts

News:Singapore has passed the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act,2019. Facts: Features of the Act: The act aims to control the spread of falsehood which the government deems to be a threat to national security, public tranquillity and Singapore’s friendly relations with other countries. The act enables the government to order social media websites… Continue reading Explained: How Singapore law proposes to crack down on ‘false’ online posts

India, Thailand, Singapore’s trilateral naval drill this month

News:India, Thailand and Singapore will conduct their first-ever trilateral naval exercise in the Andaman Sea between 16th-20th September,2019. Facts: About the Naval exercise: The trilateral exercise is aimed at ensuring free and unhindered shipping flow through the Malacca Straits. The exercise would involve Indian destroyer Ranvir along with a Singapore frigate and Thai multi-purpose warship.… Continue reading India, Thailand, Singapore’s trilateral naval drill this month

Explained: What are Autonomous Vehicles which Singapore is testing

Recently,Singapore has launched autonomous public bus service in three districts of the country where driverless buses will be used for off-peak and on-demand commuting by 2022. Autonomous vehicles are driver less vehicles.The vehicle can sense its surrounding environment and can navigate without human input. These vehicles combines multiple sensors and techniques to perceive their surroundings… Continue reading Explained: What are Autonomous Vehicles which Singapore is testing

Singapore reports first case of rare monkeypox virus

Singapore has reported its first ever case of monkeypox virus.It was brought in by a Nigerian man thought to have contracted the rare virus by eating bushmeat at a wedding. Monkeypox virus(MPXV) is an orthopoxvirus that causes a viral disease with symptoms in humans similar but milder to those seen in smallpox patients. Smallpox was… Continue reading Singapore reports first case of rare monkeypox virus

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