Britain became first European Nation to join CPTPP
Britain became the first European nation to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for TransPacific Partnership (CPTPP)
It became the 12th member to join CPTPP.
The bloc comprises Canada and Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru,Singapore, and Vietnam.
The UK is attempting to establish new trade deals abroad
It will provide British companies access to a market of over 500 million people, contributing over 15% of the world’s GDP.
CPTPP removes 99% of tariffs on goods and services,
About CPTPP
It was established in 2018
It is a free trade agreement
The CPTPP was signed by the 11 countries on 8 March 2018 in Santiago, Chile.
In 2005, a trade agreement between a small group of Pacific Rim countries comprising Brunei, Chile, New Zealand, and Singapore led to the formation of Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) consisting of 12 nation-states.
After the withdrawal of the US, the remaining eleven signatories, known as the TPP-11, continued talks and their efforts led to the formation of CPTPP.
The bloc safeguards against Chinese influence in the region
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 won by Mumbai
Mumbai beat Madhya Pradesh in the final to win Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
It is their second title of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Suryakumar Yadav was the top-scorer for the Mumbai cricket team.
About Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) is India’s domestic T20 cricket tournament.
It began in 2006.
It is named after Syed Mushtaq Ali, an Indian cricketer.
Tamil Nadu was the first winner of the trophy.
The tournament involves state teams from India.
Recent Winners of the trophy
1
2021/22
Tamil Nadu
2
2022/23
Mumbai
3
2023/24
Punjab
4
2024/25
Mumbai
OpenAI released AI video generator Sora
OpenAI released the AI video generator Sora.
Users of a premium version of ChatGPT can now use Sora
It will help the user to instantly create AI-generated videos based on written texts.
Sora is only available to ChatGPT Plus and Pro members.
A ChatGPT Plus membership is $20 per month and a Pro membership is $200 per month.
Sora is also only available to adults 18 and up.
About Sora
Sora is a diffusion model.
It will generate a video starting with a base video that looks like static noise.
It will gradually transform it by removing the noise.
Sora can generate video from text instructions and existing images and video.
10th World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo inaugurated in Dehradun
The 10th World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo were inaugurated in Dehradun.
It was organised by the World Ayurveda Foundation (WAF)
Around 5500 Indian delegates and over 350 delegates from 54 countries have attended the event.
The theme was "Digital Health: An Ayurveda Perspective"
The Ministry of Ayush played a role in organising the World Ayurveda Congress.
The WAC aims to discuss how Ayurveda can address various health challenges.
World Ayurveda Foundation (WAF)
It is an organization that promotes Ayurveda globally
It supports research, health programs, and other activities related to Ayurveda.
It is an initiative of Vijnana Bharati, which was founded in 2011.
The WAF organizes the World Ayurveda Congress (WAC).
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