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  • MIL-OSI: CLARIFICATION: Evome Medical Technologies Announces Significant Debt Restructuring

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SHIRLEY, N.Y., Feb. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Evome Medical Technologies Inc. (the “Company”) (TSXV: EVMT) issued a press release on Monday, February 10, 2025 announcing the details of an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the forbearance agreement dated August 4, 2023 between ‎the Company, Biodex Rehab Systems, LLC (“Biodex Rehab”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and ‎Biodex Medical Systems, Inc. (“Biodex Medical”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Biodex Rehab, and Mirion ‎Technologies (US), Inc. (“Mirion”).

    The Company clarifies that the reduction of debt as a result of the Amendment from $6.7 million due in July 2025 to $4.25 million due in April 2030 is subject to, and conditional on, the timely payment of monthly payments, beginning July 2024 and concluding in April 2030.

    In exchange, Biodex Medical has committed to extending the term of the contract manufacturing agreement (the “CMA”) dated April 3, 2023 between Biodex Medical Systems, Inc. and Mirion Technologies (Capintec), Inc., an affiliate to Mirion, by one year and producing and delivering a guaranteed quantity of Mirion’s products under the current CMA until the end of March 2026 or sooner if Mirion is successful in transitioning the CMA to a new manufacturer.

    For more information please contact:‎

    Mike Seckler ‎
    Chief Executive Officer ‎
    Tel: 1 (800) 760-6826 ‎
    Email: Info@Salonaglobal.com‎

    Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the ‎policies of ‎the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this ‎release.‎

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  • MIL-OSI Economics: India’s Green Hydrogen Review and Perspective

    Source: Asia Development Bank

    As a global leader in renewable energy, India is transitioning from fossil fuel-based hydrogen to green hydrogen, driven by technological advancements, cost reductions, and supportive policies. Initiatives like the National Green Hydrogen Mission and Green Hydrogen Policy aim to establish India as a global hub, targeting an annual production of 5 million metric tons by 2030. The strategy emphasizes investments in indigenous technologies, pilot projects, and infrastructure to boost domestic demand and production. However, significant challenges remain in scaling up green hydrogen production. These include high capital expenditures for electrolyzers, gaps in transportation and storage technologies, and material dependencies. While alkaline electrolysis systems are not expected to face long-term material constraints, they still require substantial quantities of steel, nickel, and copper per megawatt. India’s dependence on imported nickel could disrupt supply chains even for these systems. To address these challenges, collaboration between the government, public enterprises, and the private sector is essential for building a sustainable green hydrogen ecosystem. By 2030, India’s investment in green hydrogen and its ammonia capacity is estimated to reach approximately $34.0 billion, with $9.3 billion (27%) from government-owned enterprises and $24.8 billion (73%) from major private companies, based on their current investment plans. This investment is projected to achieve a green hydrogen and green ammonia capacity of over 10 million metric tons by 2030, doubling the government’s target. While economic analysis shows that green hydrogen projects can be viable in accordance with the Asian Development Bank’s economic analysis guideline, financial analysis underscores the need for financing mechanisms—such as public funding, guaranteed pricing, and operational support—to make projects more competitive and attract investment. In particular, concessional funding will play a key role in mitigating risk and attracting initial investments. Additionally, a unified policy approach must address the development of infrastructure and foster collaboration across multiple stakeholders. Given the scarcity of key raw materials for electrolyzers, such as iridium and platinum, exploring alternative options like anion exchange membrane electrolyzers could be strategically significant for scaling up production. International partnerships for green hydrogen exports will also be important to support expansion on a large scale.

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  • MIL-OSI Economics: Are Natural Disasters Disastrous for Education? Evidence from Seven Asian Countries

    Source: Asia Development Bank

    We estimate natural-disaster impacts on children’s school enrollments and math skills and test for impact heterogeneities with respect to age and gender in seven countries in Asia and the Pacific, which is the world’s most disaster-prone region. We link survey data on children aged 5 to 17 to time- and geo-coded disaster variables. We create time-varying disaster exposures for each child for the first 1,000 days from conception, the most recent years, and the time in between. The results show significant negative effects of early life natural disaster exposures on enrollments and math skills; weaker or no effects of recent or mid-childhood disaster exposures; persistent negative effects of early life exposures on enrollments through school-going ages; and variable age patterns of the enrollment and learning effects of exposures across countries. Boys’ enrollments were more negatively affected by early life natural-disaster exposures, and girls’ math-test scores were more negatively affected by early life natural-disaster exposures.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: ICYMI: Sen. Sullivan leads Alaska Delegation, Sec. of Transportation, and NTSB Chair in Press Conference on Alaska Aviation Safety

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Alaska Dan Sullivan

    02.11.25

    WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, led a press conference with Senator Lisa Murkowski and Representative Nick Begich (both R-Alaska), U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, and National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy for Alaska media regarding their shared focus on enhancing aviation safety in Alaska. This conference followed the tragic crash of a commuter aircraft in Alaska in the Bering Sea near Nome last weekend that took the lives of 10 Alaskans.

    Click here or the image above to watch the full press conference.

    Senator Sullivan is a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee which has oversight of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Transportation, and the National Transportation Safety Board. He has strongly advocated for critical infrastructure to provides greater flexibility to meet Alaska’s unique aviation needs in this role. In May 2024, the FAA Reauthorization was signed into law which included several Sullivan-authored provisions specifically for Alaska.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Retrospectives, festivals, solo exhibitions. The main projects of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art in 2025

    Translartion. Region: Russians Fedetion –

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    The Moscow Museum of Modern Art is planning a large-scale program for 2025. Visitors will be presented with retrospectives, personal exhibitions of young artists and research projects, and the museum will also take part in regional festivals. Details are in the mos.ru article.

    “The museum is one of the city’s key venues where Muscovites and visitors to the capital can get acquainted with contemporary art. This year we are implementing more than 40 exhibitions, including a large-scale project dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War,” noted the Minister of the Moscow Government, head of the city Department of Culture

    Alexey Fursin.

    In February, the exhibition “This is the best we have. The Art Newspaper Russia’s choice” opens in the building on Gogolevsky Boulevard (10). It is based on the most striking interviews with artists published in the publication over the past 10 years and collected in the book “The Art Newspaper Russia presents: 25 interviews with contemporary artists. 2014–2024”. The title of the exhibition was inspired by the work of Valery Chtak, one of the authors whose works will be on display. It will bring together artists of different generations — from Ilya Kabakov and Erik Bulatov to Recycle Group — and will demonstrate a wide range of creative approaches, a variety of styles and views represented on the Russian art scene.

    On April 30, an exhibition dedicated to the 80th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War will open in the building on Petrovka. The anniversary project focuses not only on works from the museum’s collection, but also on Russian military memorials and monuments. The exhibition is dedicated to commemorative practices — visual forms of collective cultural memory of the last 30 years. The curators examine striking artistic ensembles, often complex works by groups of authors. One of the central themes of the exhibition is Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, the ontology of images and themes associated with the Great Patriotic War. Of the diverse works of art from the 20th–21st centuries, those were chosen that reflect the phenomenon of memory not literally, but on a symbolic level. The exhibition also includes works by artists who are war veterans and works created in 1941–1945.

    In the autumn, Petrovka will host the exhibition “Head of a Contemporary. From the Collection of Denis Khimilyayne”, curated by Alexander Dashevsky. The project will unite works of Soviet unofficial art and Russian contemporary art, and will help to understand the principles of selection and the taste of the collector. The exhibition, consisting of 18 sections, will reveal a wide variety of topics – from fear and despair to humor, paradoxes and dreamlike images. The exhibition will feature works by Vadim Sidur, Boris Sveshnikov, Nikita Alekseev, Vladimir Yankilevsky, Khaim Sokol, Vladislav Mamyshev-Monroe, Semyon Faibisovich, Boris Orlov, Francisco Infante-Arana and other masters.

    Personal projects of contemporary artists

    In March, Gogolevsky Boulevard will host an exhibition by Evgenia Tut about human self-awareness, being in a place of power, and sacred encounters. In August, the same place will host an exhibition by Georgy and Irina Totibadze, covering 10 years of their work and displaying both widely known and new works. In the spring, Petrovka will host a series of works by LU (Lyusya Solovieva) created specifically for the Moscow Museum of Modern Art and dedicated to the nuances of human emotions that often remain unexpressed. In the summer, the same place will host an exhibition by Ksenia Dranish, an artist who addresses images of the unconscious through painting, ceramics, installations, and video art. At the end of the year, Gogolevsky Boulevard will host an exhibition by Rostan Tavasiev, “The Hare’s Path to the Stars,” bringing together the author’s key works from the last 20 years, from game motifs to science fiction.

    Also in 2025, solo exhibitions of Elena Surovtseva, Irina Zatulovskaya, Oleg Ivaschenko, Alexandra Mitlyanskaya and other authors will be presented.

    In June, a retrospective exhibition of Boris Messerer will open in the building on Gogolevsky Boulevard. The exposition will allow us to follow the entire creative path of the outstanding painter, graphic artist, and stage designer, who worked in various genres. This project will be one of the key events of the upcoming season for the museum. Viewers will see both Messerer’s early works and his latest series of abstract compositions. For the second time in Moscow, Boris Asafovich’s early paintings from the 1950s and 1960s will be shown.

    Work will continue with the legacy of outstanding authors of the second half of the 20th century. In the fall, the museum will introduce visitors to a retrospective of Yevgeny Gorokhovsky (1951–2021), timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of his birth. The exhibition will showcase key works from museum collections and private collections, as well as works that have not been exhibited before.

    Research projects

    In 2025, the Moscow Museum of Modern Art will continue to develop its research initiatives. The long-term program “Collection. Viewpoint” offers a new look at works from the museum’s collection. One of the projects will be the exhibition “Love Me as I Love You”, dedicated to the theme of romantic relationships. Object art, video art and photography will be displayed alongside classical painting. In May, the exhibition “In the Closet” will open, where artists will explore the transformation of furniture and familiar and customary forms into artistic ideas through their interpretation. In the summer, the exhibition “Early Graphics by Viktor Umnov and Its Context” will open, focusing on form-building in graphics of the 1960s and revealing the artist’s work in a broader cultural context.

    In the autumn, the EMA Expo 2025 exhibition will open in the museum’s educational centre (17 Ermolaevsky Lane) – a large-scale event dedicated to the themes of sound, technological art and related disciplines.

    Vadim Sidur Museum and Dmitry Nalbandyan Museum-Workshop

    The Vadim Sidur Museum will continue to explore the artist’s personal myth. This year’s projects will unite the image of a symbolic garden and its significance in the culture and work of Vadim Sidur. Viewers will see sculptures, graphic series, archival materials and excerpts from literary works, and will also be able to consider his art in the context of the latest artistic practices. This will open up opportunities for contemporary young artists – the museum plans to exhibit works by Anastasia Rybakova and Alexander Pozin in dialogue with the works of Vadim Sidur.

    The Dmitry Nalbandyan Museum and Studio will continue to rethink the return to the Soviet past through the artist’s personal experience and history, and will display documents and museum items. The young artist Kutka will work on studying Nalbandyan’s personal archive at the invitation of the museum. The project will include a series of photographic works with embroidery, installations and textiles that will draw attention to the connection of times and the memory of generations, and will also allow us to turn to the legacy of Nalbandyan’s family archives from the Soviet period.

    Regional projects and support for young artists

    In the summer, the interdisciplinary festival of contemporary art “Tuzhi-art” will be held for the third time in the land art park “Tuzhi” (Zabaikalsky Krai), in which the museum will take part. One of the goals of the project is to preserve the unique identity of this place and integrate it into the all-Russian cultural context. In 2025, four creative residences will open at the festival.

    The series of regional projects will be continued by the festival of contemporary art “Territory. Irkutsk”, where the Moscow Museum of Modern Art will present an exhibition from its collection. This exhibition will be the second project in Irkutsk within the framework of a joint program with the festival. Among its main objectives are the development of cultural exchange and familiarization of viewers with one of the largest collections of Russian art of the 20th and 21st centuries.

    Support for young artists is a very important area of the museum’s activity. Over the years, thanks to it, viewers have become acquainted with dozens of aspiring authors, and many of their names have since become known to the general public. This year, the exhibition halls on Gogolevsky Boulevard will present five personal projects by artists Oksana Afanasyeva, Yulia Vorobyova, Yukiko Ogawa, Maria Smolyaninova, and Elena Sharganova.

    There will also be a traditional annual exhibition of young art, “Workshop,” where artists will be able to work with the museum’s collections, conduct artistic research, and show the results of their work within the museum’s walls in December 2025.

    In addition, it is worth noting the cooperation with other institutions. As part of the continuation of a long-term joint program with the GES-2 Culture House, the museum will help artists implement their projects using high-quality materials and advanced equipment. The result this year will be two exhibition projects at the main sites of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: For walks and family recreation: what the sites of the Winter in Moscow project will delight you with

    Translartion. Region: Russians Fedetion –

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    At the project sites “Winter in Moscow” you can immerse yourself in a real fairy tale. Installations, colorful lights, designer photo zones and cozy winter gardens make the city truly festive and turn a walk with family and friends into a magical adventure.

    For example, at the beginning of Kuznetsky Most Street a Christmas station appeared. There you can warm up with hot drinks and buy holiday souvenirs. The upper part of the street was decorated with a pine forest, through which a Christmas express rushes. And decorations, gazebos and snowman figures create an atmosphere of a winter fairy tale.

    Stoleshnikov Lane was decorated in red and gold. Unusual arches with mini-shops were installed here, where you can buy holiday souvenirs and try seasonal delicacies. Garlands with golden bells were spread over the lane, and the promenade area was decorated with coniferous plants and classic Christmas compositions.

    Kamergersky Lane has become a cozy lounge area with comfortable benches. The space is decorated with coniferous and evergreen plants, and the shop windows are also decorated in an original way. On this site, you can have a cup of tea and try signature treats as part of the Moscow Tea Party festival.

    On Tverskoy Boulevard, near the monument to K.A. Timiryazev, there is a fairytale forest. The central place in it is occupied by a five-meter Nordman fir, decorated with retro toys and lights. The space organically combines mountain pines, willows and ornamental shrubs. Backlighting in the form of balls makes this area especially beautiful in the evening.

    The square near the Barrikadnaya metro station has been decorated with giant holiday gifts and multi-tiered green areas, where fir trees, as well as Serbian and blue spruces, are harmoniously combined. Garlands and golden accents create an atmosphere of coziness and warmth.

    Hexagonal display cases with plant compositions were installed at Birzhevaya Square and at Chistye Prudy. These are sites for memorable winter photographs.

    New Arbat has been transformed into a winter garden with coniferous trees, huge Christmas tree balls and retro cars hovering in the air. Old Arbat has been decorated in the “Warm Traditions” concept – a reminder of childhood and family holidays. Here you can see a knitted train decorated with soft woolen details, as well as various Christmas accessories.

    Project “Winter in Moscow”— the main event of the season, which until February 28 brings together various events in the capital. Citizens and tourists are invited to remember traditions and history, warm up with tea and hot buns, go ice skating, watch ice shows, give gifts to people who find themselves in a difficult life situation, and show concern for those who need it.

    Muscovites and guests of the capital are offered a huge selection of events in the open air and in cultural and sports institutions. The atmosphere of winter traditions has engulfed the entire city – more than 1.9 thousand sites are open. The project organically intertwined with the largest festivals of the capital “Moscow Estates”, “Moscow Tea Party”, “City of Light” and many others. All information about the project and events of the winter season can be found in a special section of mos.ru.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Moscow Cybersport: Free Online Tournaments Begin in the Capital

    Translartion. Region: Russians Fedetion –

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Free eSports tournaments to start in Moscow. During 2025 on the cybermos.ru platform There will be at least 135 online competitions. The first meetings are scheduled for February 14–16.

    Participants will compete in eight types of the program: Valorant, Counter-Strike 2, Mobile Legends Bang-Bang, Dota 2, League of Legends, World of Tanks, Hearthstone Battlegrounds and Teamfight Tactics.

    The tournaments are organized by the Moscow City Computer Sports Federation with the support of the capital’s Department of Sports.

    “I invite all cyber sportsmen to participate in tournaments on the cybermos.ru platform. Over the five years of its existence, “Moscow Cyber Sports” has become a full-fledged ecosystem uniting all representatives of the industry. Here, aspiring talents take their first steps and professionals hone their skills. I would like to note that the Cybermos. Bald Dynasty team became the champion of Russia in 2024,” said Maxim Fleur, President of the Moscow City Cyber Sports Federation.

    In addition, tournaments of the 15th season of the Moscow Student Cybersport League will be held. The main part of the competition will begin on February 17, and the final is scheduled for March 23. An unlimited number of teams can participate in the competition from each educational institution.

    In 2024, teams from 52 universities and 23 secondary specialized educational institutions took part in the tournaments. 2,110 students competed in 77 teams. The winner was the team from MIREA — Russian Technological University.

    The grand final took place at the cultural center of the National Research University Higher School of Economics. Spectators could visit interactive PS5 and VR zones, take part in cosplay (costume game), quizzes and master classes, and also watch a show match between players from different teams.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Parents of ninth-graders will be told how to help their child choose a profession

    Translartion. Region: Russians Fedetion –

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    On February 15, the Professions of the Future center will host a meeting for parents of ninth-graders entitled “PROSaturday: Your Child’s Future.” Experts will tell you which areas are in demand on the labor market, how to help a teenager make a conscious choice of profession, and where to acquire the necessary skills.

    The meeting will be held from 12:00 to 15:00 at the address: Shchepkina Street, Building 38, Building 1. To participate, you must pre-register.

    The city helps young Muscovites develop their skills and decide on their choice of profession. Today, specialists with secondary vocational education are especially in demand. They have practical skills that are important for employers.

    “In Moscow, 75 percent of vacancies are available to college graduates. Employers value conscious employees who already have an idea of their specialty, the labor market, and career prospects. We are ready to answer questions from parents of ninth-graders to help them broaden their view of different career options. Our event includes a meeting with leading experts from the employment service, heads of Moscow colleges, and the largest employers in Moscow. Parents will learn about promising sectors of the city’s economy, where it is worth going to work and why, which areas will be relevant in the next 10 years, how much a young specialist can earn,” said Andrey Tarasov, director of the employment service and the Professions of the Future center.

    Such events are one of the stages of a unique comprehensive career guidance program for ninth-graders. It also includes an interactive introduction to in-demand professions at the Professions of the Future center. A 5D cinema and VR simulators allow you to try on the professions of a welder, turner, barista, baker, cook, waiter, nurse, electric train driver, and many others.

    The next stage of the program is career guidance testing, after which schoolchildren receive individual consultations from career mentors and meet with representatives of Moscow colleges.

    The Moscow City Employment Service is the largest state personnel operator that helps people find work. Its structure includes employment offices, many of which are located in the My Documents government service centers. The flagship centers are open at the following addresses: Kuusinen Street, Building 2, Block 1, and Shabolovka Street, Building 48. The specialized My Career employment center is located on Sergiya Radonezhskogo Street (Building 1, Bldg. 1).

    In the center “Professions of the Future” in a maximum of 3.5 months, you can master one of 75 sought-after professions in various sectors of the economy. Career mentors will help you find a job after completing your training. The center’s partners include more than three thousand employers. In addition, it implements a comprehensive career guidance program for ninth-grade students.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Strict rules: how veterinary experts check the quality of fish and seafood

    Translartion. Region: Russians Fedetion –

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    High-protein products of animal origin require particularly careful control. The Moscow-on-the-Wave fish markets have special laboratories where employees of the state budgetary institution Mosvetoedinenie monitor the products. We tell you what stages of testing fish and seafood go through.

    Veterinary examination is not only a check of food products. Since fish is a very demanding product, the conditions of its transportation are of great importance, and therefore the condition of the vehicle. Thus, in addition to checking the veterinary accompanying documents, a specialist of the state veterinary service inspects the internal surfaces of the car. They must be smooth, easy to wash and disinfect. The temperature maintained in the cargo compartment of the vehicle is also checked. For example, chilled food fish products must be stored at a temperature of up to five degrees, but above the freezing point of tissue juice, and frozen fish products – at a temperature of no higher than minus 18 degrees.

    Then the veterinary expert starts checking the organoleptic indicators, carefully examining the appearance. It is important that the products do not have cuts, cracks and subcutaneous yellowing that occurs when fats oxidize.

    The next stage of the examination is dosimetric and radiometric studies. In addition, specialists check the consistency, smell and temperature of the products. If all indicators are in order, the batch is accepted.

    The Moscow-on-the-Wave fish market opened in the Kosino-Ukhtomsky district in November 2023, and in Mitino on September 25, 2024. How reported earlierSergei Sobyanin, last year they were visited by more than 1.5 million people, and over one thousand tons of products were sold.

    The Moscow-on-the-Wave fish markets offer a wide range of fish and seafood from three oceans and 13 seas that wash Russia. Residents and guests of the capital can buy fresh carp, chilled Murmansk salmon, red mullet on skewers, northern omul and whitefish in fresh-frozen and smoked form, lightly salted tugunok, Olyutor herring and much more.

    More information about the activity Department of Trade and Services can be found in the official telegram channeldepartments.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Traffic patterns in central Moscow and the west will temporarily change

    Translartion. Region: Russians Fedetion –

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    The traffic pattern in the center and west of Moscow will temporarily change.

    On February 13, from 06:00 to 18:00, Maly Kiselny Lane will be completely closed to motorists from Rozhdestvensky Boulevard to Bolshoy Kiselny Lane.

    On February 15, 16, 22 and 23 from 00:01 to 05:00, traffic will be closed on Bagration Avenue and the exits at its intersection with the Moscow Ring Road, Kubinka Street, Rublevskoye Highway, Kutuzovsky Avenue, Projected Drive No. 1033, Shelepikhinskaya Embankment and the Third Transport Ring.

    In addition, on February 15, 16, 22 and 23 and on March 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22 and 23 from 00:01 to 05:00 on the section of Projected Driveway No. 1033 in the area of Bagration Avenue, one lane will be closed to traffic.

    Motorists are advised to plan their route in advance, taking into account road closures.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Pines, firs and spruces: where to admire evergreen trees in the capital

    Translartion. Region: Russians Fedetion –

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Pines and firs are the most noticeable and numerous representatives of coniferous trees that can be found in the natural areas of Moscow. Walks in the forest where they grow bring special pleasure: the air is saturated with useful phytoncides and a unique aroma of freshness, and the greenery pleases the eye at any time of the year. Biologists of the capital Department of Nature Management and Environmental Protection They told us what evergreen plants are found in the city and where to look for them in natural areas.

    In the Bitsevsky forest there are centuries-old spruce forests. They are located in the 26th and 27th quarters, as well as in the Znamenskoye-Sadki estate. The preserved pure spruce forests are a great rarity for the city. They are notable for the fact that they contain young trees, the forest is being renewed. In this same natural area there are pines of a special gnarled shape, preserved from the time when young seedlings matured in the then open spaces.

    There are ecological routes through the Bitsevsky forest. The three-kilometer-long circular trail starts on Yasenevskaya Alley from the Novoyasenevsky Prospect side, runs through a coniferous forest, and comes out to a spring and an ancient pond dug in the 13th century.

    Native spruce forests and old pine forests have also been preserved in the Losiny Ostrov National Park. In the Alekseyevskaya Grove, there are pine forests aged 150–200 years. A rare plant, the club-shaped club moss, can also be found here. This evergreen herbaceous spore perennial is listed in the Red Book of Moscow.

    You can admire the pines in Serebryany Bor – a natural area known for its pine forest, wetlands and Bezdonnoye Lake. The greenery here is diverse: in addition to pines, there are lindens, maples, birches, ash trees, oaks, and even the evergreen heather, included in the Red Book of Moscow.

    In addition, evergreen trees are in the east of the capital in the natural and historical park “Kosinsky”. Three lakes at once – Svyatoe, Beloe, Chernoe, as well as the valley of the Rudnevka River form a special landscape. Along the banks of the river there are swampy meadows, and the southern shore of the Black Lake is covered with a small massif of pine and birch. In this area you can find cranberry, marsh wild rosemary, and club moss.

    A visit to the Biryulevsky Arboretum in the Tsaritsyno Natural and Historical Park will significantly expand a city dweller’s understanding of the world of conifers. It was founded in 1938 and is rich in a variety of plantings. The park is home to 220 species of plants, including thuja and spherical spruce. Notable exotic coniferous species include Siberian cedar pine, Siberian fir, Weymouth pine, common fir, and also Menzies’ pseudotsuga, a tree native to North America.

    Moscow is characterized by a rich biodiversity of natural areas. During a walk, city residents can feel the harmony of nature and recharge their batteries, as well as learn something new about the world of flora and fauna.

    “Winter in Moscow”: City Residents Invited to Eco-WalksGreen framework will allow to create new eco-trails in Moscow

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: New exhibition in Zaryadye Park will tell about Glazunov Academy

    Translartion. Region: Russians Fedetion –

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    On February 20, the Parking Gallery art space in Zaryadye Park will host the exhibition “Graduation. History. Glazunov Academy. Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture. Two Epochs on Myasnitskaya.” It is dedicated to the 95th anniversary of Ilya Glazunov’s birth and continues Zaryadye Park’s flagship project “Graduation” — an unprecedented experience of representing the young generation of artists who work in different genres and directions: from historical painting and academic school to conceptual installations and new media. In addition to the annual exhibition of graduates’ works, Zaryadye is presenting an exposition about the history of one of the country’s leading art schools for the second time. The first was the exhibition dedicated to the Moscow State Academic Art Institute named after V.I. Surikov, which took place in 2024.

    The modern and technological art space “Parking Gallery” will become an allusion to the Yushkov House – an old mansion on the corner of Myasnitskaya Street and Bobrov Lane – an architectural monument, the authorship of which is attributed to one of the outstanding masters of the 18th century Vasily Bazhenov. The exhibition will show two significant periods in the history of the building – from the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture to the creation of the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture of Ilya Glazunov based on the traditions of the past.

    The Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (1843–1918) was one of the leading centers of art education in pre-revolutionary Russia. Its progressiveness consisted in a special approach to working with students and innovative methods of the pedagogical system. On the one hand, it adopted the best traditions of classical European art education from the Imperial Academy of Arts, on the other hand, it did not deny the national characteristics of Russian art, and was receptive to the latest trends in painting. Later, the school became the center for the formation of a unique phenomenon in Russian art of the mid-19th – early 20th centuries – the Moscow school of painting.

    The first section of the exhibition will feature works by famous teachers and graduates of the school, including works by Evgraf Sorokin, Illarion Pryanishnikov, Ivan Shishkin, Konstantin Korovin, Valentin Serov, and Boris Ioganson, whose student was Ilya Glazunov.

    After the revolution, the school ceased to exist, and in its place were created first the Higher Artistic and Technical Workshops, and then the Higher Artistic and Technical Institute, which was closed in 1930. In the following decades, the building repeatedly changed owners. In 1987, the academy created by the artist and public figure Ilya Glazunov was located here. In 1988, the university received its current name – the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, and since 2009 it has borne the name of its founder.

    Ilya Glazunov carried out a huge amount of work on the restoration of the Yushkov House and the return of this building to art. His son, the rector of the academy, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation, candidate of art history, professor Ivan Glazunov, completed the scientific restoration of the facades, the current appearance of which corresponds to the original design of the house.

    Today, the Academy is one of the leading art universities in Russia. The building on Myasnitskaya Street houses the faculties of painting, architecture, sculpture, restoration, and art history. The scientific and pedagogical staff consists of dozens of masters of art and research staff.

    In the second part of the exhibition “Graduation. History. Glazunov Academy. Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. Two Epochs on Myasnitskaya” you can see the works of Ilya Glazunov himself: paintings from the cycle “Kulikovo Field” from the collection of the Tula Museum Association, as well as sketches for famous works from the collection of the artist’s family. In addition, here will be placed the works of the successors of the artistic dynasty – Ivan and Olga Glazunov, as well as students of Ilya Glazunov Pavel Ryzhenko, Dmitry Slepushkin and Vladimir Shtein, graduates and teachers of the academy of different years Andrei Korobtsov, Mikhail Filippov, Yuri Savelyev and others.

    The exhibition will present for the first time paintings from a large-scale art project dedicated to the future thousandth anniversary of Kursk, which will be celebrated in 2032. The central idea is to understand the traditions and historical heritage of the Kursk land, its significance for Russian culture.

    A separate section is devoted to the restoration of icons and oil paintings – how the academy’s students, already in the process of studying, work with exhibits from museums in Moscow, Dmitrov, Kostroma and Pereslavl-Zalessky.

    The exhibition is attended by 25 museums from Russia, including the State Historical, Artistic and Literary Museum-Reserve “Abramtsevo”, the State Memorial Historical, Artistic and Natural Museum-Reserve of the artist Vasily Polenov, the State Museum-Reserve “Peterhof”, the State Research Museum of Architecture named after A.V. Shchusev, the Museum of V.A. Tropinin and Moscow Artists of His Time, and the Museum of Moscow.

    The exhibition is designed for visitors over six years old and will run until April 6.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Almost a hectare of undeveloped land in TiNAO will be brought into economic circulation

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    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    In TiNAO, a land plot of almost one hectare, which was previously provided to an investor for the construction of a production and warehouse complex, will be brought into economic circulation. By a court decision, the city terminated the lease agreement with the entrepreneur, since he did not develop the site and did not begin construction. This was reported by the Minister of the Moscow Government, head of the capital’s Department of City Property Maxim Gaman.

    “The capital provides investors with land for the implementation of various projects, taking into account the already existing development of the area and the needs of residents. The use of land with violations does not allow the development of the capital’s infrastructure and the creation of jobs. Thus, the city decided to terminate the lease agreement for a land plot of almost one hectare near the LMS settlement of the Voronovo district, this decision was supported by courts of several instances. Thanks to this, the land will be involved in economic turnover,” said Maxim Gaman.

    The land was provided for the construction of a production and warehouse complex about 10 years ago, but construction never began. Instead, the entrepreneur placed non-capital facilities on the site and operated them, violating the terms of the lease agreement.

    By involving land plots in economic circulation, the city creates conditions for business development and implementation of investment projects. As a result, the urban environment improves and jobs are created.

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  • MIL-OSI China: China’s SME development index edges up in January

    Source: China State Council Information Office

    People visit the 12th APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Technology Conference and Fair (APEC SMETC) in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, Nov. 10, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]

    An index tracking the development of China’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) edged up in January, data from an industry association showed Tuesday.

    The SME development index rose by 0.1 points to 89.0, compared to the previous month, the China Association of Small and Medium Enterprises data showed.

    Six of the eight sub-indices rallied in January, including market, labor and investment, according to the association.

    In terms of sectors, sub-indices for the industry, transport, real estate, wholesale and retail sales, social service, and information transmission software sectors grew by 0.1, 0.4, 0.2, 0.2, 0.5 and 0.3 points, respectively.

    In terms of regions, the sub-indices for the east, west and northeast regions stood at 89.7, 88.1 and 81.0, up 0.1, 0.3 and 0.3 points, respectively. The sub-index for the central region was 89.9, equivalent to the previous month.

    In China, more than 90 percent of private companies are SMEs, and more than 90 percent of SMEs are private companies.

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  • MIL-OSI China: Greater scientific inquiry to be fostered in schools

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    The Ministry of Education has issued a guideline to promote science education in elementary and high schools, and support the nation’s ongoing drive to boost its self-reliance and strength in science and technology.

    The guideline, released on the ministry’s website on Jan 22, asks local education authorities to ensure the availability of sufficient science teachers in elementary schools.

    The release came days after China publicized a sweeping plan to turn itself into a leading country in education by 2035, which elaborated on measures needed for improving students’ science literacy.

    Junior and senior high schools should have enough science teachers, as well as teachers for other related subjects such as physics, chemistry, biology, geography and information science and technology, the guideline said.

    To ensure that schools stay committed to improving science education, the ministry requires them to have at least one “vice-principal of science”, and encouraged scientists and experts from high-quality universities and research institutions to take on the role.

    These vice-principals are tasked with making full use of their resources and professional backgrounds, and lead their schools’ science education by conducting lectures, participating in the design of curricula and overseeing students’ science projects.

    Normal universities — universities that train teachers — should improve the curricula and programs of their science education majors, the guidance said, while emphasizing the cultivation of science literacy for elementary and high school teachers.

    Resources at universities, research institutions and science museums should be fully mobilized to develop a training system to improve science teachers’ abilities, including the ability to design and carry out experiments and projects, it said.

    Students’ performance in experiments should be tested in proficiency exams before they graduate from junior high school, and their performance in daily experiments and science projects should also be assessed at school, the guideline said.

    Schools should enhance their science education facilities, set up laboratories and let students participate in more open inquiry experiments, it said.

    It also called for schools to explore experiments with teaching using artificial intelligence and virtual reality.

    More science courses should be included in school after-class activities to meet the needs and interests of students in different school years, the guideline said.

    The guideline also urges schools to tap into natural resources such as rivers, ponds, farmland and woods, and introduce knowledge about nature by setting up signs and posters and displaying specimens.

    It also called on universities, research institutions and the National Natural Science Foundation of China to work together to conduct research in educational theories and strengthen international cooperation in the field.

    Local authorities should carry out surveys to determine the level of science literacy of students, and make policies to improve science education based on the surveys, it said.

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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Detour in place Atawhai entrance to Nelson after crash, HPMV vehicle drivers to park up

    Source: New Zealand Transport Agency

    There has been a crash on SH6 QEII Drive, near the intersection with Nelson’s Atawhai Drive (near Founders Park). If possible, people should delay their journeys through this area.

    • SH6 Queen Elizabeth II Drive between Trafalgar Street and Malvern Avenue is closed, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).

    A detour route around SH6 is in place but it is currently not HPMV approved.

    HPMV vehicle drivers will need to park up and wait until SH6 QEII Drive/SH6 Atawhai Drive is open again. Next update 3 pm.

    Detour

    Northbound traffic is being detoured right off SH6 QEII Drive onto Trafalgar Street, left onto Wainui Street, continue on to Weka Street, left onto Atawhai Drive, curve right and continue on Atawhai Drive, left onto a short unnamed road opposite 330 Atawhai Drive, and right onto SH6 QEII Drive/SH6 Atawhai Drive. 

    Southbound traffic is being detoured left off SH6 QEII Drive/SH6 Atawhai Drive onto Malvern Ave, right onto Atawhai Drive, curve left and continue on Atawhai Drive, right onto Weka Street, continue on Wainui Street, right onto Trafalgar Street, left back onto SH6 QEII Drive.

    Please note the difference between the northbound and southbound detour routes.

    Detour map

    The attached detour is not suitable for HPMV vehicles.

    Please note: There’s SH6 Atawhai Drive (State Highway) and also Atawhai Drive (Nelson City Council local road). SH6 QEII Drive becomes SH6 Atawhai Drive at approximately 330 Atawhai Drive (NCC local road).

    Follow the directions of emergency services on site.  If possible, please delay your journey through this area.

    Updates: https://www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/highway-conditions/nelson-and-marlborough/closures/497311(external link)

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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Public advised to avoid Brentwood Ave, Highbury

    Source: New Zealand Police (District News)

    Members of the public are advised to avoid the Brentwood Ave area in Highbury due to an ongoing Police operation.

    Motorists around the area are also advised to expect delays.

    Further information will be released when we are in a position to do so.

    ENDS

    Issued by Police Media Centre

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: Total Fire Ban for North Central, South West and Central regions

    Source: Victoria Country Fire Authority

    A Total Fire Ban (TFB) has been declared for the North Central, South West and Central regions tomorrow, Thursday 13 February 2025.

    Tomorrow’s hot and windy conditions will see temperatures reach mid to high 30s statewide before a gusty cooler south westerly wind change in the early afternoon, likely to hit the Grampians by 2pm and Ballarat by 5pm.

    The northerly winds will bring early damaging gusts of 80 to 90km/hr around western and central areas in the morning and early afternoon before possible showers and a severe thunderstorm behind the change across the eastern and central districts.

    A Total Fire Ban means no fire can be lit in the open air or allowed to remain alight from 12.01am to 11.59pm on the day of the Total Fire Ban. 

    CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan said the TFB has been declared due to the elevated fire risk that will come with the damaging afternoon winds, high temperatures and underlying dryness.

    “Tomorrow’s conditions in the central and south western parts of Victoria will make it difficult for firefighters to supress a fire should one start,” Jason said.

    “There is potential for dry lightning to come with the thunderstorms, and although we are anticipating rainfall to follow them, there is still a risk of strikes causing new fire starts.

    “While the Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park and Little Desert National Park fires were contained over the weekend, we will continue to monitor containment lines for hot spots tomorrow both on the ground and in the air.

    “We’re asking people to follow the strict conditions associated with the TFB declaration, stay well informed with warnings through the VicEmergency app and understand how the increased fire risk will impact you, ensuring your fire plan covers all possible contingencies.”

    Victorians can find out if it is a Total Fire Ban on the CFA website www.cfa.vic.gov.au, where it is usually published by 5pm the day before a Total Fire Ban.

    For more information on what you can and can’t do visit the Can I or Can’t I page on the CFA website. 

    Victorians should also make sure they have access to more than one source of information.

    They include:

    • ABC local radio, commercial and designated radio stations of Sky News
    • The VicEmergency App
    • The VicEmergency website www.emergency.vic.gov.au
    • The VicEmergency Hotline on 1800 226 226
    • CFA or VicEmergency Twitter or Facebook
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  • MIL-OSI Australia: Two arrested for drug trafficking at Port Augusta

    Source: South Australia Police

    Two people were arrested for drug trafficking after a traffic stop at Port Augusta yesterday afternoon.

    About 3.45pm on Tuesday 11 February, police pulled over a vehicle on Elsie Street, Port Augusta.

    Officers instructed the occupants to exit the car, as it was about to be searched.  The front passenger was allegedly seen removing an item from her handbag and throwing it underneath the vehicle.

    The car was searched and the item, a cloth zip-up bag, was retrieved from under the car.  It will be alleged the bag contained approximately 20 grams of suspected methamphetamine, scales, cash and other items.

    A 28-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man, both from Port Augusta, were arrested and charged with trafficking in a controlled drug.

    They were bailed to appear in the Port Augusta Magistrates Court on 31 March.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: News 02/11/2025 Blackburn, Ernst Bill Pursuing $200 Billion in COVID Fraud Advances

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn)

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) Complete COVID Collections Act to extend the life of the watchdog tasked with tracking down criminals who stole COVID relief designed for small businesses.

    “During the pandemic, small business owners in need of financial assistance were turned away because criminals, gang members, and drug traffickers stole money from the relief program,” said Senator Blackburn. “This legislation would help ensure we recoup every penny of funding that was wrongly awarded to criminals who gamed the system.”

    “I will not allow fraudsters to get away with stealing hundreds of billions of dollars from taxpayers,” said Senator Ernst. “We are going to recoup every cent and end the cycle in Washington of shrugging off a few billion here and a few hundred million there. That irresponsible mindset is why the federal government is more than $36 trillion in debt. I’m proud to lead this step forward to treat tax dollars like a family treats its budget instead of like a bottomless slush fund.”

    “Programs designed to provide relief to our small businesses were repeatedly taken advantage of, leaving small businesses hurting and taxpayers on the hook,” said Senator Young. “I’m glad to see this effort to recover taxpayer dollars and protect Americans from fraud and abuse pass out of committee. I look forward to voting for this bill on the Senate floor.”

    “Family-owned businesses in Utah played the rules and used COVID-19 relief funds as intended, but bad actors exploited the system and defrauded taxpayers,” said Senator Curtis. “By extending oversight authority over these programs, our legislation strengthens enforcement efforts and holds criminals accountable for stealing from the American people. I’m proud to see our bill pass out of the Small Business Committee.”

    BACKGROUND:

    • While SBA ran the relief programs on a “first come, first serve” basis, the money ran out quickly, and many qualifying businesses were turned away as felons, gang members, and drug traffickers raked in cash. Some swindlers uploaded pictures of Barbie dolls as photo identification on SBA loan applications that were approved.
    • One alleged fraudster took home $8 million while nearly 2,000 struggling restaurants in Iowa were left empty-handed. 

    • Senators Blackburn and Ernst led several of their Republican colleagues in introducing the bill after the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery (SIGPR) warned its authority was expiring and con artists would get away with stealing more than $200 billion.

    CO-SPONSORS: 

    • The bill is cosponsored by Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), and John Curtis (R-Utah).

    Click here to view the bill text.

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: Transcript – Channel 7

    Source: Australian Executive Government Ministers

    NATARSHA BELLING: Taxpayers could soon own Rex Airlines. The Federal Government says it’s open to acquiring the regional carrier and making it state owned if administrators can’t sell. And joining us live this afternoon is Transport Minister Catherine King. Minister, good afternoon. Thank you for joining us. Now, you’ve said it is a last resort, but at this stage there are no real bidders emerging. So is it likely?

    CATHERINE KING: Well, the first thing is the second sale process is about to start. There were no bidders on that expedited first sale process. What’s become evident, if we are to continue to have strong regional carriers and a strong Rex Airlines, is that it will require some support from the Commonwealth. We’ve indicated today that we are working very closely with the administrators on that second sale process, that we are willing to step in with support for our bidders, for the airline. We hope very much there is a market based solution and that the second sale process is successful. But we also want to say really clearly that it is too important to have a regional carrier of this nature- for this to fail. So we are also signalling that we will start the work to ensure that if the second sale process is not successful, then we will look to work with the states and territories around the possible acquisition by the Commonwealth.

    But we’re not there yet. What we’re at the moment is really saying, we are doing everything we can to make sure that there is a successful second sale, and to make sure that we continue to provide those services that are much needed in regional communities.

    NATARSHA BELLING: So why should taxpayers pay for it if you can’t find any other solutions at this stage?

    CATHERINE KING: Well, the first thing I’d say is that regional aviation is an incredibly important public good. Being able to make sure that we can get regional communities to medical appointments in our capital cities, or making sure that tourism actually operates in our regions, that is a really important part of our economies. But also remember, we already have seen $150 million plus JobKeeper provided to this airline by the Liberal and National Party with no strings attached, and we’re now in the position that we’re in. So where we are going to have to step in and provide support in order to make sure a second sale process is in place, we want to make sure that there is guarantees around regional routes, guarantees around regional services, guarantees about good governance to make sure we’ve got a strong regional aviator into the future.

    NATARSHA BELLING: All right, Minister. Hope it works, especially for regional people across the country. Thanks for joining us this afternoon.

    CATHERINE KING: Absolutely. Thank you so much for your interest.

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  • MIL-OSI United Nations: Lebanon: UNHCR chief issues urgent aid appeal to stem humanitarian catastrophe

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    Peace and Security

    The UN High Commissioner for Refugees called on Sunday for greater international support to stem the “humanitarian catastrophe” now engulfing Lebanon following a massive escalation in Israeli airstrikes and a “limited” ground invasion there targeting Hezbollah militants.

    According to the Lebanese health ministry over 2,000 Lebanese have been killed and nearly 10,000 wounded since the start of Israel’s offensive against Hamas in Gaza a year ago.

    Israel intensified its bombing campaign across the whole of Lebanon following the killing of Hezbollah’s leader last month, and Iran’s ballistic missile assault on Israeli cities, in a bid to allow some 60,000 Israelis to return to their homes in the north where rocket fire across the UN-patrolled Blue Line of separation has caused mass evacuations on both sides.

    UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi, who arrived in the capital Beirut on Saturday, said hundreds of thousands have been made destitute in recent days and appealed for an immediate ceasfire.

    Two weeks of deadly Israeli airstrikes have forced over a million people to flee their homes. Mr. Grandi visited Beirut to express his solidarity with Lebanon and to mobilize more support for all those affected, both Lebanese and refugees.

    © UNHCR

    UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visits Lebanon on a solidarity mission as humanitarian needs grow.

    Tragic toll

    The conflict ravaging the country is disrupting urgently required supply shipments, said UNHCR, calling for supply routes within and into Lebanon to be preserved, so the flow of relief items can continue.

    During his visit, Mr. Grandi met Prime Minister Najib Mikati and other senior officials, together with senior humanitarians, UNHCR staff, and displaced families.

    “I’ve witnessed today the tragic toll this war is taking on entire communities,” said Mr. Grandi.

    “International humanitarian law must be respected and cannot be ignored. Families have been left homeless, stranded in the open air with traumatized children unable to understand what’s happening. They all told me how desperate they are to feel safe, and for the airstrikes to stop so they can return to their towns and villages.”

    He said it was an “urgent moral imperative to help the people affected by this recent escalation. They should not pay the price for the abysmal failure to find political solutions and end this vicious cycle of violence. Now, in this hour of overwhelming need, the world must come to Lebanon’s aid.”

    With large numbers displaced within the country in just two weeks, government-run shelters are overwhelmed and UNHCR is working with humanitarian partners and the authorities to urgently find safe shelter for those forced to flee.

    UNHCR relief

    UNHCR is also providing people with essential relief items, cash assistance, shelter assistance, medical care and other support. But the international community must significantly increase funding in order for humanitarians to respond adequately, the agency said on Sunday.

    UNHCR has launched an appeal for $111 million to assist one million displaced people in Lebanon through the end of 2024, as part of a wider UN appeal for $425.7 million.

    Mr. Grandi’s visit to Lebanon included meeting displaced Syrian refugees in Beirut’s Nabaa neighbourhood.

    “I deeply appreciate Lebanon’s generosity in hosting so many refugees over the years – including those forced to flee Syria – despite the considerable challenges the country has faced. These refugees are now forced to flee again with scant resources and nowhere safe to go.”

    UNIFIL alert

    The UN peacekeeping mission that patrols the Blue Line and offers support to civilians in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL, has expressed deep concern over military activity by the Israeli Defense Forces close to one of the mission’s positions inside Lebanese territory.

    UNIFIL has said all its Blue Helmets are remaining in place at observation points and bases along the line of separation in accordance with their UN mandate.

    “The IDF has been repeatedly informed of this ongoing situation through regular channels. This is an extremely dangerous development,” said UNIFIL in a tweet.

    “It is unacceptable to compromise the safety of UN peacekeepers carrying out their Security Council-mandated tasks.”

    UNIFIL reminded all combatants of their obligations to protect UN personnel and property.

    In an update on the situation facing Irish military personnel serving with UNIFIL, the Irish Defence Forces said in a post on X that despite the “tough conditions”, personnel remain steadfast in their determination and resilience to fulfill the mission.”

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  • MIL-OSI United Nations: ‘Families ran for their lives’: Syria receives 250,000 refugees fleeing Lebanon

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    Migrants and Refugees

    The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has concluded an urgent visit to Syria, highlighting the plight of 250,000 people who have crossed into the country fleeing airstrikes in Lebanon.  

    “Families I spoke with had run for their lives and have no idea what tomorrow may bring after an exhausting, dangerous journey to the border. They arrive with few means and in need of urgent relief,” UNHCR chief Mr. Grandi said, visiting the Jdeidet Yabous border crossing.  

    The exodus comes as the conflict between Israel and Lebanon escalates, forcing Lebanese refugees to seek safety across the border.

    The arrival of refugees in Syria adds another layer of complexity to an already strained humanitarian situation. The Syrian civil war which began in 2011 has resulted in one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises.

    The country continues to face significant challenges which the UN human rights office, OHCHR, warns is falling deeper into a humanitarian crisis that threatens to spiral out of control.

    Only a quarter of this year’s humanitarian needs in Syria have been funded, while needs are at their highest since the start of the conflict: 13 million Syrians face acute food insecurity and over 650,000 children show signs of stunting from severe malnutrition.

    Dangerous journey amid destruction

    With the main road between Lebanese and Syrian border posts destroyed by an airstrike, refugees are forced to make the journey on foot, with their children and whatever belongings they can carry.

    UNHCR – in collaboration with the Syrian Red Crescent, other UN agencies, including the World Food Programme (WFP), and NGOs – are providing immediate assistance at the border, including water, food items, and blankets. Teams are also supporting the new arrivals with legal assistance, documentation and advising them on administrative and other procedures.

    Calls for increased support

    Mr. Grandi emphasised the urgency of the situation, stating that: “The new influx of people comes at a time when millions of Syrians are living in hardship and themselves need humanitarian assistance. We must scale up support for the new arrivals and the vulnerable host communities receiving them”. 

    The High Commissioner underlines the critical need to mobilise humanitarian aid and substantial resources for early recovery activities, as stipulated in Security Council Resolution.

    Emergency Appeal

    Earlier in Damascus, Mr. Grandi launched an inter-agency emergency appeal for $324 million to support all those fleeing into Syria and their host families over a six-month period.

    UNHCR is expanding its humanitarian programmes across Syria to address the needs of both new arrivals and host communities. The agency is also strengthening its legal support programmes.  

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  • MIL-OSI United Nations: Trailblazing women win top UNHCR award for life-changing work

    Source: United Nations MIL OSI b

    Migrants and Refugees

    Five trailblazing women – a nun, an activist, a social entrepreneur, a volunteer aid worker, and an advocate for ending statelessness – have been named the winners of this year’s UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award.

    This year’s global laureate for the UN refugee agency award, Sister Rosita Milesi, is a Brazilian nun, lawyer, social worker and movement builder who has championed the rights and dignity of people on the move for nearly 40 years. The four others have been named regional winners.

    “All too often, women face heightened risks of discrimination and violence, especially when forced to flee,” said UNHCR Filippo Grandi.

    “But these five winners show how women are also playing a critical role in the humanitarian response and in finding solutions,” he underscored.

    Mr. Grandi praised their dedication to driving action in their own communities, building grassroots support and even shaping national policies.

    Sister Rosita has personally assisted thousands who have either been forced from the homes or gone in search of new opportunities – helping them access legal documentation, shelter, food, healthcare, language training and access to the labour market in Brazil.

    As a lawyer, she has also been instrumental in shaping public policy, the refugee agency said. 

    Her work on Brazil’s 1997 refugee law, for example, helped to amplify refugee rights in line with the 1984 Cartagena Refugee Declaration, ensure that it does more to protect, include and empower people forced on the move within the Central America region, in line with international standards.

    Life of dedication

    “I decided to dedicate myself to migrants and refugees. I’m inspired by the growing need to help, to welcome, and to integrate refugees,” said Sister Rosita, aged 79.

    “I’m not afraid to act, even if we don’t achieve everything we want to. If I take something on, I will turn the world upside down to make it happen,” she added.

    Regional winners

    Maimouna Ba, the regional winner from Africa this year, is an activist from Burkina Faso. She has helped more than 100 displaced children return to the classroom and put over 400 displaced women on a path to financial independence.

    Meanwhile, Jin Davod, the winner from Europe, drew on her own experience as a Syrian refugee to build an online platform that has connected thousands of trauma survivors with licensed therapists providing free mental health support.

    Sudanese refugee Nada Fadol, the winner from the Middle East and North Africa region, has mobilized essential aid for hundreds of refugee families fleeing to Egypt in search of safety.

    Lastly, Deepti Gurung, the winner from the Asia-Pacific region, campaigned to reform Nepal’s citizenship laws after learning that her two daughters had become stateless – opening a path to citizenship for them and thousands more in similar straits.

    The people of Moldova will also receive honourable mention for acting as a beacon of humanity. Setting aside their own economic challenges, they rapidly transformed schools, community spaces and homes into sanctuaries for more than one million people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

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    UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award, 2024 Regional Winner for Africa, Maimouna Ba, from Burkina Faso.

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  • MIL-OSI United Nations: World News in Brief: UNAMA concern over migrant deaths, ‘war tactics’ in the West Bank, UN political chief underscores support for Somalia

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    Migrants and Refugees

    The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expressed its deep concern over disturbing reports that Iranian border police opened fire on a group of Afghan migrants, resulting in deaths and injuries. 

    The alleged attack occurred on 14 to 15 October in the Kala Gan border area of Iran’s Sistan Province near the Iran-Pakistan border. 

    The organisation Haalvsh, which focuses on Baloch rights in Iran, has claimed that up to 260 civilians may have been killed or wounded. However, these figures remain unconfirmed. 

    Afghanistan’s de facto authorities stated that an investigation into the incident has begun. UNAMA’s Human Rights Service is in contact with the DFA regarding the matter. 

    UNAMA has called for a “thorough and transparent investigation” into the reported attack. The mission emphasised that the  “rights, of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers are protected by international law.”

    © UNICEF/Alaa Badarneh

    Families are being displaced from their homes in Jenin in the northern West Bank due to an escalation of violence.

    West Bank Palestinians facing deadly ‘war-like tactics’, warns OCHA

    Palestinians continue to face “war-like tactics” used against them by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said on Friday.

    According to OCHA, from 8 to 14 of October, Israeli forces in the West Bank killed nine Palestinians, including a child. Another 104 were injured, including nine youngsters. 

    “Israeli forces accused most of those fatalities of being involved in attacking Israelis,” said OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke.

    The olive harvest which takes place during October and November and is “an economic lifeline for tens of thousands of Palestinian families in the West Bank” has also been targeted, Mr. Laerke warned, with hundreds of olive trees and saplings “vandalized, sawed off, or stolen”. 

    Killed picking olives

    “Yesterday, a Palestinian woman was reportedly killed while she was harvesting olives in Jenin. This follows 32 attacks by Israeli settlers this month on Palestinians engaged in the ongoing olive harvest happening right now.”

    The woman was with her family and other community members on land near the Wall separating Israel and the West Bank. 

    According to information gathered by the UN rights office, OHCHR, the harvesters were not posing any threat whatsoever when Israeli security forces fired multiple shots at them without prior warning.

    The arbitrary killing comes in the context of intensified, organized attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian harvesting teams to sabotage the olive harvest, along with use of force by Israeli security forces to block Palestiniansˈ access to their lands in an apparently arbitrary manner. 

    During the first week of the official Palestinian olive harvest season OHCHR recorded dozens of incidents of violence against Palestinian harvesters and disruption of access to olive groves.

    Among other alarming incidents, on 13 October, Palestinian landowners from Qusra, Nablus, found 115 of their trees cut down with a chainsaw after resisting harassment and threats by settlers and security forces to vacate their groves.

    Mr. Laerke said that although there has been settler violence for “a very long time, this year is extraordinary”.

    He noted that about 160,000 people have had their work permits for Israel cancelled, depriving families of livelihoods and income.

    Senior official underscores UN support for Somalia

    The UN political affairs chief concluded a two-day visit to Somalia on Friday where she reaffirmed the world body’s support for the country’s efforts towards peace- and state-building.

    Rosemary DiCarlo said the UN has been a longstanding partner to Somalia and remains steadfast in its commitment to supporting the Government and people.

    “Together, we aim to build on the commendable achievements and priorities agreed upon to address key development challenges facing the country – we stand ready to work alongside the Federal Government of Somalia to accomplish this,” she added.

    Achievements and transitions

    While in the capital, Mogadishu, Ms. DiCarlo met with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and senior members of his team for wide-ranging discussions, in addition to meeting with representatives of civil society, international partners and the diplomatic community.

    In her meeting with the President, Ms. DiCarlo noted Somalia’s many achievements in the past year, including debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative, the accession to the East African Community, and the lifting of the arms embargo.

    Looking forward, she offered her congratulations on Somalia taking up a seat on the UN Security Council starting next year. She also underscored the commitment of the UN to continue to support Somalia in the period ahead and to work closely on the proposed transition of the UN mission in the country, UNSOM.

    Ms. DiCarlo also met with Ambassador Mohammed El-Amine Souef, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission for Somalia and Head of the AU Transition Mission there, ATMIS. 

    They discussed ATMIS’s upcoming transition to the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) which begins in January. 

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  • MIL-OSI United Nations: Displacement crisis reaches 123 million amid ongoing conflicts

    Source: United Nations MIL OSI b

    Migrants and Refugees

    The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called for “urgent international support” as the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide reaches 123 million, with ongoing conflicts in Lebanon, Sudan and other areas driving further displacement.  

    In a statement to the Third Committee of the General Assembly, Mr. Grandi highlighted the “catastrophic” humanitarian situation in Lebanon, where Israeli airstrikes have caused massive civilian casualties and infrastructure damage, including schools, hospitals and roads. 

    “The humanitarian consequences are overwhelming and require urgent international support,” he stated, noting that 470,000 people have crossed into Syria in recent weeks. 

    In Sudan, the situation has also reached critical levels, with more than 11 million people displaced since the conflict began 18 months ago. 

    “Conditions in Sudan defy description – wanton violence, sexual atrocities, starvation, floods, disease. We are witnessing in real time the collapse of a nation’s social infrastructure,” he warned. 

    Call for new approach 

    Mr. Grandi expressed particular concern about the increasing trend of governments implementing restrictive measures that focus on border controls and sometimes attempt to “outsource, externalize or suspend asylum.” He emphasized that such approaches are “not only ineffective but also breach their international legal obligations”. 

    He called for a more comprehensive and effective approach to addressing displacement, urging countries to look beyond border control and consider “entire displacement routes”. 

    He urged countries to “look for opportunities in countries of origin” to  “strengthen the resilience of communities at risk of climate displacement”. 

    He encouraged Member States to “look for opportunities to expand legal stay and regularisation programmes in countries of asylum or transit, creating access to services and to employment”, and to establish more “pathways so people can move legally and safely.” 

    Addressing funding challenges, Mr. Grandi revealed that the UN refugee agency UNHCR, had to reduce 1,000 positions and freeze critical life-saving activities due to recent financial constraints. He noted that “funding levels for 2025 and beyond remain uncertain, further jeopardising our and host countries’ ability to respond to refugee and displacement crises in a predictable and flexible manner”. 

    “We must be able to act – together – even in difficult times,” he concluded, emphasizing the need for continued international solidarity with displaced and stateless people worldwide.  

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  • MIL-OSI United Nations: Nigeria: UN agencies assist families affected by floods

    Source: United Nations MIL OSI b

    Humanitarian Aid

    UN agencies and their humanitarian partners are providing life-saving relief to families in Nigeria who lost their homes during recent flooding.

    Heavy rains have ravaged 30 of the country’s 36 states, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.

    The Government has reported 269 deaths so far, while over a million people have been affected and more than 640,000 are now displaced.

    Major dam breach

    Nigeria is among a handful of West African countries that have been hit by torrential rains that have triggered devastating flooding, impacting millions across the region.

    The northeastern town of Maiduguri, capital of Borno state and a major humanitarian hub, is at the epicentre of the crisis there.  

    Rains caused a breach in nearby Alau Dam, causing severe flooding that has uprooted more than 400,000 people in recent days. 

    Half of Maiduguri has been submerged and most residents have lost everything. Many had already been displaced by conflict or the effects of climate change.

    Displaced once again

    The UNHCR Representative in Nigeria, Arjun Jain, said the floods have compounded years of prior displacement, food insecurity and economic hardship, with disastrous consequences.

    “Communities which, after years of conflict and violence, had started rebuilding their lives were struck by the floods and once again displaced,” he told journalists attending the regular UN humanitarian briefing in Geneva.

    Assistance to families

    In response to the crisis, UNHCR and partners have been working tirelessly to support those affected. 

    Staff are providing tarpaulins, blankets, sleeping mats, mosquito nets and other essential items. Emergency cash assistance is also being given to single-parent families, people with disabilities and families with young children to help them purchase food and other necessities. 

    Meanwhile, the World Food Programme (WFP) has set up food kitchens in four camps in Maiduguri, where families can get nutritious meals of rice and beans.

    WFP is ramping up support across West Africa, where torrential rains have unleashed catastrophic floods impacting over four million people in 14 countries.

    The agency is providing people in hard-hit areas in Chad, Liberia, Mali and Niger with emergency cash and food assistance.

    At the same time, WFP is calling for investments in early warning systems, disaster risk financing and other measures to help mitigate flood and climate risks.

    Urgent action required

    Back in Nigeria, UNHCR warned, however, that supplies there are quickly depleting meaning the agency can only meet less than 10 per cent of the urgent needs.

    “When the floodwaters finally recede, thousands of families will face the daunting task of returning to homes that have been destroyed. They will need significant support to rebuild homes, livelihoods, and a sense of normalcy,” said Mr. Jain.

    In the meantime, the UN and partners are collecting more data to help assess and address the overall needs.

    “But we cannot afford to wait,” he warned. “The urgency of this crisis requires immediate action and increased support for flood-affected families, in Maiduguri and elsewhere in Nigeria.”

    Mr. Jain said there are currently 3.6 million internally displaced people in Nigeria, mostly in the northeast, and the country hosts almost 100,000 asylum-seekers and refugees.

    UNHCR is seeking $107.1 million for operations there this year, but he said the appeal was just 28 per cent funded by the end of August.

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  • MIL-OSI United Nations: UN agencies urge Security Council to stop ‘mass graves for migrants’

    Source: United Nations MIL OSI b

    Migrants and Refugees

    Action is needed now to stop the Sahara Desert and Mediterranean Sea from “becoming mass graves for migrants”, two UN agencies warned the Security Council on Monday.

    “The scale of this tragedy, its impact on survivors, families and communities and the frequency with which we witness deaths in transit constitute an intolerable and utterly soluble, humanitarian crisis,” said Pär Liljert, director of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Office to the UN, referring to one of the world’s most deadly routes for migrants and refugees, as they attempt to reach countries of the European Union.

    In 2023, IOM recorded 8,542 migrant deaths globally – the highest since it began collecting this data in 2014 – with 37 per cent of these deaths occurring in the Mediterranean, he said.

    Echoing that message, Sivanka Dhanapala, who directs the New York office of the UN refugee agency, UNCHR, told the Council the tragedies of lives lost on sea and land routes continue “with no end in sight”.

    He said UNHCR has registered more than 350,000 refugees and asylum-seekers so far this year, many of them Sudanese refugees, seeking protection in North Africa.

    Between January and August, over 134,000 refugees and migrants departed by sea from North and West Africa towards Europe, a 24 per cent drop from last year.

    As of 17 September, the IOM Missing Migrants Project reported that 1,450 people were accounted as dead or missing during the crossing, a 44 per cent drop from 2023, he said, adding that in Libya, over 97,000 Sudanese refugees have arrived in the last year, with 300 to 400 people continue to arrive daily as the recent conflict in Sudan has triggered many to flee.

    While numbers may be dropping, concerns remain, he continued.

    Dearth of protection, safety and refuge

    Mr. Dhanapala said there has been no improvement in access to protection along key routes alongside an increase in challenges relating to access to territory and asylum, evidenced by an increase in interceptions and collective expulsions.

    A UN refugee agency report highlights major gaps in access to protection and humanitarian assistance along the routes and people moving are facing high risks of deaths, gender-based violence, kidnapping for ransom, trafficking, robbery and other physical violence, he said, citing a new joint report by UNHCR, IOM and the Mixed Migration Centre.

    To remedy this dire situation, he offered a set of recommendations, including that human rights safeguards must be upheld, strengthening access to protection, prosecuting smugglers and increased search-and-rescue at sea.

    “Saving lives at sea and providing humanitarian assistance is one of the most basic obligations of humanity, and those performing rescue operations or helping in good faith should not be penalised for doing so,” he said, adding that efforts must centre on inclusion, resettlement and complementary pathways for refugees and migrants while addressing the root causes.

    IOM: Conflict among main drivers

    IOM’s Mr. Liljert said the primary drivers are economic reasons (44 per cent), war and conflict (29 per cent) and the desire to escape from personal or targeted violence (26 per cent), according to the agency’s displacement tracking matrix (DTM) data from 2023 and 2024.

    Compounding these hardships is the devastation caused by disasters, exacerbated by climate change, as well as challenges in host countries, he said, pointing to Libya as an example.

    Almost 70 per cent of migrants IOM interviewed in Libya in June and July stated that high food prices were the main shock experienced prior to leaving the country while 63 per cent cited low or decreased daily wages.

    At the same time, a UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission in Libya found that the country is not considered a safe place for disembarkation, with reports of rights violations, including detention, torture and trafficking.

    Ever more dangerous routes

    Mr. Liljert said migrants are pursuing even more dangerous pathways to reach Europe as is evident in the sharp increase of arrivals on the Western African Atlantic route.

    The international community should not allow the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea to “continue becoming mass graves for migrants”, he cautioned, calling for ensuring search-and-rescue operations have a stronger focus on saving lives.

    “We must move beyond reactive measures…with a holistic approach that tackles the adverse drivers of irregular migration,” he said, strongly encouraging the expansion of humanitarian pathways for those in search of safe refuge, including temporary protection permits, private sponsorships and family reunification, among others.

    “By adopting these measures,” he said, “we can not only reduce the immense human suffering associated with irregular migration, but also create sustainable, long-term solutions that promote peace, stability and shared responsibility.”

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  • MIL-OSI Economics: Money Market Operations as on February 11, 2025

    Source: Reserve Bank of India
    (Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent)
      Volume
    (One Leg)    		 Weighted
    Average Rate    		 Range
    A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,87,196.10 6.25 5.15-6.70
         I. Call Money 12,933.60 6.33 5.15-6.42
         II. Triparty Repo 4,15,256.05 6.23 5.80-6.35
         III. Market Repo 1,57,425.85 6.32 5.99-6.55
         IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,580.60 6.50 6.45-6.70
    B. Term Segment      
         I. Notice Money** 381.10 6.13 5.50-6.37
         II. Term Money@@ 555.00 – 6.40-6.75
         III. Triparty Repo 800.00 6.23 6.15-6.35
         IV. Market Repo 3,298.72 6.37 6.25-6.45
         V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 – –
      Auction Date Tenor (Days) Maturity Date Amount Current Rate /
    Cut off Rate
    C. Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF), Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) & Standing Deposit Facility (SDF)
    I. Today’s Operations
    1. Fixed Rate          
    2. Variable Rate&          
      (I) Main Operation          
         (a) Repo          
         (b) Reverse Repo          
      (II) Fine Tuning Operations          
         (a) Repo Tue, 11/02/2025 1 Wed, 12/02/2025 2,00,036.00 6.26
         (b) Reverse Repo          
      (III) Long Term Operations^          
         (a) Repo          
         (b) Reverse Repo          
    3. MSF# Tue, 11/02/2025 1 Wed, 12/02/2025 3,498.00 6.50
    4. SDFΔ# Tue, 11/02/2025 1 Wed, 12/02/2025 71,434.00 6.00
    5. Net liquidity injected from today’s operations [injection (+)/absorption (-)]*       1,32,100.00  
    II. Outstanding Operations
    1. Fixed Rate          
    2. Variable Rate&          
      (I) Main Operation          
         (a) Repo          
         (b) Reverse Repo          
      (II) Fine Tuning Operations          
         (a) Repo          
         (b) Reverse Repo          
      (III) Long Term Operations^          
         (a) Repo Fri, 07/02/2025 56 Fri, 04/04/2025 50,010.00 6.31
         (b) Reverse Repo          
    3. MSF#          
    4. SDFΔ#          
    D. Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) Availed from RBI$       8,756.81  
    E. Net liquidity injected from outstanding operations [injection (+)/absorption (-)]*     58,766.81  
    F. Net liquidity injected (outstanding including today’s operations) [injection (+)/absorption (-)]*     1,90,866.81  
    G. Cash Reserves Position of Scheduled Commercial Banks
         (i) Cash balances with RBI as on February 11, 2025 9,37,612.51  
         (ii) Average daily cash reserve requirement for the fortnight ending February 21, 2025 9,12,240.00  
    H. Government of India Surplus Cash Balance Reckoned for Auction as on¥ February 11, 2025 1,57,559.00  
    I. Net durable liquidity [surplus (+)/deficit (-)] as on January 24, 2025 -34,103.00  
    @ Based on Reserve Bank of India (RBI) / Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL).
    – Not Applicable / No Transaction.
    ** Relates to uncollateralized transactions of 2 to 14 days tenor.
    @@ Relates to uncollateralized transactions of 15 days to one year tenor.
    $ Includes refinance facilities extended by RBI.
    & As per the Press Release No. 2019-2020/1900 dated February 06, 2020.
    Δ As per the Press Release No. 2022-2023/41 dated April 08, 2022.
    * Net liquidity is calculated as Repo+MSF+SLF-Reverse Repo-SDF.
    ¥ As per the Press Release No. 2014-2015/1971 dated March 19, 2015.
    # As per the Press Release No. 2023-2024/1548 dated December 27, 2023.
    ^ As per the Press Release No. 2024-2025/2013 dated January 27, 2025.
    Ajit Prasad          
    Deputy General Manager
    (Communications)    
    Press Release: 2024-2025/2131

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  • MIL-OSI Video: President Trump Greets and Welcomes Marc Fogel Back to The United States

    Source: United States of America – The White House (video statements)

    The White House

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KznS2KtGPo

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