# Punjab elections

• Voting for all 117 assembly seats in Punjab will take place in a single phase on Sunday.
• In the high stakes battle for Punjab, the Congress is trying hard to defend its turf, the Aam party has emerged as a main challenger.
• The Shiromani Akali dal is trying to make a comeback with a new alliance partner Bahujan Samaj party.
• BJP and its ally captain Amrinder singh’s party are also trying to make some inroads in the electorate.

# India-UAE FTA

• The India-UAE free trade agreement will come into effect after the United arab Emirates completes the official processes on its sides.
• The Indian official said the FTA will ensure advantage for exports and is likely to prompt Indian owned jewellery business to shift back to the country.
• Indian official also said its is expected to take a maximum of sixty days before the Comprehensive Economic partnership agreement comes into effect.

# Ukraine

• Russia’s president Vladimir Putin launched exercises by strategic nuclear missile forces on Saturday.
• US President Joe Biden said he is convinced that Putin has decided to attack Ukraine.
• Russian backed separatist leaders in Eastern Ukraine earlier declared military mobilisation, a day after ordering women and Children to evacuate to Russia.

# Kisan drones

• Prime minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence that India’s rising capability in the drone sector will give the World a new leadership.
• PM Modi flagged off 100 ‘kisan drones ” in different parts of the country for spraying pesticides and other farm materials.
• The prime minister said a new culture of drone start ups is getting ready in India.
• Their numbers will soon be in thousands from over 200 now, leading to the generation of employment opportunities on a massive scale.