# Student

• While the UK, the US, Canada and Australia continue to remain the top choices among Indian students for higher education, several non English speaking countries including France, Italy, Japan and the Scandinavian countries are also becoming major destinations.
• According to the Survey, 42% of the students are now looking to explore non English speaking countries.
• Conducted by leap, a study abroad platform, the survey covered respondents from all over the country, about 60% men and 39% women.
• Over 46% of the respondents chose France with 25% of them preferring finance and accountancy.

# Indian navy

• The government has approved a major National maritime domain awareness (NMDA) project, even as the Navy keeps an eagle eye on the expanding Chinese naval activities in the Indian Ocean region.
• The Navy chief also said the long standing plan for a third aircraft carrier of a much larger size has been put on hold.
• The NMDA project will provide actionable intelligence for tackling maritime threats.

# Russia

• Russian authorities rejected a price cap on the country’s oil set by Ukraine’s western supporters and threatened on Saturday to stop supplying the nations that endorsed it.
• Australia, Britain, Canada, Japan, the United States and the 27 nation European Union agreed on Friday to cap what they would pay for Russian oil at $60 per barrel.
• The limit is set to take effects on Monday along with an EU embargo on Russian oil Shipped by sea.

# United States

• The United States has designated 12 countries including China, Pakistan and Myanmar as countries of particular concern for the current status of religious freedom in these nations.
• The list also include countries like Cuba, Eritrea, Iran and Russia.