### Summary: #### President Murmu presents Padma Awards 2023 President Murmu presented Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri Awards for the year 2023 at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-II held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The dignitaries present included Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah. #### ISRO successfully conducts autonomous test landing of Reusable Launch Vehicle ISRO successfully conducted the autonomous test landing mission of the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Chitradurga, Karnataka. The RLV completed an autonomous landing using the Integrated Navigation, Guidance & control system, marking a significant achievement in space vehicle autonomous landing technology. #### India, Bhutan agree on new paradigms of energy cooperation; security interests intertwined Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck met to discuss bilateral cooperation, boosting ties, and supporting Bhutan's 13th Five Year Plan. Initiatives include setting up the first Integrated Check Post (ICP) along the India-Bhutan border and working on the Kokrajhar-Gelephu rail link project. ### Key points: - President Murmu presented Padma Awards 2023 at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. - ISRO successfully conducted an autonomous test landing mission of the Reusable Launch Vehicle in Chitradurga, Karnataka. - India and Bhutan agreed on new energy cooperation paradigms during a meeting between PM Modi and Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.

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