Agnipath Scheme : Passing Out Parade (POP) Of The Third Batch Of Agniveers The Passing Out Parade (POP) of the third batch of Agniveers was held at INS Chilka, Odisha. Agniveers are a special group within the Indian Armed Forces, created under the Agnipath recruitment scheme. The Agnipath Scheme is a short-service manpower model introduced […]
Month: March 2024
Exercise Tiger Triumph
Exercise Tiger Triumph: Exercise Tiger Triumph is scheduled on the Eastern Seaboard from 18 to 31 March 2024. Exercise Tiger Triumph is a bilateral tri-Service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise between India and the US. It is aimed at developing interoperability for conducting HADR operations and refine Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to […]
Pushpak : Reusable Launch Vehicle
Pushpak : Reusable Launch Vehicle ISRO plans to conduct the second landing test of the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Pushpak soon. This ongoing research and development aim to reduce space launch costs and advance India’s space exploration missions. In 2023, ISRO successfully conducted the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission (RLV LEX). The Reusable Launch […]
Banking Current Affairs : 20th March 2024
Today’s Current Affairs: 20th Mar 2024 for SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc YES Bank partners with the Indian Olympic Association: YES Bank has announced its partnership with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as the Official Banking Partner for Team India at the Paris Olympics 2024. As part of the […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 19th March 2024
Today’s Current Affairs: 19th March 2024 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Foot-And-Mouth Disease : Study
Foot-And-Mouth Disease : Study The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) has affected around 60% of milch cattle in Pilibhit district, Uttar Pradesh. Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease of livestock that has a significant economic impact. The disease affects cattle, swine, sheep, goats and other cloven-hoofed ruminants. Intensively reared animals are more susceptible to […]
Ballistic Missiles
Ballistic Missiles: North Korea recently fired short-range ballistic missiles towards its eastern waters as the United States Secretary of State prepared to open a democracy summit in neighbouring South Korea. A ballistic missile is a rocket-propelled, self-guided strategic-weapons system that follows a ballistic trajectory to deliver a payload from its launch site to a predetermined […]
Exercise LAMITIYE
Exercise LAMITIYE: Indian Army contingent departed for Seychelles to participate in the Tenth edition of Joint Military Exercise “LAMITIYE-2024”. Exercise LAMITIYE is a joint military exercise between the Indian Army and Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF). ‘LAMITIYE’ meaning ‘Friendship’ in the Creole language is a biennial training event and has been conducted in Seychelles since 2001. […]
Integrated Assessment Models
Integrated Assessment Models: The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) uses ‘modelled pathways’ drawn using Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) to estimate what it will take to limit the warming of the earth’s surface. Integrated Assessment Models are complex models that examine possible futures of the energy and climate system and economies. They are “integrated” […]
Renaming Mumbai Central Station
Renaming Mumbai Central Station: The Maharashtra cabinet has decided to propose renaming Mumbai Central Station after Nana Jagannath Shankarseth, a renowned social reformer and philanthropist who played a crucial role in shaping Mumbai. Nana Jagannath Shankarseth is often hailed as the architect of Mumbai (formerly Bombay). His notable contributions include being the first Indian nominated […]