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Army Version Of Medium Range Surface To Air Missile

Army Version Of Medium Range Surface To Air Missile: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two successful flight tests of the Army version of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha. The tests were part of the live firing trials against high-speed […]

Koyna Dam

Koyna Dam The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India informed about the delay in the grant of Revised Administrative Approval to an incomplete hydroelectric project in Maharashtra. The delay resulted in the funds being blocked for more than six years. The Water Resources Department (WRD) of the Maharashtra government accorded Administrative Approval for the […]

India-UAE CEPA: Finalized

India-UAE CEPA: Finalized The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) got finalised. India-UAE CEPA was signed on 18th February 2022, during the India-UAE Virtual Summit. The Agreement is expected to enter into force on 1st May 2022. CEPA provides for an institutional mechanism to encourage and improve trade […]

New Defence Space Command Agency : Australia

New Defence Space Command Agency : Australia Australia has announced a new Defence Space Command Agency to counter the growing influence of Russia and China in space. It will help Australia in developing and advocating space-specific priorities within the government, industry, allies and even international partners. The agency will provide training to people to become […]

Hike In Prices Of Around 800 Essential Drugs: NPPA

Hike In Prices Of Around 800 Essential Drugs: NPPA The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has announced a hike in prices of around 800 essential drugs from 1 April. These drugs are included in the National Essential List of Medicine (NELM). The rise in drug prices works out at around 10.76% based on the Wholesale […]

What Is Institutional Delivery?

What Is Institutional Delivery? It has been a decade-and-a-half since India started incentivising institutional deliveries to ensure safe childbirths. But health indicators for mothers and infants have not improved as much as the number of such deliveries. Institutional Delivery means giving birth to a child in a medical institution under the overall supervision of trained […]