SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting took place in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The Defence Minister of India addressed the grouping and said India is committed to working within the SCO framework for helping create & maintain a secure & peaceful region. Major Highlights of Defence Minister’s Address: Terrorism is the […]
Food Systems Summit : Rome
Food Systems Summit: It is taking place in Rome. The Pre-Summit of the UN Food Systems Summit will set the stage for the culminating global event in September. Originally announced on 16 October 2019 by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the UN Food Systems Summit, including a Pre-Summit, was conceived following conversations with the joint leadership […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 29th July 2021
Today Current Affairs: 29th July 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Exercise INDRA-21
Exercise INDRA-21: The 12th Edition of Indo-Russia joint military Exercise INDRA will be held at Volgograd, Russia in August 2021. The exercise will entail conduct of counter terror operations under the United Nations mandate by a joint force against international terror groups. The INDRA series of exercises began in 2003 and was conducted as a […]
Marine Aids To Navigation Bill 2021
Marine Aids To Navigation Bill 2021: The Parliament has passed the Marine Aids to Navigation Bill 2021. The bill will repeal the Lighthouse Act, 1927, an over nine-decade-old law governing the traditional navigation aid, i.e. lighthouses. Uptil now, the administration and management of Lighthouse and Lightships in India is governed by Lighthouse Act 1927 for […]
Joint Actions In Afghanistan: China-Pakistan
Joint Actions In Afghanistan: China-Pakistan: China and Pakistan have decided to launch Joint Actions in Afghanistan to stop the war-torn country from becoming a hotbed for terrorism. The recent withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan has been matched by the swift advance of the Taliban across the nation. Joint Action: It has been outlined in […]
Artillery Interception System
Artillery Interception System: South Korea has approved plans to develop an artillery interception system, similar to Israel’s Iron Dome. This new defence system will be designed and built specifically to thwart attacks by rockets and long-range missiles launched by North Korea. The South Korean government had announced in June that it would be spending approximately […]
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST): NASA is set to launch the large infrared James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) touted as the “premier observatory” of the coming decade later this year. Considered the successor of the Hubble Space Telescope, JWST will study various phases in the history of the universe, from the formation of solar systems […]
Merchandise Programme
Merchandise Programme: In a bid to create awareness and kindling interest of students, children and the public in the domain of space and technology, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has come up with the customised-themed merchandise programme in partnership with multiple companies on board. So far, eight companies have registered with ISRO on a […]
What Are Phosphorus Rocks?
What Are Phosphorus Rocks?: Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers informed Parliament that India will explore indigenous deposits of phosphatic rock, a step towards becoming AatmaNirbhar in fertilizer production. Phosphorus rocks or phosphate rocks are unprocessed ores. Phosphate rock deposits can be sedimentary (formed from sediment deposited by water or air) or igneous (having solidified […]
