India has successfully tested the Bhargavastra: India has successfully tested its first indigenous micro-missile system, ‘Bhargavastra,’ designed to counter swarm drone threats. This development marks a significant milestone in enhancing the nation’s defense capabilities against emerging aerial threats.Capable of detecting small aerial vehicles at distances exceeding 6 km and neutralizing them using guided micro munitions.
CEO of Zurich Kotak General Insurance
CEO of Zurich Kotak General Insurance: Alok Kumar Agarwal has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Zurich Kotak General Insurance, effective January 1, 2025. He succeeds Suresh Agarwal in this role. He spent 22 years at ICICI Lombard General Insurance, holding various leadership positions across corporate, SME, government, rural, crop, […]
Mining Denied In Uttrakhand Near Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
Mining Denied In Uttrakhand Near Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary: The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has denied the Uttarakhand government’s proposal for soapstone mining near Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, a habitat for endangered species.National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) is constituted by the Central Government under Section 5A of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (WLPA).The board was constituted […]
Secretary General of Indian Ocean Rim Association
Secretary General of Indian Ocean Rim Association: The Ministry of External Affairs announced the appointment of Shri Sanjiv Ranjan as the next Secretary General of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA). A seasoned diplomat from the 1993 batch of the Indian Foreign Service, Shri Ranjan is set to assume his new role shortly. IORA is […]
Midges : New Species Identified
Midges : New Species Identified Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have identified 23 species of blood-sucking flies (Midges), 13 of them recorded for the first time in the country, in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.Midges are tiny insects which are similar in appearance to flies but are more closely related to mosquitoes […]
INS Mumbai Joins La Perouse 2025
INS Mumbai Joins La Perouse 2025: The Indian Navy’s guided-missile destroyer, INS Mumbai, is actively participating in the fourth edition of the multinational exercise La Perouse, which commenced on January 16, 2025. This exercise involves nine nations and is being conducted in the strategic waterways of the Malacca, Sunda, and Lombok straits, vital corridors for […]
Entity Locker
Entity Locker: The National eGovernance Division (NeGD), under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has developed Entity Locker.It is a secure, cloud-based solution that simplifies the storage, sharing, and verification of documents for a wide range of entities, including large organisations, corporations, micro, small, and medium Enterprises (MSMEs), trusts, startups and societies.It is […]
Russia and Iran signed a 20-year strategic partnership treaty
Russia and Iran signed a 20-year strategic partnership treaty: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a 20-year “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty” in Moscow, aiming to bolster bilateral relations across various sectors. The agreement seeks to enhance trade and economic ties, with bilateral trade having risen by 15.5% to $3.77 billion between […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 21st January 2025
Today’s Current Affairs: 21st January 2025 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Lake Naivasha
Lake Naivasha: Kenya’s popular Lake Naivasha is getting impacted by the water hyacinth that has taken over large parts of it.The water hyacinth is native to South America and was reportedly introduced to Kenya in the 1980s. Lake Naivasha is a shallow freshwater lake located in the southern Rift Valley in Kenya. It is considered […]
