PALM-400 Drones : Tested Succcessfully The Indian army has recently tested the prototype version of the PALM-400 drones successfully. The PALM 400 – acronym for ‘Precision Attack Loitering Munition’ is a long-range, high-precision loitering munition system. It is the result of a joint venture between AVision Systems (Israel), UVision Air Ltd, and Aditya Precitech Private […]
Category: Current Affairs
What Is Glacial Retreat?
What Is Glacial Retreat? Recent studies on Himalayan glaciers show that the variability in retreat rate and mass balance in different sectors of the mountain range is primarily linked to topography and climate. A team from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (Uttarakhand) studied two glaciers with different characteristics, the Pensilungpa Glacier (Ladakh) and the Durung-Drung […]
Kinzhal Missile : Russia
Kinzhal Missile : Russia Russia recently fired hypersonic Kinzhal missiles as part of a massive wave of strikes on Ukraine. The Kh-47M2, nicknamed “Kinzhal” is a nuclear-capable, Russian air-launched ballistic missile. It was one of six “next generation” weapons unveiled by Russian President Putin during a speech in March 2018. The Kinzhal can reach speeds […]
Multi-Angle Imager For Aerosols Mission
Multi-Angle Imager For Aerosols Mission: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced on Wednesday that it is partnering with the Italian Space Agency ASI (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana) to build and launch the MAIA mission. It is a joint mission between NASA and the Italian Space Agency ASI. This will investigate the health impacts of […]
BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting : Virtually
BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting : Virtually The Minister of State for External Affairs participated in the 19th The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Ministerial Meeting virtually from Bangkok. During the meeting, the Ministers approved several documents including rules of Procedure for Core BIMSTEC Mechanisms, Sectoral BIMSTEC Mechanisms and BIMSTEC’s External […]
TROPEX 2023
TROPEX 2023: Indian Navy’s major Operational level exercise TROPEX for the year 2023, conducted across the expanse of IOR for four months from Nov 22 – Mar 23, culminated this week in the Arabian Sea Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX 2023):Nov 2022 to March 2023. This operational level exercise is conducted biennially and witnesses […]
Jan Aushadhi Diwas 2023
Jan Aushadhi Diwas 2023: On the occasion of ‘5th Jan Aushadhi Diwas’, the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare also inaugurated ‘NaMo Day Care Centre’ and flagged off four NaMo Mobile Healthcare Units. The Department of Pharmaceuticals is celebrating Jan Aushadhi Diwas from March 1 to March 7, 2023, to create awareness about the […]
Money Laundering Provisions On Cryptocurrencies
Money Laundering Provisions On Cryptocurrencies: The government has recently imposed money laundering provisions on cryptocurrencies. The Finance Ministry said the anti-money laundering legislation has been applied to crypto trading, safekeeping and related financial services. The notification said, Exchange between virtual digital assets and fiat currencies, Exchange between one or more forms of virtual digital assets, […]
Megha-Tropiques-1 (MT-1) Satellite
Megha-Tropiques-1 (MT-1) Satellite: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully carried out the controlled re-entry experiment for the decommissioned Megha-Tropiques-1 (MT-1) satellite. Due to the increasing number of objects in space (Space Debris), the international aerospace community has adopted guidelines and assessment procedures to reduce the number of non-operational spacecraft and spent rocket upper stages […]
One Nation, One Challan Initiative
One Nation, One Challan Initiative: One Nation, One Challan is a govt initiative to bring all related agencies, such as the traffic police and the Regional Transport Office (RTO), on one platform. The Gujarat government is in the process of setting up virtual traffic courts in the state under the One Nation, One Challan initiative. […]
