Indo-Pacific Economic Framework: India stayed out of the joint declaration on the trade pillar of the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework ministerial meet in Los Angeles, with Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal citing concerns over possible discrimination against developing economies India was the only one of the 14 IPEF countries, which include South East Asian countries, […]
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Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on the mechanism of consultations between India and the GCC. The External Affairs Minister is on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia from 10-12 September. This is his first trip […]
Taragiri : Project 17A Frigate
Taragiri : Project 17A Frigate Taragiri, a Project 17A Frigate will be launched at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai on 11 September 2022. ‘Taragiri’, named after a hill range in Himalayas located at Garhwal, is the fifth ship of Project 17A Frigates. These ships are advanced version of the P17 Frigates (Shivalik Class) with improved […]
Exercise Parvat Prahar
Exercise Parvat Prahar: Army chief General Manoj Pande visited the Ladakh sector to review Exercise Parvat Prahar. The exercise saw the deployment of all new major inductions of the Army. The exercise, which was held in the Ladakh plateau at an altitude of 14,000 feet, used newly inducted all-terrain vehicles transported by Chinook heavy lift […]
General Bipin Rawat Military Garrison
General Bipin Rawat Military Garrison: The military camp at Kibithu, which is very close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh, has been renamed “General Bipin Rawat military garrison” in honour of the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), who was killed in a chopper crash last December. Kibithu is a […]
Rabies
Rabies: The death of a 12-year-old girl in Kerala from rabies, despite having multiple inoculations of the vaccine, has raised questions on the efficacy of rabies vaccines in India and their availability. Rabies is a disease that is caused by a family of viruses called the lyssaviruses and found in a range of mammals. The […]
Human Development Report 2021-22
Human Development Report 2021-22: According to the Human Development Report 2021-22, India’s rank on the Human Development Index (HDI) has slipped from 130 in 2020 to 132 in 2022, in line with a global fall in HDI scores in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Ninety percent of countries have registered a reduction in their […]
Quick Reaction Surface To Air Missile (QRSAM)
Quick Reaction Surface To Air Missile (QRSAM): India conducted six successful flight-tests of the Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system from Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur off the Odisha coast. The test was jointly conducted by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army. QRSAM is a canister-based system, which means […]
Quantum Computing
Quantum Computing: According to a study by IBM, India is witnessing a growing interest in quantum computing, with students, developers, and academia actively participating. Consequently, the country is emerging as a talent hub for quantum computing. Quantum computing is a rapidly-emerging technology that harnesses the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems too complex for […]
Red-Eared Slider Turtles
Red-Eared Slider Turtles: Experts have expressed the concern that the presence of invasive and non-native south Red-Eared Slider Turtles would lead to the extinction of native species of their own kind. India is home to 29 freshwater turtles and tortoise species of the 356 turtle species recognised worldwide and around 80%of them are threatened. The […]
