What Is a CALM System? The Indian Army has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the Canister Launched Anti-Armour Loiter Ammunition (CALM) System of its mechanised forces. Earlier, the Indian Army had issued a RFI for the supply of Articulated All-Terrain Vehicles to be deployed in Ladakh and Kutch. The CALM System is a […]
Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs
5G Vertical Engagement And Partnership Program
5G Vertical Engagement And Partnership Program: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has invited Expression of Interest (EoI) for “5G Vertical Engagement and Partnership Program (VEPP)” initiative to build strong collaboration partnerships across 5G Use-case ecosystem stakeholders. It is an Initiative, where the DoT will “facilitate necessary approvals, regulatory clearances to enable use case prototyping, pilots, […]
What Is e-BCAS Project?
What Is e-BCAS Project? The Parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to the Civil Aviation Ministry discussed ‘e-BCAS project’. Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, BCAS establishes, develops, implements maintains, and reviews the National Aviation Security Programme. It also safeguards civil aviation operations against acts of unlawful interference and threat, taking into account the safety, regularity, and efficiency […]
Coal Gasification Plant : Jindal Steel & Power Limited
Coal Gasification Plant : Jindal Steel & Power Limited Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL) has plans of setting up a coal gasification plant — the second in the country — at its Raigarh plant in Chhattisgarh. India is committed to cut consumption of coal, a primary pollutant, in power plants to half by 2030 […]
Fortified Rice To Distribute Under Government Programmes
Fortified Rice To Distribute Under Government Programmes: The Union Cabinet has approved a scheme to distribute fortified rice under government programmes. Food Corporation of India and state agencies have already procured 88.65 LMT (lakh tonnes) of fortified rice for supply and distribution. In 2019, the government approved a Centrally sponsored pilot scheme for fortification of […]
Pinaka Rocket Systems
Pinaka Rocket Systems: Pinaka Mk-I (Enhanced) Rocket System (EPRS) and Pinaka Area Denial Munition (ADM) rocket systems have been successfully flight-tested by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army at Pokhran Firing Ranges. A total of 24 EPRS rockets were fired for different ranges during the last fortnight. Required accuracy and consistency was […]
‘Gaofen-3 03’: China’s Earth Observation Satellite
‘Gaofen-3 03’: China’s Earth Observation Satellite China has launched a new Earth observation satellite on 7th April 2022. This satellite will become a part of the country’s land-sea radar satellite constellation. It will capture images to help China safeguard its maritime interests. The satellite has been named Gaofen-3 03. It was from the Jiuquan Satellite […]
Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1)
Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1): Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) is a crew mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that is operated by the Axiom Space. This mission was launched on 8th April 2022 from Kennedy Space Center. It is a private crew mission. The crew consists of Michael López-Alegría who is a professionally trained astronaut […]
Geomagnetic Storm
Geomagnetic Storm: The earth is likely to hit by a geomagnetic storm according to the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Geomagnetic storms are caused when events such as solar flares can send higher than normal levels of radiation towards Earth. This radiation interacts with the Earth’s magnetic […]
XE Variant Of The Coronavirus
XE Variant Of The Coronavirus: A 50-year-old woman in Mumbai, may have been infected with the newly-discovered ‘XE’ variant of the coronavirus. XE is a sub-variant of Omicron, which caused the third wave of Covid-19, which had not been found in India until now. So far, there is no indication that it is more dangerous […]
