Training Launch Of Prithvi-II Missile: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), successfully carried out a training launch of, Prithvi-II from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off Odisha. Prithvi-II missile: It is a surface-to-surface, nuclear-capable short-range ballistic missile. It has a carrying 500-1,000 kilograms of warheads and is powered by liquid propulsion twin engines. Range: […]
Tag: 12th Jan 2023
Village Defence Guards Scheme (VDGs)
Village Defence Guards Scheme (VDGs): Government started the process of arming members of VDGs with assault rifles in Jammu region and CRPF to provide arms training to VDGs in the wake of recent terror attacks in the region. The aim of VDGs is to organize a small group of volunteer armed civilians in the identified […]
Reservation To The Native Women Of The State : Governor Of Uttarakhand
Reservation To The Native Women Of The State : Governor Of Uttarakhand The Governor of Uttarakhand gave the nod to a Bill that gives 30% reservation to the native women of the state. The Uttarakhand Public Services (Horizontal Reservation for Women) Bill,2022, provides women with 30 per cent horizontal reservation in public services and posts, […]
Assisted Reproductive Technology
Assisted Reproductive Technology: The Kerala High Court has said that personal choice to build a family is a fundamental right and fixing an upper age limit for the same was a restriction which needs a relook. The court passed the directive while disposing of a batch of petitions challenging the age limit of 50 years […]
Strategic Roadmap With ‘Vision 2047’ : All India Football Federation
Strategic Roadmap With ‘Vision 2047’ : All India Football Federation The All India Football Federation unveiled its strategic roadmap with ‘Vision 2047’, hoping that in the country’s centenary year of independence, India will emerge as a new powerhouse of Asian football. Developed in conjunction with all stakeholders within Indian Football, the roadmap has also sought […]
Nickel Alloy Coating
Nickel Alloy Coating Scientists at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI), an autonomous Research and Development Centre of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, have developed a lab-scale process to deposit novel nanostructured Nickel alloy coatings. A new method of deposition of Nickel alloy coatings […]
Increase In Blackbuck Population
Increase In Blackbuck Population: A recent study conducted by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has shed light on how blackbuck in India has fared in the face of natural and human-induced challenges to their survival. Researchers found that an ancestral blackbuck population first split into two groups: the northern and the southern cluster. The […]
Section 6A Of The Citizenship Act, 1955
Section 6A Of The Citizenship Act, 1955: A Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said it will first take up for preliminary determination whether Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 suffers from any “constitutional infirmity”. Section 6A was a special provision inserted into the 1955 Act in furtherance of a […]
World Spice Congress 2023
World Spice Congress 2023: The Secretary to the Spices Board of India said that World Spice Congress 2023 will be held in Mumbai from 16-18 February 2023. Theme : VISION 2030: S-P-I-C-E-S (Sustainability, Productivity, Innovation, Collaboration, Excellence and Safety). Policymakers, regulatory authorities, spice trade associations, government officials as well as technical experts from key G20 […]
Very Short-Range Air Defence System
Very Short-Range Air Defence System The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) to critical procurements for the defence forces, including that of the Very Short Range Air Defence System or VSHORAD (IR Homing) missile system. VSHORAD missile system is a man-portable air defence system (MANPADS). These are short-range, […]
