INAS 314: Indian Navy’s all-women crew creates history by completing first independent maritime surveillance mission over Arabian Sea. Indian Navy’s women officers have created history after they completed the first-ever all-women independent maritime reconnaissance and surveillance mission in the North Arabian Sea onboard a Dornier 228 aircraft. The mission was carried out by five officers […]
Tag: 6th Aug 2022
Hasdeo Aranya
Hasdeo Aranya: On July 26, the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a private member resolution urging the Centre to cancel allocation of all coal mining blocks in the ecologically sensitive area of Hasdeo Aranya. Underneath the Hasdeo Aranya is a coalfield that comprises of 22 coal blocks. In 2010, the Centre categorised Hasdeo Aranya to […]
Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missiles ATGM
Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missiles ATGM: The indigenously developed Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missiles ATGM were successfully test-fired from Main Battle Tank MBT Arjun by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army at KK Ranges with support of Armoured Corps Centre and School Ahmednagar in Maharashtra. The missiles hit with precision and successfully destroyed the […]
AzaadiSAT
AzaadiSAT: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch its smallest commercial rocket to unfurl Tricolour in space. The launch will take place from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. ISRO chairman S Somanath has called the new satellite a “game changer” that will drive India’s dreams of breaking into the lucrative and booming small […]
Personal Data Protection Bill
Personal Data Protection Bill: The government has withdrawn the Personal Data Protection Bill from Parliament as it considers a “comprehensive legal framework” to regulate the online space, including bringing separate laws on data privacy, the overall Internet ecosystem, cybersecurity, telecom regulations, and harnessing non-personal data to boost innovation in the country. The government has taken […]
Climate Change Targets For 2030
Climate Change Targets For 2030: India has enhanced its climate change targets for 2030. In UNFCCC COP 26 at Glasgow in 2021, the Prime Minister of India had made a series of new promises to strengthen climate action from India. India’s Revised Targets: India is now committing itself to at least 45% reduction in emissions […]
Kerala Floods
Kerala Floods: Kerala once again stares at a flood-like situation, similar to the one in 2018, with high intensity rain triggered by strong monsoon winds. In addition, a low-pressure system is expected to form within 2-3 days over the Bay of Bengal, which is likely to aggravate the rains. It is an overflowing of water […]
1st Session Of “India-Mauritius High-Powered Joint Trade Committee
1st Session Of “India-Mauritius High-Powered Joint Trade Committee: India hosted the 1st Session of “India-Mauritius High-Powered Joint Trade Committee” under the “India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA)”. Bilateral merchandise trade between India and Mauritius rose to USD 786.72 million in 2021-22 from USD 690.02 million in 2019-20. Both sides agreed to enhance bilateral […]
Lawn Bowls Sport
Lawn Bowls Sport: In Commonwealth Games 2022, Indian women’s team scripted history by winning the country’s first-ever Gold Medal in “Women’s Four Lawn Bowls” Sport. Lawn bowls is often considered a mix of “Ten-pin Bowling” and the winter sport of “Curling”. While in ten-pin bowling, the goal is to take down all the pins at […]
Suresh N Patel : New Chief Of The Central Vigilance Commission
Suresh N Patel : New Chief Of The Central Vigilance Commission The Government appointed Suresh N Patel as the new chief of the Central Vigilance Commission. The Central Vigilance Commission was set up by the Government in 1964 on the recommendations of the Committee on Prevention of Corruption, headed by Shri K. Santhanam, to advise […]
