Lakshya Aircraft: Aeronautical Development Establishment, a Bengaluru-based DRDO lab that developed the Lakshya aircraft, has been visited by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Lakshya Aircraft is an indigenously developed micro-light and pilot-less target aircraft. It designed and built by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a subsidiary of the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), […]
Tag: 6th May 2024
Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) Technology
Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) Technology: A Rs 60,000 crore contract to modernize the Indian Navy submarine fleet to build six stealth submarines equipped with Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) technology has started. With the emergence of submarines, there was a problem finding satisfactory forms of propulsion underwater. Traditional diesel-electric submarines need to surface frequently to charge […]
Integrated Pensioners Portal
Integrated Pensioners Portal: The government’s Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare recently started the Integrated Pensioners’ Portal in collaboration with Bank of India. Integrated Pensioners’ Portal is specifically designed to ensure complete digitization of the pension processing and payment system. It combines the pension processing and payment services of five banks (Bank of India, State […]
Boeing Starliner
Boeing Starliner: An Atlas V rocket is set to lift off with a team of two veteran astronauts sitting inside a crew capsule called Starliner, built by Boeing. Starliner is a spacecraft that transports astronauts into space after being launched there by a rocket. It consists of a crew capsule and a service module. The […]
Koothandavar Festival
Koothandavar Festival: Koothandavar festival at Koovagam in Tamil Nadu plays out a tale of marriage and widowhood, all in a day. Koothandavar festival takes place in Koovagam of Tamil Nadu. It is the annual event, steeped in tradition, garners global attention for its unique celebration of the transgender identity. In a Tamil version of the […]
Paliyar Tribes : Demand
Paliyar Tribes : Demand A recent research carried out on ‘Paliyar Tribals in Kodaikanal and Theni areas’ urged the State government to take necessary and immediate steps to uplift the Paliyar tribes as well as the other such Adivasi communities. Paliyar Tribe has been derived from the word ‘Palaniyan’ , which in Tamil language means […]
New President Of The Goods & Services Tax Appellate Tribunal : New President
New President Of The Goods & Services Tax Appellate Tribunal : The Appointment committee of Cabinet has approved the appointment of Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, former Chief Justice, Jharkhand High Court as President GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) for 4 years Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal represents a specialised authority formed to resolve GST-related disputes at […]
Blue Corner Notice : CBI
Blue Corner Notice : CBI The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to issue a Blue Corner notice against a person who fled abroad after allegations of sexual abuse. Blue Corner Notice is a part of Interpol’s elaborate system of colour-coded notices, which enable countries to “share alerts and requests for information on wanted […]
Artificial General Intelligence
Artificial General Intelligence: Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, expressed his commitment to invest billions of dollars towards the development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Artificial General Intelligence refers to a machine or a software that can perform any intellectual task that a human can do. This includes reasoning, common sense, abstract thinking, background knowledge, transfer […]
Swing Trading
Swing Trading: The Indian stock market has been witnessing volatility amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections and swing trading has been trending on the internet. Swing Trading is a style of trading where investors keep their positions for longer than a single day, typically holding onto stocks for several days or weeks. Its goal is […]
