What is the M51.3 Missile? France recently test-fired for the first time its new M51.3 nuclear-capable ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine. The M51.3, built by ArianeGroup, entered service on 24 October 2025. It was developed as a further evolution of the M51 missile family. It is being considered as the primary weapon system for […]
Tag: 7th Oct 2026
Who are Maldharis?
Who are Maldharis? The Gujarat government recently announced a scheme for the voluntary relocation of maldharis (semi-nomadic pastoralists) from the Barda sanctuary in Porbandar and Devbhumi Dwarka districts, being developed as a ‘second home’ for Asiatic lions. They are a semi-nomadic pastoralist community primarily residing in Gujarat’s Banni grasslands, Gir Forest, and parts of Rajasthan. […]
Chamkharchhu-I Hydropower Project
Chamkharchhu-I Hydropower Project: Adani Power and Bhutan’s state-owned generation utility, Druk Green Power Corporation Ltd (DGPC), have signed a Shareholders Agreement to develop the 770 MW Chamkharchhu-I Hydroelectric Project in Bhutan. It is a 770 MW run-of-river hydropower project planned on the Chamkharchhu River in the Zhemgang district of central Bhutan. The project will be […]
Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve (VDTR)
Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve (VDTR): Madhya Pradesh is planning to establish its third cheetah habitat at Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve (VDTR), earlier known as Nauradehi, with the first pair of cheetahs scheduled for release into the reserve. Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve (VDTR) is spread across three districts, i.e. Sagar, Damoh and Narsinghpur, of Madhya Pradesh. […]
Advanced High-Altitude Parachute
Advanced High-Altitude Parachute: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted the maiden live jump of the indigenously developed Advanced High-Altitude Parachute (AHAP) at Nyoma (Mudh DZ) in Ladakh. Advanced High-Altitude Parachute is a static-line parachute system for the mass drop of paratroopers. It has been designed and developed by DRDO’s Aerial Delivery Research […]
Press Council of India
Press Council of India: It was observed that the Press Council of India (PCI), has been operating at half its sanctioned strength for nearly a year now, without a single working journalist or newspaper editor. Press Council of India is a statutory quasi-judicial autonomous authority, re-established in 1979 under the Press Council Act, 1978. Objectives […]
SME Growth Fund
SME Growth Fund: The Union Cabinet approved the Government of India’s commitment of Rs.10,000 crore towards the establishment of the SME Growth Fund (SGF). SME Growth Fund is aimed at catalysing growth-oriented capital for India’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). It enables the emergence of champion Indian enterprises across manufacturing, services, technology, innovation-driven sectors, and […]
Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority
Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister of India has approved the setting up of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) — Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority (ITLA). Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority will function as a specialised institutional mechanism for research, planning, project appraisal, monitoring and impact assessment across transportation […]
