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Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) Missile

In News  DRDO conducted two successful test flights of the Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile .  Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile  About: It is a Man Portable Air Defence System (MANPAD) designed and developed indigenously by DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories and […]

Exercise Kakadu 2022

In News Recently, a P8I Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft of the Indian Navy participated in the Multinational Maritime Exercise Kakadu 2022. About  It was hosted by the Royal Australian Navy in Darwin along with INS Satpura.  It is a biennial maritime exercise that brings together around 3,000 personnel, 15 warships and more than 30 […]

Energising India-Nepal ties

In News  Nepal signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India to develop the West Seti and Seti River (SR6) projects — a total of 1,200 MW. Background  In an MoU in 2012, China was assigned to develop the project, but it withdrew in 2018, citing issues of resettlement and rehabilitation. Subsequently, Nepal tried to […]

Dada Saheb Phalke Award

In News Recently, Veteran actress Asha Parekh has been declared the recipient of the 2020 Dadasaheb Phalke award, making her the 52nd awardee of the honour. Dadasaheb Phalke award Beginning: The Government of India started it in 1969 to commemorate Dadasaheb Phalke, known as the ‘Father of Indian Cinema’. He made India’s first full-length feature […]

Ram Setu

In News Recently, Ram Setu has been at the centre of several controversies and legal cases. The Ram Setu It is also known as Adam’s Bridge. It is a 48-km chain of limestone shoals between Rameswaram on India’s southeast coast and Mannar Island near Sri Lanka’s northwest coast. The structure has significance in both Hindu […]

Bhagat Singh

In News  Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the Chandigarh international airport would be named after freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. About Bhagat Singh He is regarded as one of the most powerful revolutionaries of the Indian Nationalist Movement. Born on September 28, 1907 . He attended Dayanand Anglo Vedic High School, which was operated by […]

Solarization of Aviation sector

In News Recently, The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Solar Alliance (ISA)  More about the news About: The conclusion of MoU between ISA and ICAO was Jointly hosted by India and France. The MoU aims to check the growth of CO2 emissions in the sector. The […]

Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS)

In News Recently, the government said that the Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS), launched under Startup India initiative in 2016 has committed Rs 7,385 crore to 88 Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs). These AIFs in turn have invested Rs 11,206 crore in 720 startups. About Fund of Funds for Startups  Meaning Fund of Funds is […]

Report on the Conservation Status of Migratory Waterbirds in the Agreement Area

In News Recently, according to the report most of the waterbird populations protected under the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) are now facing serious threats. The report was released at the Eighth Session of the Meeting of the Parties to AEWA opened in Budapest September 27, 2022.  Major Highlights of the report  Decline in population: […]

‘Neelakurinji’ Bloom

In  News  The Neelakurinji flowers have turned the green patches of Bababudangiri range of the Western Ghats (Chandradrona Mountains) into purple-blue. Bathukamma flower festival is celebrated in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh as per Satavahana Calendar during the Navratri festival. About Neelakurinji Flower It is a shrub of the Acanthaceae family that famously blooms once every […]