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BrahMos: 25 Years of the Joint Venture

IDSA

GS-3/Security

• The BrahMos Aerospace JV was formed in 1998 between DRDO of India and Russian NPOM
• The 2022 Philippines deal 

India, Indonesia complete joint report on Sabang port feasibility

Mint Page 2

GS-2/IR

• India and Indonesia completed a joint feasibility study on developing Sabang port
• How is it strategically valuable for India?
• Strait of Malacca 

Kheer Bhawani Mela, 2023 celebrated with great fervor and enthusiasm by Kashmiri Pandits and locals of the Kashmir valley

PIB

GS-1/Culture

• Mata Kheer-Bhawani Temple
• The Kheer Bhawani mela or festival sees the annual congregation of Kashmiri Hindus during Jyeshtha Ashtami

DGCA approves for night landing facility at Kalaburagi Airport

PIB

GS-3/Economy

• DGCA has approved the night landing facility at Kalaburagi Airport
• Kalaburagi is called a Sufi city
• International airports in India

PM flags off Assam’s first Vande Bharat Express connecting Guwahati to New Jalpaiguri

PIB

GS-3/Economy

• Vande Bharat Express: What makes it different from India’s other high-speed trains 
• MEMU – Mainline Electric Multiple Unit
• DEMU – Diesel Electric Multiple Unit

Performance review: How Parliament has functioned till now 

Hindu Page 7

GS-2/Polity

• The 17th Lok Sabha has functioned for 230 sitting days so far
• Parliamentary Standing Committees
• The 17th Lok Sabha has not elected a Deputy Speaker

What has India done to curb unnecessary hysterectomies?

Hindu Page 8

GS-2/Health

• What is hysterectomy?
• What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Hysterectomy?

Understanding the violence faced by healthcare professionals in India 

Hindu Page 9

GS-2/Health

• Why do healthcare workers face violence?
• What effect does the violence have?

Muslims lag behind Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in higher education

Hindu Page 11 

GS-1/society

• Key findings of All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2020-2021 by Ministry of Education
• The Muslim accounting for only 4.6% higher education enrolment though the community’s share in the population is 14%.

India to train ASEAN women in United Nations Peacekeeping operations

Hindu Page 12

GS-2/IR

• What is the U.N. Peacekeeping mission?
• India is set to conduct two initiatives for women personnel from South East Asia later this year

China announces plan to land astronauts on moon by end of 2030

Indian Express Page 15

GS-3/S&T

• China plans to send astronauts to moon by 2030
• The United States is the only country to have successfully conducted crewed missions to the Moon

Dozens of groups, deep faultlines: What is the history of insurgency in Manipur

Indian Express Page 16

GS-3/security

• History of conflict in Manipur
• Kuki-Zomi insurgent groups