Yearly Archives: 2022
Canister-launched Anti-armour Loiter Ammunition (CALM) System
In News Recently, the Army has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for canister-launched anti-armour loiter ammunition (CALM) for its mechanised forces. About Earlier, the Indian Army had issued a RFI for the supply of Articulated All-Terrain Vehicles to be deployed in Ladakh and Kutch.The Army has specified that it intends to procure 150 such […]
Indian Express
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 1& 11 Let’s talk how to manage destabilising effects of Russia’s war: Biden to Modi New Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif raises Kashmir, turns to Modi who hopes region is terror-free Larger battle for Pakistan (International Relations) What are […]
The Hindu
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 Ukraine dominates Modi-Biden talks Modi pushes for peace as Shehbaz fags Kashmir (International Relations) What are the focused areas of fourth ‘2+ 2’ foreign and defence ministry dialogues between India-US?know about the Russia-Ukraine crisis and how to manage […]
State Energy and Climate Index List
In News NITI Aayog has launched the State Energy & Climate Index-Round I. About The State Energy & Climate Index (SECI) Round I ranks the states’ performance on 6 parameters, namely DISCOM’s Performance Access, Affordability and Reliability of Energy Clean Energy Initiatives Energy Efficiency Environmental Sustainability New Initiatives. The parameters are further divided into 27 […]
HELINA Missile
In News An Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ was successfully launched from an indigenously-developed helicopter at high-altitude ranges as part of user validation trials. The flight-test was jointly conducted by the teams of scientists from Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Indian Army and Indian Air Force (IAF). The missile is guided by an Imaging Infra-Red […]
Enhanced Pinaka Rocket System
In News ?Pinaka Mk-I (Enhanced) Rocket System (EPRS) and Pinaka Area Denial Munition (ADM) rocket systems have been successfully flight-tested by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army at Pokhran Firing Ranges. A total of 24 EPRS rockets were fired for different ranges. About Pinaka Rocket System The ?Pinaka rocket system has been […]
e-BCAS Project
In Context In order to facilitate e-governance and automation of internal processes, the Ministry of Civil Aviation is mulling over the implementation of the ‘e-BCAS Project’. About Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, BCAS has undertaken e-BCAS, an initiative under e-Governance for automation of internal processes. This will be an online platform for the facilitation of […]
Opposition for Hindi as Compulsory School Subject
In Context The Centre’s move to make Hindi a compulsory language in schools across the eight states in the northeast has annoyed various organisations in the region. Background The Home Minister earlier said Hindi would be made a must up to Class 10 in the region’s schools describing Hindi as “the language of India”. He […]
Coastal Erosion
In News Recently, the Ministry of Earth Sciences informed the Lok Sabha that of the 6,907.18 km long Indian coastline of the mainland, a significant area is under varying degrees of Coastal erosion. About The National Centre for Coastal Research, Chennai, an attached office of the Ministry of Earth Sciences has been monitoring shoreline erosion […]
