{"id":46032,"date":"2025-06-23T20:50:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=46032"},"modified":"2025-06-26T15:28:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T09:58:43","slug":"news-in-short-23-06-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/23-06-2025\/news-in-short-23-06-2025","title":{"rendered":"News In Short-23-06-2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabhus: GS1\/History&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Bharatiya Jana Sangh&#8217;s founding <strong>president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/06-07-2022\/dr-syama-prasad-mookerjee-2\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/06-07-2022\/dr-syama-prasad-mookerjee-2\">Syama Prasad Mukherjee<\/a> <\/strong>on his death anniversary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He was born on 6th July 1901 in Calcutta.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was a multifaceted personality -patriot, educationist, parliamentarian, statesman, and humanitarian.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He inherited a legacy of erudition and nationalism from his father, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee, an esteemed Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University and Judge of the Calcutta High Court.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Major Contributions\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He excelled academically and served as the youngest Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University, promoting Indian languages and education.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was initially involved with Congress and later joined the Hindu Mahasabha, becoming its acting president and advocating for complete Indian independence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As Finance Minister in Bengal, he<strong> opposed colonial interference<\/strong> and contributed to famine relief efforts.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post-independence, he served as<strong> Industry Minister<\/strong>, helping establish key industrial institutions before founding the Bharatiya Jan Sangh in 1951.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was Known as <strong>&#8220;The Lion of Parliament,<\/strong>&#8221; he was a powerful orator championing national unity, <strong>especially the integration of Jammu and Kashmir.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Legacy&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He died in detention in Kashmir in 1953 and is remembered for his patriotism, leadership, and dedication to India\u2019s unity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source :PIB<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>UMEED Portal<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/ Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Minority Affairs Ministry actively engages with States and Union Territories to ensure effective implementation of the UMEED portal, ensuring all <strong>Waqf properties<\/strong> are uploaded within <strong>six months.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About UMEED Portal<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The portal is developed by the <strong>Ministry of Minority Affairs<\/strong> to manage Waqf properties efficiently across India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The UMEED Central Portal, short for <strong>Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995<\/strong> will serve as a <strong>centralized digital platform <\/strong>for real-time uploading, verification, and monitoring of Waqf properties.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Key Features of the Portal are:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Creation of a digital inventory with geo-tagging of all Waqf properties<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Online grievance redressal system for better responsiveness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transparent leasing and usage tracking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integration with GIS mapping and other e-Governance tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Public access to verified records and reports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2138660\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>US Attack on Iran\u2019s Nuclear Facilities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/ International relations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The United States attacked <strong>three key nuclear installations<\/strong> in Iran\u2014<strong>Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Background<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The strikes, known as <strong>Operation Midnight Hammer<\/strong>, mark the first direct U.S. military intervention targeting Iran\u2019s nuclear infrastructure amid its war with Israel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The operation was coordinated with Israeli forces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e5e6e5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/06\/US-Attack-on-Irans-Nuclear-Facilities.png\" alt=\"us attack on iran nuclear facilities\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-46035\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e5e6e5; width:450px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/06\/US-Attack-on-Irans-Nuclear-Facilities.png 502w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/06\/US-Attack-on-Irans-Nuclear-Facilities-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Other Nuclear Sites (Not Targeted)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant:<\/strong> Commercial site, Russian-fueled, under IAEA monitoring.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Arak Heavy Water Reactor: <\/strong>Potential for plutonium production; reconfigured under JCPOA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tehran Research Reactor:<\/strong> Retrofitted for low-enriched uranium use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)<\/strong><br>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/03-03-2021\/joint-comprehensive-plan-of-action\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/03-03-2021\/joint-comprehensive-plan-of-action\"><strong>JCPOA<\/strong><\/a>, commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal, is a landmark diplomatic agreement reached in <strong>2015<\/strong> between Iran and the <strong>P5+1 countries <\/strong>\u2014 United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, and Germany, along with the European Union.<br>&#8211; To ensure that <strong>Iran\u2019s nuclear program remains peaceful <\/strong>and to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, in exchange for<strong> lifting economic sanctions.<\/strong><br>&#8211; However In <strong>2018, the U.S. <\/strong>under President Donald Trump<strong> unilaterally withdrew from the JCPOA.<\/strong><br><br><strong>Main Provisions of the JCPOA<\/strong><br>&#8211; <strong>Uranium Enrichment Limits: <\/strong>Iran agreed to cap uranium enrichment at 3.67% purity (far below the 90% needed for weapons).<br>1. It could only keep 300 kg of low-enriched uranium, down from over 10,000 kg.<br>&#8211; <strong>Centrifuge Reduction:<\/strong> Iran agreed to reduce its number of centrifuges from about 20,000 to 6,104, of which only 5,060 could be used for enrichment.<br>&#8211; <strong>About Fordow:<\/strong> No uranium enrichment for <strong>15 years.<\/strong><br>1. <strong>Natanz: <\/strong>The only site allowed to enrich uranium under strict monitoring.<br>&#8211; <strong>Heavy Water Reactor at Arak:<\/strong> Iran had to redesign and rebuild the reactor to prevent plutonium production.<br>&#8211; <strong>Iran agreed to allow IAEA inspectors<\/strong> regular and long-term access to its nuclear facilities, including undeclared sites.<br>&#8211; <strong>Sanctions Relief:<\/strong> In exchange, UN, U.S., and EU nuclear-related sanctions were lifted, giving Iran access to global markets and frozen assets.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/world\/story\/trump-iran-nuclear-site-attack-fordow-natanz-israel-war-what-we-know-2744368-2025-06-22\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>IT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Iran Moves to Block Strait of Hormuz<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/ IR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Iran\u2019s Parliament has approved a proposal to close the<strong> Strait of Hormuz due to <\/strong>U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, escalating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/14-06-2025\/israel-iran-conflict\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/14-06-2025\/israel-iran-conflict\"><strong>Iran-Israel conflict<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Strait of Hormuz<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Strait of Hormuz connects the <strong>Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman<\/strong> and the Arabian Sea.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d8e0c1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/06\/About-Strait-of-Hormuz.png\" alt=\"About Strait of Hormuz\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-46034\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d8e0c1; width:394px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/06\/About-Strait-of-Hormuz.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/06\/About-Strait-of-Hormuz-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/06\/About-Strait-of-Hormuz-768x480.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is l<strong>ocated between Oman and Iran<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world&#8217;s most strategically important choke points.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It serves as the primary export route for Gulf producers such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, and Kuwait.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It handles about 20 million barrels of oil daily\u2014around one-fifth of global supply\u2014and significant LNG volumes.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;In 2024\u201325, it accounted for over a quarter of global seaborne oil trade, making it vital to global energy security.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Impacts of Closure&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Saudi Arabia and the UAE have limited overland pipeline alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz, covering less than half its capacity.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any closure of the Strait would disrupt <strong>global supply chains and increase shipping and insurance costs.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India imports <strong>90% of its crude oil, <\/strong>with around 2 million barrels per day passing through the <strong>Strait of Hormuz.&nbsp;<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>However, India&#8217;s diversified oil sources, with<strong> Russian crude now making up 38% of imports.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A prolonged crisis could weaken growth, raise inflation, pressure the rupee, and strain fiscal space.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: BS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Sariska Tiger Reserve<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A plan drawn up to rationalise the boundary of <strong>Sariska Tiger Reserve\u2019s Critical Tiger Habitat (CTH)<\/strong> may offer a lifeline to<strong> over 50 marble and dolomite mines that were closed following a Supreme Court order.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If approved, the new boundaries<strong> would exclude degraded peripheral areas,<\/strong> moving mining operations outside the prohibited one-kilometre zone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/30-03-2022\/sariska-tiger-reserve\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/30-03-2022\/sariska-tiger-reserve\">Sariska Tiger Reserve<\/a> or Sariska National Park<\/strong> is one of the biggest and most renowned Tiger reserves in Northern India.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The park is located in the<strong> Alwar district of Rajasthan.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sariska Tiger reserve<\/strong> used to be the hunting ground for the princely state of Alwar. But after Independence, The Sariska Forest was first notified as a <strong>Wildlife Reserve in 1955.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1978:<\/strong> It was declared as the 11th Tiger Reserve by the Government of India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1982:<\/strong> The Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary was designated as Sariska National Park.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/over-50-mines-may-benefit-as-sariskas-critical-tiger-habitat-to-be-redrawn-10082270\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>IE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator\/MOP<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Defence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The American military has completed airstrikes on three sites in Iran, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict with Israel.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Located 300 feet beneath a mountain, Fordo<\/strong> is where Iran has allegedly <strong>tried to enrich uranium for weapons<\/strong> purposes and stockpile the enriched uranium.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator<\/strong> is the largest <strong>non-nuclear bomb<\/strong> in the US inventory.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"636a6c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"787\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GBU-57-Bunker-buster-bomb-787x1024.png\" alt=\"gbu-57 bunker buster bomb\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-46033\" style=\"--dominant-color: #636a6c; width:413px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GBU-57-Bunker-buster-bomb-787x1024.png 787w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GBU-57-Bunker-buster-bomb-230x300.png 230w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GBU-57-Bunker-buster-bomb-768x1000.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GBU-57-Bunker-buster-bomb-1180x1536.png 1180w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GBU-57-Bunker-buster-bomb.png 1573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Built by<strong> Boeing and guided by GPS<\/strong>, it is engineered specifically to target deeply buried and hardened bunkers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MOP measures <strong>20.5 feet in length and 31.5 inches in diameter, and weighs just under 30,000 pounds<\/strong>\u2014including 5,300 pounds of high-explosive material.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bomb can <strong>burrow more than 200 feet through reinforced concrete before detonating<\/strong>. Its casing, made from high-performance steel alloy, helps it withstand the <strong>immense impact forces upon penetration.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Any country other than the US<\/strong>, does not have any non-nuclear weapon systems that can penetrate a site as deep as Fordo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-global\/us-iran-bunker-buster-bomb-nuclear-plants-10080907\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>IE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>INS Nilgiri: First Project 17A Stealth Frigate<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus :GS3\/Defence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>INS Nilgiri arrived at Visakhapatnam port to join the Eastern Naval Command\u2019s Sunrise Fleet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ebecf0\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Do you know?<\/strong><br>The other six ships of this class \u2014 Himgiri, Taragiri, Udaygiri, Dunagiri, and Vindhyagiri \u2014 are at various stages of construction at MDL, Mumbai, and GRSE, Kolkata.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>INS Nilgiri&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai, and Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata as a follow-on to the <strong>Shivalik class.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is the first<strong> indigenously built Project 17A stealth frigate.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Project 17A Frigates<\/strong> are the follow-on class of Project 17 (Shivalik Class) Frigates, with improved stealth features, advanced weapons and sensors and platform management systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is designed for blue-water operations and is equipped for anti-air, anti-surface, and anti-submarine warfare.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is multi-mission ships which operate in deep seas and handle conventional and unconventional threats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source :IE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>INS Tamal<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Defence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The<strong> Indian Navy<\/strong> is all set to commission its latest <strong>stealth multi-role frigate INS Tamal at Kaliningrad in Russia.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This will be the <strong>last warship of the Indian Navy to have been built outside India<\/strong> and the <strong>eighth in the series of Krivak class frigates<\/strong> inducted from Russia over the past two decades.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>INS Tamal is the <strong>second ship of the Tushil Class,<\/strong> which are the upgraded versions of their predecessors,<strong> Talwar and Teg classes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By the conclusion of this series of ships, th<strong>e Indian Navy will be operating 10 ships with similar capabilities<\/strong> over four different classes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>INS Tamal<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The ship has <strong>26% indigenous components,<\/strong> including the <strong>BrahMos long range cruise missile <\/strong>for targeting both at sea and land.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The vessel has significant <strong>upgrades in its arsenal in comparison to its predecessors.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The ship\u2019s new design provides it with enhanced stealth features and greater stability characteristics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/ins-tamal-indias-last-imported-warship-to-be-commissioned-on-july-1\/article69724635.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Bharatiya Jana Sangh&#8217;s founding president Syama Prasad Mukherjee \u00a0on his death anniversary.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">He was born on 6th July 1901 in Calcutta.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">He was a multifaceted personality -patriot, educationist, parliamentarian, statesman, and humanitarian.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">He inherited a legacy of erudition and nationalism from his father, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee, an esteemed Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University and Judge of the Calcutta High Court.<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/23-06-2025\/news-in-short-23-06-2025\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm 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