second term.
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#India #IndianAirForce #IAF #CRPF #Pakistan #NarendraModi

ईरान ने संवर्धित यूरेनियम भंडार की तय सीमा तोड़ी
ईरान ने वैश्विक शक्तियों के साथ उसके परमाणु समझौते के तहत तय की गई संवर्धित यूरेनियम भंडारण की सीमा तोड़ दी है। यह जानकारी विदेश मंत्री जवाद जरीफ ने दी। इसके साथ ही माना जा रहा है कि ईरान पी5+1 और यूरोपीय संघ के साथ 2015 में हुए ऐतिहासिक समझौते को तोड़ने की दिशा में आगे बढ़ गया है जिस दौरान यूरेनियम भंडारण की सीमा तय की गई थी। उधर, परमाणु कार्यक्रमों पर नजर रखने वाली संयुक्त राष्ट्र की एजेंसी IAEA ने भी ईरान के इस कदम की पुष्टि कर दी है।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20745-2019-07-02-05-06-34
#Iran #JawabJaffar #nuclear #IAEA #DonaldTrump #uranium #EuropeanUnion

BRI से मुकाबला
चीन का बॉडर रोड इनिशिएटिव (BRI) जहां अपने तय पैमाने और अपनी महात्वाकांक्षा से पिछड़ता दिख रहा है, वहीं भारत रियायती लाइन्स ऑफ क्रेडिट (LOC) पर आधारित विकासात्मक सहयोग साझीदारी के तहत 63 देशों में आर्थिक परियोजनाओं पर काम कर रहा है। मौजूदा समय में 63 देशों को 279 लाइन्स ऑफ क्रेडिट दिया गया है।
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#BRI #LOC #China #VMuralidharan #India #economic #BoulderRoadInitiative

अफस्पा के तहत पूरा नगालैंड 'अशांत' घोषित
अफस्पा के तहत पूरे नगालैंड को और छह महीनों (दिसंबर अंत तक) के लिए 'अशांत क्षेत्र' घोषित कर दिया गया। सशस्त्र बल (विशेषाधिकार) कानून (AFSPA) के तहत सुरक्षा बल कहीं भी कार्रवाई और बिना पूर्व नोटिस किसी को भी गिरफ्तार कर सकते हैं। नगालैंड में कई दशकों से अफस्पा लागू है।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20743-2019-07-02-05-06-12
#AFSPA #turbulent #Nagaland #disturbedarea #JammuandKashmir

Teachers reservation bill Passed
Lok Sabha on 1 July 2019 passed a bill that proposes to make university or college as a unit instead of department for the purpose of providing reservation for filling teachers posts in central education institutions.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20750-teachers-reservation-bill-passed
#SC #EWS #LokSabha #ScheduledCaste #AllahabadHighCourt #NarendraModi

Assam NRC date extended
The government has given the process an extension of one month. The final list of National Register of Citizens in Assam was to be published on July 1. It will now be published on July 31.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20749-assam-nrc-date-extended
#Assam #NRC #India #HimachalPradesh #citizens

ILO report on Climate change
As climate change worsens, growing heat stress on workers in agriculture and other sectors will cause a productivity loss equal to 80 million full-time jobs over the next decade, the UN warned 1 July 2019. A report from the International Labour Organization estimated that in 2030, 2.2 percent of total working hours worldwide will be lost because of higher temperatures.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20748-ilo-report-on-climate-change
#ILO #agriculture #Organization #worldwide #Asia

Iran breaches stockpile limit
Dubai | Vienna: Iran has breached the limit of its enriched uranium stockpile set in a 2015 deal with major powers, foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on 1 July 2019, according to the ISNA news agency, defying a warning by European co-signatories to stick to the deal despite US sanctions.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20747-iran-breaches-stockpile-limit
#Iran #UF6 #IAEA #MohammadJavadZarif #ISNA #stockpile #Dubai

Garuda Exercise
Indian Air Force (IAF) landed at Mont-de-Marsan Air Base in France to participate in the two-week ‘Garuda’ exercise with the French Air Force starting on 1 July 2019.
According to the embassy of France, as part of their Indo-Pacific cooperation, the fortnight-long Garuda exercise, will take place at Mont de Marsan (southwest of France).
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#GarudaExercise #IAF #India #IndianAirForce #C135 #aircraft

China shared satellite data with India
India received satellite data on its flood-hit regions from eight nations and China was the first to provide it as part of a multi-lateral mechanism for sharing space-based information for countries affected by natural or man-made disasters.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21053-china-shared-satellite-data-with-india
#China #satellite #India #ISRO #CNSA #NRSC

India gets Apache attack helicopters
US aerospace major Boeing on 27 July 2019 handed over the first four of the 22 Apache attack helicopters to the Indian Air Force while another batch of four choppers will be delivered next week.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21052-india-gets-apache-attack-helicopters
#India #helicopters #IndianAirForce #IAF #AH64E #USArmy

Concil trim rate on Electric Vehicles
The Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) on 27 July 2019 welcomed the reduction of GST on electric vehicles to 5%, saying it is in line with the government’s steps to promote eco-friendly mobility, even as it sought a similar cut in spare batteries.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21051-concil-trim-rate-on-electric-vehicles
#ElectricVehicles #SMEV #GST #Amendment #Budget #EVs

UN Report on flooding
At least 600 people have been killed and over 25 million others affected by flooding due to the torrential monsoon rains in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Myanmar, the UN has said. More than half-a-million of them have been displaced, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21050-un-report-on-flooding
#UN #flooding #UNICEF #Nepal #FarhanHaq #India

Creation of CDS announced
In one of the biggest decisions for the military, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 August 2019 announced the creation of the Chief of Defence Staff to integrate the efforts, training, operations and planning of the three defence services.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21231-creation-of-cds-announced
#CDS #73rdIndependenceDay #KargilWar #COSC #ACM #IAF #NarendraModi

Bimal Jalan panel finalises report
The Bimal Jalan committee, constituted to assess the adequate size of capital reserves that the RBI should hold, has finalised its report. The panel’s term was extended after the transfer of former Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg to the Power Ministry.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21230-bimal-jalan-panel-finalises-report
#BimalJalan #SubhashChandraGarg #RBI #RajivKumar #GDP #ECF

CORAS launched
Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal launched CORAS (Commando for Railway Security) of Indian Railways and new establishment manual for Railway Protection Force.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21229-coras-launched
#CORAS #RPF #RPSF #LWE #IndianRailways #Haryana #Goyal

New mission for clean water
Stressing on the need to conserve water, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 August 2019 said that the centre and the states will have to work together to save water and provide it to every household.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21228-new-mission-for-clean-water
#mission #JalJeevanMission #MinisterModi #IndependenceDay

India’s Largest Rural Sanitation Survey
Jal Shakti Minister Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched the Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019 (SSG 2019) in Delhi on 15 August 2019. To be instituted from August 14 to September 30, 2019, SSG 2019 will cover 17,450 villages in 698 districts across India and include 87,250 public places namely schools, anganwadi centers, public health centres, haat/bazaars/religious places, making it India’s largest rural sanitation survey.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21227-india-s-largest-rural-sanitation-survey
#India #LRSS #SSG2019 #ODF #SwachhBharatMission #AjayDevgan

Vikram undergoes de-orbit manoeuvre
Chandrayaan 2’s moon lander Vikram underwent the first of two ‘de-orbiting’ manoeuvres on 3 September 2019 morning. The four-second operation performed from ISRO’s Bengaluru control centre has slightly trimmed the lander’s orbit towards its destination.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21382-vikram-undergoes-de-orbit-manoeuvre
#Vikram #Chandrayaan2 #OHRC #DEM #ISRO #Forging #orbit

Pakistan skips UN summit in India
A 12-day UN meet on combating desertification, land degradation and drought opened at Greater Noida on 2 September 2019 with India taking over presidency of the Conference of Parties (COP) from China for next two years while its neighbour Pakistan skipped it despite being invited by the global body.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21381-pakistan-skips-un-summit-in-india
#Pakistan #COP #UNCCD #ISRO #Pakistani #India

Caused of mass extinctions found
Around 420 million years ago, a devastating mass extinction event, known as Lau/Kozlowskii extinction, wiped around 23 per cent of all marine animals from the Earth in the late prehistoric Silurian Period.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21380-caused-of-mass-extinctions-found
#FSU #Kozlowskii #Earth #mass #extinctions

Apache AH-64E inducted in IAF
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has formally inducted eight of the 22 AH-64E Apache helicopters at the Air Force Station, Pathankot. The Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopters, which are expected to improve battlefield attack capabilities for the IAF, were inducted by Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21379-apache-ah-64e-inducted-in-iaf
#IAF #AH64E #Pathankot #AirForceStation #BSDhanoa #helicopters #MoD

CIMON returns to Earth
The Crew Interactive Mobile CompaniON (CIMON), which is the first artificial intelligence (AI)-based astronaut assistance system returned to Earth after spending over a year on the International Space Station (ISS).
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21378-cimon-returns-to-earth
#CIMON #ISS #DLR #ESA #Germany #artificialintelligence #IBM

Mithali Raj retired from T20
Former captain Mithali Raj announced her retirement from the shortest format of the game on 3 September 2019 after having led the Indian women’s cricket team in 32 T20 matches including three World Cups in 2012 (Sri Lanka), 2014 (Bangladesh) and 2016 (India).
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21377-mithali-raj-retired-from-t20
#MithaliRaj #T20 #ECB #Bangladesh #Indianwomen #CricketTeam

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12 September 2019 launched 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana' (an ambitious pension scheme) for farmers from Ranchi. PM said, 'this scheme will connect Jharkhand with India & the world.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21456-pradhan-mantri-kisan-maan-dhan-yojana
#PradhanMantri #KisanMaanDhanYojana #NarendraModi #LIC #PMKMDY

Second 'Netra' for IAF
The Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO) handed over the second airborne warning plane, Netra, to the Indian Air Force on 11 September 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21455-second-netra-for-iaf
#Netra #IAF #DRDO #AEWC #aircraft #MarshalRaghunath #AirCommand

Water discovered for first time in habitable exoplanet
Water has been discovered for the first time in the atmosphere of an exoplanet with Earth-like temperatures that could support life as we know it, scientists revealed.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21454-water-discovered-for-first-time-in-habitable-exoplanet
#Water #habitable #NASA #ARIEL #gas #atmosphere #Earth

Anti-tank missile successfully test-fires
The indigenously-developed Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) was successfully tested by the Defence Research Development Organization in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21453-anti-tank-missile-successfully-test-fires
#Antitank #missile #MPATGM #Israeli #DRDO #AndhraPradesh

India jumps in world tourism index
India clocked the biggest improvement among the top performers in global tourism, jumping from 40th in 2017 to 34th in the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019 published by the World Economic Forum.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21452-india-jumps-in-world-tourism-index
#India #tourismindex #WorldEconomicForum #GDP #UAE #WEF

First woman athlete for Padma Vibhushan
The Indian Sports Ministry sent the list of recommendations for this year’s Padma Awards, naming six-time world champion MC Mary Kom for Padma Vibhushan and ace shuttler PV Sindhu for Padma Bhushan.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21451-first-woman-athlete-for-padma-vibhushan
#MaryKom #PadmaVibhushan #BWF #BharatRatna #woman #athlete

China launched three new satellites
China successfully launched three satellites, including a resource satellite, on 12 September 2019 into planned orbits which will help in disaster prevention, urban construction and monitor polar regions and global climate change.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21450-china-launched-three-new-satellites
#China #satellites #CAST #BNU1 #orbits #CarrierRocket #TSLC

IAF receives Spice-2000
In a major boost for India's aerial firepower, the Indian Air Force has started receiving the 'building blaster' version of the Balakot air strike-fame Spice-2000 bombs at the Gwalior airbase.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21478-iaf-receives-spice-2000
#IAF #Spice2000 #IndianAirForce #buildingblaster #JeM #Israel

No Aryan DNA traced among Harappans
A team of researchers led by Vasant Shinde, a former vice-chancellor of Deccan College in Pune, has claimed that its new study using DNA analysis presents fresh evidence to question the existing knowledge about the Harappan civilisation.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21477-no-aryan-dna-traced-among-harappans
#DNA #Aryan #Mohenjodaro #UNESCO #BCE #Harappans

World-first floating nuclear plant
Russia’s world first floating nuclear power station on September 14 completed a 5,000-kilometre (3,100-mile) Arctic transfer to the country’s far east, the Rosatom nuclear agency said.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21476-world-first-floating-nuclear-plant
#nuclear #floating #KLT40C #Russia #Worldfirstfloating

BVRAAM ready for IAF fighters
India's first indigenous beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) for fighters, Astra, is now finally ready for induction after 15 tortuous years of development, with the DRDO expecting the IAF to initially order at least 200 missiles for its Sukhoi-30MKI jets.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21591-bvraam-ready-for-iaf-fighters.html
#BVRAAM #IAF #DRDO #India #ECCM #IAF #ukhoi30MKI

Starship’s plans unveiled
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiled a prototype design of its next-generation Starship spacecraft that will take people or cargo to the moon, Mars or other destinations in space or around Earth.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21590-starship-s-plans-unveiled.html
#Starship #CEO #SpaceX #BFR #ITS #spacecraft #multiplanetary

Working group for new industrial policy
The Centre will soon constitute a working group on the proposed new industrial policy which is aimed at promoting emerging sectors, reducing regulatory hurdles and making India a manufacturing hub, an official has said.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21589-working-group-for-new-industrial-policy.html
#industrialpolicy #DPIIT #MSME #NMP #CII #UnionCabinet

BDC elections on October 24
In a first test to the prevailing security situation in Jammu-Kashmir, the state’s Chief Electoral Officer announced that elections for the Block Development Council (BDC) will be held on October 24.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21588-bdc-elections-on-october-24.html
#BDC #PanchayatRaj #BDC #Article370 #ShailendraKumar #PCOs

Nobel Physics Prize 2019Scientists James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Physics for ground-breaking work in astronomy, the award-giving body said on 8 October 2019.Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21656-nobel-physics-prize-2019.html#NobelPhysicsPrize #MichelMayor #DidierQueloz #ScientistsJamesPeebles

High-level panel to check money laundering
The government set up a high-level inter-ministerial committee chaired by the revenue secretary for better coordination among various departments and law enforcement agencies to prevent money laundering activities.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21655-high-level-panel-to-check-money-laundering.html
#money #IMCC #Highlevelpanel #moneylaundering #revenuesecretary


IAF receives its first Rafale fighter jet
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on 8 October 2019 formally received the Indian Air Force's first Rafale fighter jet from a series of 36 such aircraft purchased from France.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21654-iaf-receives-its-first-rafale-fighter-jet.html
#IAF #Rafalefighterjet #RajnathSingh #IndianAirForces

Swiss FTA submits first set of data to India
Over a year after signing the pact for automatic exchange of information, India has received the first set of data about the account details of its nationals in Swiss banks.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21653-swiss-fta-submits-first-set-of-data-to-india.html
#SwissFTA #FTA #AEOI #Swissbanks #Switzerland

Curiosity Rover finds lake on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity Rover has collected more evidence that the 150 km wide Gale crater on Mars once hosted a lake and stream system in the past. Researchers say that dating back to around 3.5 billion years ago, not only the groundwater must have enriched the crater but water streams might have laced the crater’s walls, running towards its base, as well.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21652-curiosity-rover-finds-lake-on-mars.html
#CuriosityRover #lake #Mars #Galecrater

No trace of Chandrayaan-2 Vikram
NASA has found no evidence of Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander in the latest images captured by its Moon orbiter of the lunar south pole region where India's ambitious mission attempted a historic soft landing.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21779-no-trace-of-chandrayaan-2-vikram.html
#Chandrayaan2 #NASA #Vikram #ISRO #mission

Brahmos test fired successfully
The Indian Air Force has carried out successful firing of BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles from a mobile platform at Trak Island in Andaman Nicobar islands.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21778-brahmos-test-fired-successfully-2.html
#Brahmos #IndianAirForce #DRDO #ITR #missile #IAF

First national repository of cyber tech
The National Cybersecurity Coordinator’s office in partnership with Data Security Council of India (DSCI), a not-for-profit, industry body on data protection set up by Nasscom, has opened India’s first national cybertech’s repository portal named TechSagar(www.techsagar.in).
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21777-first-national-repository-of-cyber-tech.html
#DSCI #PPmodel #Cybersecurity #India #TechSagar #NCC

NPR approved
The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given the go-ahead to clear the budgetary allocation for conducting the decennial Census exercise along with updating the National Population Register (NPR).
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22406-npr-approved.html
#NPR #PAN #NarendraModi #usualresident #married #NRC

Creation of the post of CDS approved
The Union Cabinet, which met on 24 December 2019, approved the creation of a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and the charter of duties. The CDS who will be above the three Service Chiefs has been long pending demand as part of higher level military reforms for a single point military advisor to the Government.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22405-creation-of-the-post-of-cds-approved.html
#CDS #CCS #COSC #IAF #PrakashJavadekar #RTIAct

Atal Bhujal Yojana
The Union Cabinet on 24 December 2019 approved the Atal Bhujal Yojana, a ₹6,000 crore scheme for sustainable management of ground water resources, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22404-atal-bhujal-yojana.html
#AtalBhujalYojana #ATALJAL #PrakashJavadeka #ABY

India successfully test-fires QRSAM
India on 23 December 2019 successfully test-fired its Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system, likely to be inducted into the armed forces by 2021, from a base off Odisha coast.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22403-india-successfully-test-fires-qrsam-2.html
#QRSAM #India #DRDO #ITR #missile #Odisha

Govt amends Army rules for CDS
The stage is now set for the government to announce the name of the country’s first-ever chief of defence staff (CDS), with the Army Rules of 1954 being amended to allow the tri-Service chief to serve till the age of 65.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22436-govt-amends-army-rules-for-cds.html
#CDS #Navy #IAF #BipinRawat #COSC #NarendraModi

Dadasaheb Phalke Award
President Ram Nath Kovind on 29 December 2019 presented megastar Amitabh Bachchan with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Indian cinema’s highest honour, in a special ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22435-dadasaheb-phalke-award.html
#DadasahebPhalkeAward #Mohabbatein #PrakashJavadeka #RamNathKovind #RashtrapatiBhawan

MOSPI constitutes committee
A high-level panel under India’s first chief statistician Pronab Sen will review and develop the country’s surveys on employment, industry and services sector amid criticism of official statistics.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22434-mospi-constitutes-committee.html
#MOSPI #SCES #India #PronabSen #GDP #independence

India may surpass Germany in 2026
India is expected to overtake Germany to become the fourth-largest economy in 2026 and Japan to become the third largest in 2034, according to a recent report by the UK-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR).
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22433-india-may-surpass-germany-in-2026.html
#Germany #CEBR #GDP #PabloShah #China #NarendraModi

World’s lightest ‘Made in India’ helicopters
In view of the ongoing tensions between India and China along the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to deploy two Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) for operations at high altitude.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/24973-world-s-lightest-made-in-india-helicopters.html
#helicopters #MadeinIndia #IAF #LCH #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses

Rafale inducted in IAF
The operational deployment of Rafale into the Indian Air Force (IAF) is an “important step” in the wake of the border tensions, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said 10 September 2020 in a reference to the ongoing crisis at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.
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Today's Headlines - 26 August 2023
Indigenous ASTRA missile tested
GS Paper - 3 (Defence Technology)

LIGHT COMBAT Aircraft (LCA) Tejas successfully fired the ASTRA indigenous Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile off the coast of Goa. The missile release was successfully carried out from the aircraft at an altitude of about 20,000 ft. All the objectives of the test were met and it was a perfect text book launch.

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ASTRA is a state-of-the-art BVR air-to-air missile to engage and destroy highly maneuvering supersonic aerial targets.
It is designed and developed by Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Research Centre Imarat (RCI) and other laboratories of DRDO.
The test launch was monitored by the Test Director and scientists of Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) along with officials from Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC) and Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance (DG-AQA), the aircraft was also monitored by a Chase Tejas twin-seater aircraft.
The LCA programme has been the flag bearer of the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) efforts towards indigenisation of its aircraft fleet.
The nature of this project of national importance, it is required that all stakeholders adopt a collaborative approach towards its success.
It was brought out that all contracted fighter variants of the LCA Mk 1 had been delivered to the IAF.
After the LCA Mk 1, 83 LCA Mk-1A aircraft have also been contracted by the IAF in 2021.

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