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
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
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Aerial photography rules
Obtaining defence and regulatory permissions for aerial photography or remote sensing surveys has become simpler, with the government launching a web portal for quicker permissions and transparency.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23013-aerial-photography-rules.html
#Aerialphotography #MoD #DalLake #SPCC #Maharashtra
OHCHR move SC against CAA
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has filed an application in the Supreme Court against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23012-ohchr-move-sc-against-caa.html
#OHCHR #SC #CAA #SupremeCourt #NRC #humanrights
Large number of women beneficiaries
Ahead of the Women's Day, Finance Ministry on 3 March 2020 released figures saying its financial inclusion policies that include Stand-Up India Scheme, Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana, Jan-Dhan Yojana have benefited women and women entrepreneurs largely over the last six years.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23011-large-number-of-women-beneficiaries.html
#womenbeneficiaries #womensday #scheduledcaste #sc
G7's draft coronavirus statement
Group of Seven nations are drafting a statement on how they plan to soften the global economic hit of the coronavirus but are not yet making specific calls for new government spending or coordinated central bank rate cuts, a G7 official said on 3 March 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23010-g7-s-draft-coronavirus-statement.html
#coronavirus #G7sdraft #centralbank #federalreserve
Obtaining defence and regulatory permissions for aerial photography or remote sensing surveys has become simpler, with the government launching a web portal for quicker permissions and transparency.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23013-aerial-photography-rules.html
#Aerialphotography #MoD #DalLake #SPCC #Maharashtra
OHCHR move SC against CAA
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has filed an application in the Supreme Court against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23012-ohchr-move-sc-against-caa.html
#OHCHR #SC #CAA #SupremeCourt #NRC #humanrights
Large number of women beneficiaries
Ahead of the Women's Day, Finance Ministry on 3 March 2020 released figures saying its financial inclusion policies that include Stand-Up India Scheme, Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana, Jan-Dhan Yojana have benefited women and women entrepreneurs largely over the last six years.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23011-large-number-of-women-beneficiaries.html
#womenbeneficiaries #womensday #scheduledcaste #sc
G7's draft coronavirus statement
Group of Seven nations are drafting a statement on how they plan to soften the global economic hit of the coronavirus but are not yet making specific calls for new government spending or coordinated central bank rate cuts, a G7 official said on 3 March 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23010-g7-s-draft-coronavirus-statement.html
#coronavirus #G7sdraft #centralbank #federalreserve
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Aerial photography rules | KSG India | Khan Study Group
Obtaining defence and regulatory permissions for aerial photography or remote sensing surveys has become simpler, with the government launching a web portal for quicker permissions and transparency.
MoD approves new AWACS
The defence ministry accorded initial approvals to military acquisition plans worth Rs 28,000 crore, including the major indigenous project to develop six airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft to boost surveillance capabilities along the China and Pakistan borders.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/27598-mod-approves-new-awacs.html
#MoD #AWACS #AoN #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses #ksgnews
The defence ministry accorded initial approvals to military acquisition plans worth Rs 28,000 crore, including the major indigenous project to develop six airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft to boost surveillance capabilities along the China and Pakistan borders.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/27598-mod-approves-new-awacs.html
#MoD #AWACS #AoN #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses #ksgnews
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MoD approves new AWACS | KSG India | Khan Study Group | Best IAS Coaching Preparation Institute Online
The defence ministry accorded initial approvals to military acquisition plans worth Rs 28,000 crore, including the major indigenous project to develop six airborne warning and control system (AWACS)
Today's Headlines - 11 August 2023
Manipur Police have filed an FIR against AR
GS Paper - 2 (Polity)
Police in Manipur have registered an FIR accusing the Assam Rifles (AR) of preventing police from doing their duty, including blocking their way with armoured vehicles, which allegedly allowed Kuki militants suspected of killing Meiteis to escape.
Who are the Assam Rifles, and what is their role?
The AR is one of the six central armed police forces (CAPFs) under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
The other five forces are the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
The AR is tasked with maintaining law and order in the Northeast along with the Indian Army. It also guards the Indo-Myanmar border.
The AR have a sanctioned strength of more than 63,000 personnel, organised in 46 battalions, apart from administrative and training staff.
The AR is unique
It is the only paramilitary force with a dual control structure. While the administrative control of the force is with the MHA, its operational control is with the Indian Army, which is under the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
This means that salaries and infrastructure for the force is provided by the MHA, but the deployment, posting, transfers, and deputation of AR personnel is decided by the Army.
All its senior ranks, from DG to IG and sector headquarters are manned by officers from the Army. The force is commanded by a Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.
The AR is in effect a central paramilitary force (CPMF) — its operational duties and regimentation are on the lines of the Indian Army.
However, being a CAPF under the MHA, the recruitment, perks, and promotion of AR personnel, and their retirement policies are governed according to rules framed for CAPFs by the MHA.
There are demands within the AR that only one Ministry should have full control over the force.
A large section within the AR wants to be under the administrative control of the MoD, as that would mean perks and retirement benefits that are far better than those enjoyed by the CAPFs under MHA.
However, Army personnel retire early — at age 35 — while the retirement age of CAPFs is 60 years.
Also, CAPF officers have recently been granted non-functional financial upgradation (NFFU) to at least financially address the issue of stagnation in their careers due to lack of avenues for promotions.
But Army personnel also get‘one rank, one pension’ (OROP) which is not available to CAPFs.
#upsc #news #headline #manipur #FIR #polity #police #AR #CAPF #ministryofhome #affairs #MHA #CRPF #BSF #CISF #SSB #tibetan #border #CISF #ITBP #myanmar #indian #army #MoD #OROP
Manipur Police have filed an FIR against AR
GS Paper - 2 (Polity)
Police in Manipur have registered an FIR accusing the Assam Rifles (AR) of preventing police from doing their duty, including blocking their way with armoured vehicles, which allegedly allowed Kuki militants suspected of killing Meiteis to escape.
Who are the Assam Rifles, and what is their role?
The AR is one of the six central armed police forces (CAPFs) under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
The other five forces are the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
The AR is tasked with maintaining law and order in the Northeast along with the Indian Army. It also guards the Indo-Myanmar border.
The AR have a sanctioned strength of more than 63,000 personnel, organised in 46 battalions, apart from administrative and training staff.
The AR is unique
It is the only paramilitary force with a dual control structure. While the administrative control of the force is with the MHA, its operational control is with the Indian Army, which is under the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
This means that salaries and infrastructure for the force is provided by the MHA, but the deployment, posting, transfers, and deputation of AR personnel is decided by the Army.
All its senior ranks, from DG to IG and sector headquarters are manned by officers from the Army. The force is commanded by a Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.
The AR is in effect a central paramilitary force (CPMF) — its operational duties and regimentation are on the lines of the Indian Army.
However, being a CAPF under the MHA, the recruitment, perks, and promotion of AR personnel, and their retirement policies are governed according to rules framed for CAPFs by the MHA.
There are demands within the AR that only one Ministry should have full control over the force.
A large section within the AR wants to be under the administrative control of the MoD, as that would mean perks and retirement benefits that are far better than those enjoyed by the CAPFs under MHA.
However, Army personnel retire early — at age 35 — while the retirement age of CAPFs is 60 years.
Also, CAPF officers have recently been granted non-functional financial upgradation (NFFU) to at least financially address the issue of stagnation in their careers due to lack of avenues for promotions.
But Army personnel also get‘one rank, one pension’ (OROP) which is not available to CAPFs.
#upsc #news #headline #manipur #FIR #polity #police #AR #CAPF #ministryofhome #affairs #MHA #CRPF #BSF #CISF #SSB #tibetan #border #CISF #ITBP #myanmar #indian #army #MoD #OROP