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अभ्‍यास संप्रीति-2019 का समापन
भारत और बांग्‍लादेश का संयुक्‍त सैन्‍य अभ्‍यास संप्रीति VIII, 14 मार्च, 2019 को तंगेल, बांग्‍लादेश में संपन्‍न हुआ। भारत-बांग्‍लादेश सयुक्‍त सैन्‍य अभ्‍यास में भारतीय सेना की ओर से राजपूताना राइफल्‍स की 9वीं बटालियन का कंपनी ग्रुप तथा 36 ईस्‍ट बंगाल बटालियन बांग्‍लादेश की कंपनी ने भाग लिया। समापन समारोह में मुख्‍य अतिथि भारतीय उच्‍चायुक्‍त महामहिम श्रीमती रीवा गांगुली दास ने दोनों देशों के बीच विशेष संबंधों पर प्रकाश डाला।
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#military #India #Bangladesh #IndianArmy #Indianforces

भारत ऊर्जा प्रारूपण फोरम की पहली कार्यशाला
नीति आयोग और संयुक्‍त राज्‍य अंतर्राष्‍ट्रीय विकास एजेंसी (यूएसएआईडी) ने भारत ऊर्जा प्रारूपण फोरम (आईईएमएफ) की पहली कार्यशाला आयोजित की। यह फोरम भारत के ऊर्जा भविष्‍य के संबंध में विचारों के आदान-प्रदान, परिदृश्‍य परिचर्चा व योजना निर्माण के लिए एक मंच उपलब्‍ध करता है। पैसिफिक नॉर्थ वेस्‍ट नेशनल लैबोरेटरी (पीएनएनएल) के सहयोग से इस दो दिवसीय कार्यशाला का आयोजन किया गया था। कार्यशाला के उद्घाटन सत्र की अध्‍यक्षता नीति आयोग के उपाध्‍यक्ष डॉ. राजीव कुमार तथा यूएसएआईडी इंडिया के मिशन डायरेक्‍टर श्री मार्क ए व्‍हाइट ने संयुक्‍त रूप से की।
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#India #Workshop #USAID #IEMF #PNNL #RajivKumar #NITIAayog

New policy for highway projects
The government has unveiled a policy for resolving stalled highway projects worth nearly Rs 30,000 crore, including those where proceedings have been initiated against the companies before the bankruptcy tribunal. The move is aimed at unlocking money of both lenders and private players, including crisis-hit IL&FS, which is caught in about 28-30 projects as work has come to a standstill due to shortage of funds. According to a road transport ministry circular issued on March 9, agencies such as NHAI can foreclose the contract by signing a supplementary agreement. It said the authority will a make full and final payment to the private player for the “value of work done” or 90% of the debt due, whichever is lower.
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#highwayproject #bankruptcy #NCLT #ILFS #NHAI

First Workshop on IEMF Held
The NITI Aayog and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) organized the first workshop on development of the India Energy Modelling Forum (IEMF), which has been envisaged as a pan-stakeholder platform for debating ideas, scenario-planning & discussing the India's energy future. The two-day workshop, being held with the support of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), was organized under the Sustainable Growth Pillar of the India-U.S. Strategic Energy Partnership. The inaugural session of the workshop was chaired by Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog and Mr Mark A. White, Mission Director, USAID India.
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#IEMF #NITIAayog #Workshop #USAID #India #PNNL

MoU sign for STC
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has signed an MoU with The Indian Space Research Organisation of the Department of Space, Government of India, Bengaluru to set up an ISRO-IITR Space Technology Cell (STC) at IIT Roorkee, recognising the need to strengthen their institutional interactions and thereby enhance the scope of the activities pursued under STC commensurate with the programmatic goals of ISRO.
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#MoU #STC #IIT #ISRO #Bengaluru #IITRoorkee #India

Astronauts successfully reach ISS
A Russian cosmonaut and two US astronauts arrived 15 March 2019 at the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, five months after the failed launch of a rocket carrying two of the passengers. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and his Russian colleague Alexey Ovchinin, who both survived a dramatically aborted Soyuz launch last
Today's News 20 March 2019
आईबीबीआई और सेबी मे सहमति पत्र पर हस्‍ताक्षर
भारतीय दिवाला एवं दिवालियापन बोर्ड (आईबीबीआई) ने 19 मार्च 2019 को भारतीय प्रतिभूति एवं विनिमय बोर्ड (सेबी) के साथ एक सहमति पत्र (एमओयू) पर हस्‍ताक्षर कि‍ए। आईबीबीआई और सेबी दरअसल दिवाला एवं दि‍वालियापन स‍ंहिता, 2016 और इससे संबंधित नियम-कायदों पर कारगर ढंग से अमल किए जाने के पक्ष में हैं, जिन्‍होंने डेट एवं इक्विटी के आपसी ताल्‍लुकात को नए सिरे से परिभाषित किया है और जिनका उद्देश्‍य उद्यमिता एवं डेट मार्केट को बढ़ावा देना है। आईबीबीआई और सेबी ने सहमति पत्र के तहत संहिता के बेहतर कार्यान्‍वयन के लिए एक-दूसरे के साथ सहयोग करने पर सहमति जताई है। हालांकि, इस संबंध में लागू कानूनों द्वारा तय की गई सीमाओं को ध्‍यान में रखना होगा। उपर्युक्‍त एमओयू पर सेबी के कार्यकारी निदेशक श्री आनंद बैवर और आईबीबीआई के कार्यकारी निदेशक श्री रितेश कावडि़या ने मुम्‍बई में हस्‍ताक्षर किए।
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#IBBI #SEBI #Bankruptcy #MoU #Isolvency #Resolution

अफ्रीका-भारत फील्ड प्रशिक्षण अभ्यास -2019
भारत और अफ्रीकी देशों के लिए अफ्रीका-भारत फील्ड प्रशिक्षण अभ्‍यास -2019 (एएफआईएनडीईएक्‍स-19) का उद्घाटन समारोह 18 मार्च, 2019 को औंध मिलिट्री स्टेशन, पुणे में आयोजित हुआ। यह अभ्‍यास कार्यक्रम 18 मार्च से 27 मार्च 2019 तक चलेगा। 17 अफ्रीकी देशों - बेनिन, बोत्सवाना, मिस्र, घाना, केन्या, मॉरीशस, मोजाम्बिक, नामीबिया, नाइजर, नाइजीरिया, सेनेगल, दक्षिण अफ्रीका, सूडान, तंजानिया, युगांडा, जाम्बिया और जिंबाब्वे के सैन्‍य दल के साथ मराठा लाइट इन्फैंट्री ने उद्घाटन समारोह में भाग लिया।
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#Africa #AFINDEX #India #Military #SanjeevSharma

जीएसटी काउंसिल बैठक में नई दरों को मंजूरी
जीएसटी काउंसिल ने 19 मार्च 2019 की बैठक में रियल एस्टेट सेक्टर के लिए की गई दरों में कटौती की व्यवस्था को लागू करने की योजना को मंजूरी दे दी है। बैठक के बाद मीडिया से बातचीत में राजस्व सचिव ए बी पांडेय ने कहा कि राज्यों से बातचीत कर डिवेलपर्स को नई व्यवस्था के तहत आने के लिए जरूरी समय मुहैया कराया जाएगा। उन्होंने कहा कि बिल्डर्स निर्माणधीन रिहायशी प्रोजेक्ट के लिए दो टैक्स स्लैब में किसी का चयन कर सकते हैं।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/19341-2019-03-20-02-43-11
#GST #tax #ITC #GSTCouncil #realestate #GSTCouncilMeeting

मोजाम्बिक में भयंकर समुद्री तूफान
दक्षिण अफ्रीकी देश मोजाम्बिक में आए भयंकर समुद्री तूफान से बड़ी तबाही मची है। एक हजार से ज्यादा लोगों के तूफान में मारे जाने की आशंका है। तूफान ने पड़ोसी जिम्बाब्वे में भी खूब तबाही मचाई है। वहां दर्जनों लोगों की मौत हो गई है और 150 से ज्यादा लोग लापता हो गए हैं। समुद्री तूफान इडाई को मोजाम्बिक के बेरा शहर में अपने साथ तबाही लेकर आया। तेज हवा और अचानक बाढ़ से जानमाल का काफी नुकसान हुआ है। बाढ़ का पानी अपने साथ हजारों घरों और सड़कों को बहा ले गया है।
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#Mozambique #SouthAfrican #RedCross #catastrophe

IBBI, SEBI sign MoU for IBC
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 19 March 2019 with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The IBBI and the SEBI seek effective implementation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) and its allied rules and regulations, which have redefined the debt-equity relationship and aims to promote entrepreneurship and debt market. They have agreed under the MoU to assist and co-operate with each other for the effective implementation of the Code, subject to limitations imposed by the applicable laws. The MoU was signed by Shri Anand Baiwar, Executive Director, SEBI, and Shri Ritesh Kavdia, Executive Director, IBBI, at Mumbai.
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#IBBI #SEBI #Bankruptcy #MoU #Isolvency #Resolution

India kicks off AFINDEX-19
In the first such military outreach to Africa, where China has made deep strategic inroads, India on 18 March 2019 kicked off an exercise with 17 nations from the continent at the Aundh military statio
n at Pune. China, with its multi-billion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative, has fast expanded its footprint in Africa as the “New Great Game” plays out in the world’s second-largest continent known for its minerals and other raw commodities. India may not have China’s economic wherewithal but is trying to leverage its long-standing ties and military expertise with African nations.
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#Africa #AFINDEX #India #Military #SanjeevSharma

3rd Indo-Japan Workshop on DRR
The 3rd Indo-Japan Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction was held in New Delhi on 19 March 2019. The workshop was attended by about 140 delegates from Japan and India including experts from both the governments, top premium research institutes, city administrators, specialized Disaster Management agencies and private sector. The Government of India and the Government of Japan had signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in September 2017.
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#DRR #MoC #HFA #Japan #SFDRR #India #TokyoJapan

Mitra shakti-VI
Exercise MITRA SHAKTI is conducted annually as part of military diplomacy and interaction between armies of India & Sri Lanka. The joint exercise for the year 2018-19 will be conducted from 26 March to 08 April 2019 in Sri Lanka. Troops from 1st Battalion the BIHAR Regiment of the Indian Army and Gemunu Watch Battalion of Sri Lankan Army would be jointly undertaking the exercise.
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#MitraShakti #IndianArmy #BIHAR #Indian #military

Operational Readiness Exercise
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, arrived Kochi on 18 March 19 for the debrief of the recently concluded annual Theatre Level Readiness and Operational Exercise (TROPEX). Commanders-in-Chief of all the three naval Commands, along with a number of senior operational commanders and representatives from Indian Army, Air Force and Indian Coast Guard attended and participated in the discussions held at the Naval Base, Kochi.
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#CNS #IndianAirForce #IndianNavy #SeaVigil
Today Question

Today's Questions
11 June 2019
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Today's Editorial (Hindi)
11 June 2019
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Today's Editorial
11 June 2019
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Today's Headlines (Hindi)
11 June 2019
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Today's Headlines
11 June 2019
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ऑयल इंडिया लिमिटेड के खाते में 12 ब्लॉक
डायरेक्टरेट जनरल ऑफ हाइड्रोकार्बन्स (डीजीएच) द्वारा 32 तेल व गैस ब्लॉक की नवीनतम नीलामी की गई है जिसमें सबसे ज्यादा 12 ब्लॉक सरकारी कंपनी ऑयल इंडिया लिमिटेड (ओआइएल) के खाते में आ रहे हैं। इस नीलामी के अनुसार सरकारी कंपनी ऑयल एंड नेचुरल गैस कॉरपोरेशन (ओएनजीसी) तथा निजी क्षेत्र की वेदांता लिमिटेड को नौ-नौ तेल व गैस ब्लॉक मिलना तय है। वहीं शेष एक ब्लॉक रिलायंस इंडस्ट्रीज लिमिटेड और उसकी ब्रिटिश सहयोगी बीपी पीएलसी के हिस्से में आ रहा है।
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#OilIndiaLimited #DGH #ONGC #OIL #AnilAgarwal #CCEA #OALP

दिग्गज साहित्यकार गिरीश कर्नाड का निधन
बॉलीवुड के जानेमाने अभिनेता, कन्नड़ साहित्यकार और निर्देशक गिरीश कर्नाड (Girish Karnad) का 81 साल की उम्र में निधन हो गया। कर्नाड लंबे समय से बिमार थे। उन्हें कई बार अस्पताल में भी भर्ती करवाया गया था। 10 जून 2019 को सुबह उन्होंने बेंगलुरु के अस्पताल में आखिरी सांस ली। गिरीश कर्नाड के निधन से बॉलिवुड जगत में शोक की लहर है। गिरीश कर्नाड को पद्मश्री, पद्मभूषण पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया जा चुका था।
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#GirishKarnad #Veteranliterary #PadmaBhushanAward #PMModi #Bangalore

Inter Creditor Agreement
The Sashakt Committee has recommended that the existing Inter-Creditor Agreement (ICA) to incorporate the revised voting threshold and other changes for decision making stipulated by the Reserve Bank of India. In a statement it said that this will enable expeditious implementation of the new framework on stressed assets.
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#ICA #IBA #RBI #NBFCs #RajnishKumar #BLRA #SashaktCommittee

China’s rare earths exports fall
Rare earth exports by China, the world's dominant producer, fell 16% in May from a month earlier amid an increased focus on the raw materials due to the Sino-U.S. trade war, although the drop was in line with usual trading.
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#China #REM #REE #tradewar #military #IUPAC

India as partner to counter trade headwinds
China on 10 June 2019 invited India to join a budding international effort to counter headwinds of “trade protectionism and unilateralism” and brainstorm ways to address “bullying practices of the United States”.
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#India #SCO #ZhangHanhui #XiJinping #NarendraModi

Tokayev elected Kazakhstan president
Kazakhstan's interim president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, chosen successor of veteran ruler Nursultan Nazarbayev who retains sweeping powers, has won a snap presidential election with nearly 71% of the vote. Nazarbayev, who ruled oil producer Kazakhstan for almost three decades, handpicked the 66-year-old career diplomat as his successor when he stepped down in March.
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#Kazakhstan #Tokayev #NursultanNazarbayev #Europe
Defence cooperation with Myanmar
India and Myanmar signed a defence co-operation agreement providing for boosting bilateral military engagement, weeks after the two countries carried out a coordinated operation targeting several militant groups operating in the Northeast.
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#cooperation #Myanmar #India #AungHlaing #military

UNAMA report
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on 30 July 2019 said more civilians were killed by NATO and Afghan forces than by the Taliban and other militant groups during the first half of 2019.
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#UNAMA #NATO #Afghanforces #Taliban #US #Islamic

Consumer Protection Bill passed
Lok Sabha on 30 July 2019 passed the Consumer Protection Bill that seeks to establish the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) to protect and enforce consumer rights.
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#ConsumerProtectionBill #CCPA #CDRCs #LokSabha #RamVilasPaswan #CPB

Anti-microbial peptide (AMP)
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) have designed an anti-microbial peptide (AMP) that, researchers say, can effectively and quickly kill a notorious multidrug-resistant bacterium called Acinetobacter baumannii.
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#AMP #IISc #AMP #WHO #Omega76 #AntiMicrobialPeptide #healthcare

Another warship at Visakhapatnam
The sixth ship of the ‘Class of Eight’ Landing Craft Utility (LCU) Mark-IV vessels ‘IN LCU L-56’ was commissioned by Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam.
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#Visakhapatnam #LCU #AtulKumarJain #GRSE #IBS #IndianNavy #IPMS
Article 370 scrapped
Home Minister Amit Shah on 5 August 2019 announced scrapping of Article 370 of the Constitution that provides special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
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#Article370 #AmitShah #JammuandKashmir #PoK #JawaharlalNehru


Transgender Persons Protection of Rights Bill
The Lok Sabha on 5 August 2019 passed a bill which provides a mechanism for social, economic and educational empowerment of transgenders.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21144-transgender-persons-protection-of-rights-bill
#LokSabha #ProtectionofRights #Transgender #TPP #sexual #hijra #aravani


U.S., South Korea prepare military drills
South Korea and the United States are preparing to hold their annual joint military exercises despite warnings from North Korea that the drills could derail fragile nuclear diplomacy, Seoul’s military said on 5 August 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21143-u-s-south-korea-prepare-military-drills
#US #military #NorthKorea #solemnwarning #DonaldTrump #MrKim


‘Mega-tsunami’ on Mars
Today, Mars is a cold and dry world but many scientists believe it carried water billions of years ago.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21142-mega-tsunami-on-mars
#Megatsunami #Mars #redplanet #Lomonosov #water #Korolev #Earth
K-4 nuclear missile
To further strengthen its capabilities of hitting enemy targets from submarines, India is planning to test-fire the 3,500 kilometre strike-range K-4 nuclear missile from an underwater platform off the coast of Andhra Pradesh on 8 November 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21910-k-4-nuclear-missile.html
#K4 #nuclear #missile #AndhraPradesh #DRDO #NOTAM

CRS report on Afghanistan
Pakistan has played an active but negative role in Afghan affairs for decades, and Pakistan's security establishment, fearful of strategic encirclement by India, continues to view the Afghan Taliban as "a relatively friendly and reliably anti-India element in Afghanistan" says a US Congressional report.
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#CRS #Afghanistan #ANDSF #AfghanTaliban #HaqqaniNetwork

Panel to take up WhatsApp snooping case
A parliamentary standing committee headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will take up the WhatsApp snooping case in its next meeting on November 20, sources said on 6 November 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21908-panel-to-take-up-whatsapp-snooping-case.html
#WhatsApp #CLST #graveconcern #SMSs #Facebook

Singapore, UAE to bank on India for money
India’s digital payment backbone UPI, which has awed some of the biggest tech companies in the world such as Google and Oracle, may soon power Singapore and UAE. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) may soon be available in Singapore and UAE as NPCI looks to expand globally.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21907-singapore-uae-to-bank-on-india-for-money.html
#Singapore #UAE #NPCI #UPI #Singapore #money

China, France reaffirm support of Paris climate agreement
French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping on 6 November 2019 issued a joint statement reaffirming their strong support for the “irreversible” Paris Agreement on climate change, from which the U.S. announced its exit this week.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21906-china-france-reaffirm-support-of-paris-climate-agreement.html
#G20 #COP21 #XiJinping #FPEM #EmmanuelMacron #FrenchPresident

Sudan's first ever satellite
Sudan's first ever satellite for conducting research in military, economic and space technology has been launched by China, the northeast African country's ruling body said on November 5.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21905-sudan-s-first-ever-satellite.html
#Sudan #satellite #ISRA #CSP #military
Iraq Parliament votes to expel US military
The Iraqi parliament has voted to remove US troops from Iraq. In an extraordinary session, lawmakers backed a resolution to ask the government to end an agreement with Washington to station 5,200 troops in Iraq.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22577-iraq-parliament-votes-to-expel-us-military.html
#Iraq #military #ISIS #Parliament #votes #IslamicState

The farthest group of galaxies
An international team of astronomers linked to Nasa, led by an Indian-origin Goa-born scientist, Vithal Tilvi, have discovered a never-before-seen group of galaxies, now labelled EGS77, which is the farthest group of galaxies to have ever been sighted.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22576-the-farthest-group-of-galaxies.html
#galaxies #EGS77 #VithalTilvi #Nasa #WFIRST #Earth

China begins major military exercises
The Chinese army has begun major military exercises in the high-altitude Tibet bordering India, deploying latest weapons including the Type 15 light battle tank and the new 155-MM vehicle-mounted howitzer.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22575-china-begins-major-military-exercises.html
#China #PLA #LAC #military #aircraft #ArunachalPradesh

Rugby’s ‘international young player of year’
Sweety Kumari, who hails from Nawada village in Barh tehsil of Patna, has earned international accolades in the sport. Sweety, 19, was recently adjudged as the “international young player of the year” by a reputed women’s rugby website – Scrumqueens.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22574-rugby-s-international-young-player-of-year.html
#Rugby #SweetyKumari #MikeFryday #internationalyoungplayer
DefExpo 2020 inaugurated
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5 February 2020 inaugurated the DefExpo, India's biennial military exhibition, which seeks to showcase the potential of the country to become a global defence manufacturing hub.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22784-defexpo-2020-inaugurated.html
#DefExpo2020 #NarendraModi #Goa #manufacturing #military


IIITs Laws (Amendment) Bill 2020
The Union Cabinet on 5 February 2020 gave its approval to confer the status of Institution of National Importance (INI) to five Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs).
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22783-iiits-laws-amendment-bill-2020.html
#IIITsLaws #Amendment #MTech #INI #NarendraModi

Proposal to allow 100% FDI in Air India
The government is working on a proposal to allow 100 per cent foreign direct investment in Air India as it moves ahead with disinvestment of the national carrier.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22782-proposal-to-allow-100-fdi-in-air-india.html
#FDI #AirIndia #NRIs #SOEC #PIM #DPIIT


Bill to amend Aircraft Act introduced
The government on 4 February 2020 introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the Aircraft Act wherein the fine amount for violations will be hiked from Rs 10 lakh to up to Rs 1 crore.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22781-bill-to-amend-aircraft-act-introduced.html
#Bill #AircraftAct #ICAO #BCAS #DGCA #LokSabha


U.N. takes no action against Myanmar
The U.N. Security Council on 4 February 2020 discussed the International Court of Justice’s order that Myanmar must do all it can to prevent genocide against the Rohingya Muslims, but failed to agree on a statement.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22780-u-n-takes-no-action-against-myanmar.html
#Myanmar #UNSecurityCouncil #Belgium #RohingyaMuslims


EU rejects Middle East peace plan
The European Union rejected parts of the new U.S. peace plan for the Middle East on 4 February 2020, saying the plan broke with "internationally agreed parameters", and any Israeli annexation of Palestinian land would be subject to challenge.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22779-eu-rejects-middle-east-peace-plan.html
#EUrejects #MiddleEast #peaceplan #DonaldTrumps # Palestinianland
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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