VL-SRSAM: DRDO- Today Current Affairs After February this year, the Vertical Launched Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) was successfully flight-tested by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) for the second time in a row. It was launched from the Integrated Test Range...
World soil day- Today Current Affairs Recently Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)- Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (CCARI) celebrated 'World Soil Day' (WSD) on 5th December 2021. Key points It was recommended by the 'International Union of Soil Sciences' (IUSS) in the year 2002. The...
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute- Today Current Affairs According to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which tracks the global arms trade, three Indian companies are among the top 100 companies in the world in terms of combined arms sales in...
Mount Semeru Volcano- Today Current Affairs Recently, Mount Semeru Volcano in Indonesia erupted, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens. It last exploded in December, 2020. About Semeru Volcano: The Hindu Analysis Semeru - also known as "The Great Mountain" is the highest volcanic peak...
'E-Kuverin': Military exercise- Today Current Affairs Recently, the 11th edition of the joint military exercise 'E-Kuverin' between India and Maldives has been organized in Kadhu Island, Maldives. Earlier the 15th edition of the biennial trilateral naval exercise 'DOSTI' involving India, Maldives and Sri Lanka was...
Mahaparinirvana Day- Today Current Affairs 'Doctor Bhimrao Ambedkar's death anniversary is celebrated every year on 6th December as 'Mahaparinirvana Diwas'. 'Parinirvana', which is considered a key tenet of Buddhism, is a Sanskrit word meaning 'liberation' or 'salvation' after death. According to the Buddhist text Mahaparinibbana...
Indian Navy Day- Today Current Affairs 'Indian Navy Day' is celebrated every year on 4 December to mark the Indian Navy's counter-attack in Operation Trident during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Introduction: The Hindu Analysis The Indian Navy was established in the year 1612 by the...
Issie Sanek: Dinosaur Species- Today Current Affairs Recently researchers have discovered the first dinosaur species that lived on Greenland 214 million (Pre Triassic Era) years ago. Search: In 1994, paleontologists from Harvard University discovered two well-preserved dinosaur skulls during excavations in East Greenland. One of the...
International Day of Persons with Disabilities- Today Current Affairs 'International Day of Persons with Disabilities' is celebrated every year on 03rd December. Earlier, draft norms for ensuring accessibility for the differently-abled at airports were issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Disability: Disability often refers to...
Art Culture Development Scheme- Today Current Affairs Recently the Ministry of Culture has launched a scheme for financial assistance for the development of Buddhist/Tibetan culture and arts under the "Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana (KSVY)". Under this scheme, financial assistance is provided to voluntary Buddhist and...
