First indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) of India, named Vikrant, started its second phase of sea trials on October 24, 2022, in the backdrop of its planned induction into the Indian Navy by August 2022. Key Facts INS Vikrant is a 40,000-tonne aircraft carrier. It is...
Recently, after the killings of non-locals in Jammu and Kashmir around 700 people have been detained in the union territory, a few under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA). Powers of government under the Public Safety Act: Also called the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA),...
Recently, the Odisha Government has decided to relocate around 420 families from four zero-connectivity villages in Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary. The relocation is aimed at reducing man-animal conflict and providing better living conditions to the displaced families. Location: It is situated in the Bargarh district of Odisha near Hirakud dam (Mahanadi...
Recently, a report titled the Global Threat Assessment Report 2021, released by We Protect Global Alliance has revealed that Covid-19 had contributed to a significant spike in child sexual exploitation and abuse online. The report outlines the scale and scope of child sexual exploitation and abuse online,...
The 52nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is going to held in Goa from November 20 to November 28, 2021 in which Hungarian filmmaker Istvan Szabo and Hollywood icon Martin Scorsese will be honoured with “Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award”. Istvan Szabo Istvan Szabo...
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the high-speed expendable aerial target (HEAT) called ABHYAS on October 22, 2021. Key Points ABHYAS high-speed expendable aerial target will be used to evaluate several missile systems, It was tested from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off...
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has launched a toll-free helpline number for job aspirants, recently. Highlights This facility can be used by the government job aspirants belonging to economically weaker sections and backward classes. Helpline number will be operational on all the working days...
South Korea has launched its first ever space rocket on October 21, 2021. This is the first rocket completely developed and built in South Korea. However, it failed to successfully deploy a test satellite into orbit. Highlights The rocket is called as “Nuri”. It is...
A micro snail species named Georissa mawsmaiensis has recently been discovered from Mawsmai, a limestone cave in Meghalaya, 170 years after the last such discovery was made. It was in 1851 that Georissa saritta, a member of the same genus as the latest find, was collected and described...
The Government of India has identified 21st October as UDAN Day, the day on which the scheme document was first released. About UDAN scheme (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik): The scheme is aimed at enhancing connectivity to remote and regional areas of the country and making...
