News: Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) chairman has constituted a five-member expert committee to review the charter of duties for all laboratories of the DRDO and to focus on indigenous …
Read MoreNews: Ministry of Tourism’s Dekho Apna Desh Webinar Series organized the 50th webinar titled “Cultural heritage of Hyderabad”. Facts: Hyderabad: It is known as the “City of Pearls” and the …
Read MoreNews: Indian Navy has effectively carried out Mission Based Deployments (MBD) to protect maritime interests by deploying ships and aircraft at major and sensitive locations. Facts: Mission-Based Deployments(MBD) policy was …
Read MoreNews: Union Defence minister has launched Department of Defence Production portal named SRIJAN. Facts: SRIJAN Portal: It is an online portal that aims to promote indigenisation of defence items production …
Read MoreNews: Indian Coast Guard(ICG) has launched an Offshore Patrol Vessel named ‘Sarthak’. Facts: Sarthak: It is an offshore Patrol Vessel(OPVs) designed and built indigenously by Goa Shipyard Limited. The ship …
Read MoreNews: Union Defence Minister has launched the Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation(NIIO). Facts: NIIO: It is a three-tiered organisation that aims to help end-users interact with academia and industry towards …
Read MoreNews: International Youth Day is being observed on 12 August,2020. Facts: International Youth Day(IYD): It was designated by the United Nations(UN) in the year 1999.The first IYD was observed in …
Read MoreNews: Indian armed forces have reportedly decided to revive Project Cheetah amid border tensions with China. Facts: Project Cheetah: The project involves arming Heron unmanned aerial vehicles(UAV) with laser-guided bombs, …
Read MoreNews: Farmers in West Bengal are experimenting with the pokkali variety of rice to tide over a crisis-like situation created by severe seawater incursion into paddy fields in the Sundarbans. …
Read MoreNews: The Ministry of Defence(MoD) has released draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020(DPEPP 2020). Facts: Aim: To provide impetus to self-reliance in defence manufacturing under the Atma Nirbhar …
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