Pinaka Missile System
An updated version of Pinaka Missile System, named Pinaka Mark II rocket was successfully flight-tested. Pinaka is an indigenous multi-barrel rocket launch system, which has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Army. Its weapon system has a state-of-the-art guidance kit bolstered by an advanced navigation and control system. The Pinaka Mark II Rocket is modified as a missile […]
Integrated Guided Missile Development Program(IGMDP)
Astra Missile ASTRA the first indigenously developed air-to-air missile was successfully flight-tested off the coast of Odisha. The Astra missile is developed by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). It works on the Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) technology that enables the fighter-pilots to shoot precisely at the enemy targets which are beyond their visual range. The specifications of the missile […]
Anti-satellite weapons (ASAT)
MIRV: Multiple Independently targetable Re-entry Vehicle In March 2019, India successfully tested its ASAT missile. The ASAT missile destroyed a live satellite in Low Earth orbit (283-kilometre). As per DRDO, the missile is capable of shooting down targets moving at a speed of 10 km per second at an altitude as high as 1200 km. […]
Prithvi Missiles
All the Prithvi variants are surface-to-surface SRBMs. Name Version Range Payload in kg Prithvi I Army version 150 km 1000 Prithvi II Air force version 350 km 500 Prithvi III Naval version 600 km 1000 Agni Missiles Name Type Range Payload in kg Agni-I MRBM 700 – 900 km 1,000 Agni-II MRBM 2,000 – 3,000 km 750 […]
Notable Missile Systems in India and their details
Missile Type Range Astra air-to-air 80 km Trishul surface-to-air 9 km Akash 30 km Prithvi Air Defence (PAD) 2000 km Nag surface-to-surface Anti-tank missile 4 km Prahaar surface-to-surface SRBM 150 km BrahMos land, naval, air Supersonic Cruise Missile 300 km Nirbhay land, naval, air Subsonic Cruise Missile […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 30 April 2020
Contents India remains on U.S. Priority Watch List NEET applies to minority colleges: SC Study on China dams brings the Brahmaputra into focus Only 30 lakh found MGNREGA work in April 2020 By any calculus India qualifies for UNSC permanent seat INDIA REMAINS ON U.S. PRIORITY WATCH LIST Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? […]
DRUG FOR SEPSIS TO BE TESTED FOR COVID-19
Why in news? Sepsivac, a drug jointly developed by the Ahmedabad-based Cadilla Pharmaceuticals and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), will be tested in 50 COVID-19 patients. Results from a human trial are expected in the next two months. What is Sepsivac and can it be used for COVID-19? Sepsivac was originally developed […]
A TRIBAL TRADITION COMES IN HANDY DURING COVID-19
Why in news? Now almost every day some members of Jagruti, a social organisation, are reliving a local tribal tradition to trim each other’s hair at Daringbadi in Odisha’s Kandhamal district. Through it they are avoiding visit to barbers that may lead to spread of COVID-19 infection. Unlike other parts of Odisha, tribals of Kandhamal […]
GLOBAL HUNGER COULD DOUBLE DUE TO COVID-19
Why in news? The number of people facing acute food insecurity could nearly double this year to 265 million, due to the economic fallout of COVID-19, the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) said on 21st April 2020. The impact of lost tourism revenues, falling remittances and travel and other restrictions linked to the coronavirus pandemic […]
PAKISTAN REMOVES THOUSANDS OF NAMES FROM TERRORIST WATCH LIST
Why in news? Pakistan is reported to have removed around 1,800 terrorists from its watch list, including that of the 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind and LeT operations commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, ahead of a new round of assessments by the global anti-money-laundering watchdog FATF. The so-called proscribed persons list, which is maintained by Pakistan’s National Counter […]