April 30th Current Affairs Quiz
PIB 29th April
Contents Shri Suresh N. Patel takes oath as Vigilance Commissioner Natural product-based Alzheimer inhibitor India looking to capture significant share of world trade SHRI SURESH N. PATEL TAKES OATH AS VIGILANCE COMMISSIONER Focus: GS-II Polity, Governance, Prelims Why in news? Shri Suresh N. Patel took oath as Vigilance Commissioner on 29th April 2020. Central Vigilance […]
29th April – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents Lift the lockdown & open up Signalling support: On RBI relief for mutual funds The outline of another pandemic combat strategy Privacy concerns during a pandemic How the ozone layer hole over Arctic closed? LIFT THE LOCKDOWN & OPEN UP Focus: GS-III Disaster Management Is the Curve Flattened? So far, India has done a […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 29 April 2020
Contents USCIRF downgrades India in 2020 list Niti Aayog questions IEP’s terror ranking of India Health Ministry does a U-turn on plasma therapy BRICS should help entrepreneurs: India $1.5 billion ADB loan to fund COVID-19 emergency response No improvement in Ganga water quality after lockdown Animal poaching registers a sharp increase during lockdown USCIRF DOWNGRADES […]
April 29th Static Quiz on Economy
PIB 28th April
Contents New list of names of tropical cyclones over north Indian Ocean First ever virtual Petersberg Climate Dialogue India signs $1.5 billion loan with ADB NEW LIST OF NAMES OF TROPICAL CYCLONES OVER NORTH INDIAN OCEAN Focus: GS-II Geography, Prelims Why in news? In September, 2018 it was decided to prepare a fresh list of […]
K9 VAJRA-T Gun
The K9 VAJRA-T 155mm/ 52 is a tracked self-propelled howitzer (a short gun for firing shells on high trajectories at low velocities), which has its roots in the K9 Thunder, the mainstay of the South Korean Army. It offers a high rate of fire at long-range and is compatible with Indian and standard North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) ammunition. The K9 Thunder […]
Digital Sky Platform
Digital Sky Platform, as part of Civil Aviation Regulations (CAR), for registration of drones, pilots, and operators for online permission was recently launched. Nano drones in India can start flying legally from now. For micro and above categories, operators and pilots are required to register on the Digital Sky Portal. Civil Aviation Regulations (CAR): In […]
Bhabha Kavach
It is the India’s lightest and cheapest ‘bullet-proof jacket’ fortheCRPF and the Ministry of Home Affairs personnel. It is indigenously developed by the Ordnance Factories Board, a public sector undertaking MIDHANI along with BARC. It is named after nuclear physicist Dr. Homi J. Bhabha. The jacket weighs just 6.6 kg in comparison to the 17-kg jackets in use. It can […]
Sagar Maitri Mission-2
It is a unique initiative of DRDO which aligns with the objective of “Safety And Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR)”. Marine & Allied Interdisciplinary Training and Research Initiative(MAITRI) is the specific scientific component of DRDO. It is to promote greater scientific interaction especially in ocean research among ‘Indian Ocean Rim’ (IOR) countries. INS Sagardhwani, will embarks on […]