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IAF conducts Exercise Vayu Shakti 2019 at Pokhran

Indian Air Force demonstrated its full combat and fire capabilities during ‘Exercise Vayu Shakti-2019’ in the Pokharan firing range close to Indo-Pak border in Rajasthan. It is conducted once in three years which is participated by fighters, helicopters, force enablers and support systems. The aim of the exercise is to detect and identify targets and… Continue reading IAF conducts Exercise Vayu Shakti 2019 at Pokhran

RBI to transfer Rs 28,000 crore interim surplus to government

Reserve Bank will transfer an interim dividend of Rs 28,000 crore to the government, a move that will help the Centre keep fiscal deficit in check.RBI has already transferred Rs 40,000 crore in current year (2018-19). Interim dividend is a payment made during the course of a financial year.RBI is a “full service” central bank… Continue reading RBI to transfer Rs 28,000 crore interim surplus to government

EXPLAINED: WHAT IS IUCN

Established in 1948 Headquarter — Gland, Switzerland FORMER NAME:International Union for the Protection of Nature(1948–1956) and World Conservation Union(1990–2008) The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. IUCN has observer and consultative status at the United Nations It is best known for compiling… Continue reading EXPLAINED: WHAT IS IUCN

Policy bias against rainfed agriculture

A new rainfed agriculture atlas has been released recently released by the Revitalising Rainfed Agriculture (RRA) Network. The atlas not only maps the agro biodiversity and socio-economic conditions prevailing in such areas, but also attempts to document the policy biases that are making farming unviable for many in these areas. The term Rainfed agriculture is… Continue reading Policy bias against rainfed agriculture

Panel backs old system for oil block bid

A High level panel headed by NITI AAYOG Vice chairman Rajiv Kumar, has advised government to shift from the present revenue sharing contracts for oil and gas block auctions to the older system of production sharing contract. In Production sharing (a) firms offering the largest work programmes (such as carrying out seismic survey and drilling… Continue reading Panel backs old system for oil block bid

Scientists discover massive mountains under Earth’s crust

Scientists discover massive mountains under Earth’s crust A team of researchers from USA and China has discovered a new layer with massive mountains in the earth’s mantle. The layer lacks a formal name and is being addressed as the “660 kilometers boundary”. The recent discovery is expected to give new insights on the formation and… Continue reading Scientists discover massive mountains under Earth’s crust

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