The Indian Air Force (IAF) is looking to adopt Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) across its fighter fleet. ASRAAM has been developed by European missile-maker MBDA. It is currently in service in UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). ASRAAM is a high speed, extremely manoeuvrable, heat-seeking, air-to-air missile. It… Continue reading IAF to adopt ASRAAM missile across its fighter fleet
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Where India stands in battle against measles, How Sri Lanka eliminated it
WHO has declared Sri Lanka measles free. Sri Lanka is the fifth country in WHO’s Southeast Asia region to eliminate measles. The other four countries are Bhutan, Maldives, DPR Korea and Timor-Leste. Sri Lanka’s success follows its persistent efforts to ensure maximum coverage with two doses of measles and rubella vaccines being provided in the… Continue reading Where India stands in battle against measles, How Sri Lanka eliminated it
Cabinet approves Inter State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill 2019
The Union Cabinet has approved Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The bill seeks to amend the Inter State River Water Disputes Act, 1956. It aims to streamline the adjudication of inter-state water disputes and make the present institutional architecture robust. The bill provides for dissolution of existing tribunals. A key feature of the… Continue reading Cabinet approves Inter State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill 2019
Cabinet approves bill to put brakes on chit funds
The Union Cabinet has approved the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill.The bill aims to tackle the menace of illicit deposit- taking activities in the country. The bill defines regulated deposits as all deposit-taking schemes which are overseen and regulated by regulators like (a)Reserve Bank of India (RBI) (b)Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)… Continue reading Cabinet approves bill to put brakes on chit funds
India-Russia hold dialogue on enhancing bilateral ties
The Second India-Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue (IRSED) was held in New Delhi,India. The dialogue focussed on six core areas of cooperation namely, (a)Transport Infrastructure and Technologies (b)Agriculture and Agro-Processing sector (c)Small and Medium Business support (d) Digital Transformation and Frontier Technologies (e)Cooperation in Trade,Banking and (f)Tourism & Connectivity. The IRSED was established following an MoU… Continue reading India-Russia hold dialogue on enhancing bilateral ties
88 manual scavenging deaths in 3 years
According to the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry,88 people have died in manual scavenging related deaths in the past three years. The ministry has said that the number of deaths of sanitation workers while cleaning septic tanks and sewers has risen despite a ban on manual scavenging. Further,among the 15 States/UTs that submitted details to… Continue reading 88 manual scavenging deaths in 3 years
Automated facial recognition: what NCRB proposes, what are the concerns
The National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB) has released a Request for Proposal for an Automated Facial Recognition System(AFRS) to be used by police officers across the country. The AFRS would be used to identify criminals, missing people, and unidentified dead bodies as well as for crime prevention. AFRS works by maintaining a large database with photos… Continue reading Automated facial recognition: what NCRB proposes, what are the concerns
Haryana launches portal for farmers to report land and crop details
Haryana government has launched ‘Meri Fasal Mera Byora’ portal. This portal enables farmers to self-report their land and crop details through IT based system and help them receive the benefit of several government schemes directly. The portal has brought the departments of agriculture and farmer’s welfare,revenue, food civil supplies and consumer affairs and science and… Continue reading Haryana launches portal for farmers to report land and crop details
PM greets people on Kharchi Pooja
The Prime Minister has greeted the people of Tripura on the start of the auspicious Kharchi Puja. Kharchi Puja is one of the most popular festivals in Tripura.It’s a week long Puja which falls in the month of July on the eighth day of the new moon. This festival is celebrated at Agartala in the… Continue reading PM greets people on Kharchi Pooja
Honour for ‘Plan Bee’ that helped save jumbos
Plan bee has been given the best innovation award in Indian Railways for the 2018-19 fiscal. Plan bee is an amplifying system imitating the buzz of a swarm of honey bees to keep wild elephants away from railway tracks.This strategy was adopted by the Northeast Frontier Railway(NFR). NFR officials have said that a mix of… Continue reading Honour for ‘Plan Bee’ that helped save jumbos
