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Government should protect Sentinelese in their own environment,says expert

News: A research paper has argued that the Sentinelese tribe should be protected by the government in its own environment and chosen circumstances. Facts: About Sentinelese tribe: The Sentinelese are a negrito tribe who live on the North Sentinel Island of the Andaman. Based on carbon dating by the Anthropological Survey of India, Sentinelese presence… Continue reading Government should protect Sentinelese in their own environment,says expert

Army to get indigenous tank ammunition

News:The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved the indigenous development of ammunition for the Army’s T-90 tanks. Facts: About T-90: The T-90S ‘Bhishma’ is a main battle tank of the Indian Army. India had procured T-90 from Russia in 2001 and deliveries started in 2004. The tank is equipped with a new turret weapon station… Continue reading Army to get indigenous tank ammunition

National Conference on ‘Criminal Activities and Radicalization in Jails

News:The Bureau of Police Research and Development(BPR&D) is organizing a National Conference on ‘Criminal Activities and Radicalization in Jails: Vulnerability of Inmates and Jail Staff and their Protection’. Facts: The conference will focus on the following issues: To understand various criminal activities at individual and gang level and considers safety measures for vulnerable inmates and… Continue reading National Conference on ‘Criminal Activities and Radicalization in Jails

Neermahal Jal Utsav

News:The traditional Neermahal Jal Utsav festival has been concluded in Tripura. Facts: About the festival: The traditional Neermahal Jal Utsav is a three days long festival which includes many programs like Manasha Mangal, boat race, swimming competition among others. Neermahal is a water palace built at the middle of Rudrasagar lake by Maharaja Bir Bikram… Continue reading Neermahal Jal Utsav

Pulikali

News:Pulikali(Tiger dance) festival is set to be welcomed in Kerala. Facts About Pulikali: Pulikali (Tiger Dance) is a folk art of Kerala. The artists wear a tiger mask, paint their bodies like tigers and dance to the rhythm of traditional percussion instruments such as thakil, udukku and chenda. It is performed on the fourth day… Continue reading Pulikali

Naval variant of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas

News: The naval variant of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas has made a successful short landing on the Shore Based Test Facility (SBTF) in Goa. Facts: About Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas: It is a single-engine, delta wing, multirole light fighter. It has been built under the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) program, which began… Continue reading Naval variant of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas

Indian Institute of Skills

News:Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has laid the foundation stone of Indian Institute of Skills(IIS) at Mumbai. Facts: The Union Cabinet had given its nod to set up an Indian Institute of Skills (IISs) in three cities namely Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Kanpur to give boost to the Skill India Mission. These institutes… Continue reading Indian Institute of Skills

312 Sikh foreigners removed from post-militancy ‘adverse list’

News:Government has removed the names of 312 Sikh foreign nationals from the local adverse lists commonly known as ‘Black Lists’. Facts: About Black list: Black list is maintained by Indian Embassies in different countries and posts abroad. It contains a list of Indian-origin people who have taken asylum i.e right to international protection in this… Continue reading 312 Sikh foreigners removed from post-militancy ‘adverse list’

NATGRID

News:The National Intelligence Grid(NATGRID) project wants to link social media accounts to the huge database of records related to immigration entry and exit,banking and telephone details among others. Facts: About National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID): It is an integrated intelligence grid connecting databases of core security agencies to collect comprehensive patterns of intelligence that can be… Continue reading NATGRID

DRDO successfully flight-tests indigenously developed Antitank Guided Missile

News: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flight tested indigenously developed Man-Portable Anti Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM). Facts: About the missile: Man-Portable Anti Tank Guided Missile(MPATGM) is a guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily armored military vehicles. The missile is low weight and fire and forget missile.It was launched from… Continue reading DRDO successfully flight-tests indigenously developed Antitank Guided Missile

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