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
Category: Factly: Polity and Nation
This category contains all Current Affairs Factly Articles for Prelims, related to the Polity and Nation. You can find all relevant Polity and Nation updates on this page. This page is specifically useful for UPSC Prelims exam.
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
HimVijay Exercise
News:Indian Army is scheduled to conduct a major Exercise called ‘HimVijay’. Facts: About the Exercise: The exercise HimVijay will be conducted by 17 Mountain Strike Corps. The exercise will take place in October,2019 in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. The Indian army will join with the integrated battle groups(IBGs) for this exercise.The Indian Air force(IAF) will… Continue reading HimVijay Exercise
Onam festival
News:President of India has greeted the citizens of the country on the eve of Onam festival. Facts: About the Onam festival: Onam is the biggest and the most important festival of the state of Kerala. It is a harvest festival and is celebrated in the beginning of the month of Chingam,the first month of Malayalam… Continue reading Onam festival
Integrated Battle Groups on Pakistan, China borders soon
News:Indian Army is planning to raise Integrated Battle Groups (IBGs) along the borders with Pakistan and China that will help it carry out swift strikes in case of war. Facts: About Integrated Battle groups: IBGs are brigade-sized, agile, self-sufficient combat formations which can swiftly launch strikes against adversary in case of hostilities. Each IBG would… Continue reading Integrated Battle Groups on Pakistan, China borders soon
Centre asks States to identify accident-prone spots
News:The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued guidelines to States for identifying accident ‘black spots’ on national highways and rectifying them. Facts: About Black spots: A black spot is defined as a stretch not more than 500m in length where five accidents have taken place or where ten fatalities have happened in the… Continue reading Centre asks States to identify accident-prone spots
Amid acute poverty, M.P.’s Saharia children battle malnutrition
News: Saharias,a particularly vulnerable tribal group has been facing acute malnutrition due to crushing poverty, delayed breastfeeding, premature pregnancies and seasonal migrations. Facts: About Saharias: Sahariya tribe comes under particularly vulnerable tribal group(PVTGs) The Saharias are mainly found in many districts of Madhya Pradesh and Baran district of Rajasthan. Due to the fact that it… Continue reading Amid acute poverty, M.P.’s Saharia children battle malnutrition
