DEFENCE UPDATES 04 & 05 JULY 2021 Men in Whites Qualified for Tokyo Olympics PO Madari Pillyalil Jabir qualified for the Men’s 400m hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics via the World Rankings quota. The youngster was ranked 32nd in the rankings, wherein a total of 40 were to qualify. Jabir won the bronze medal at … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 4th – 5th July 2021 USA Celebrates 245th Independence Day The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the President of USA, His Excellency Joe Biden, and the people of the USA on their 245th Independence Day. Throughout the 1760s and early 1770s, the American colonies found themselves at odds with British … Read more
DEFENCE UPDATES 03 JULY 2021 Indian Army Inducts 12 Indigenously Developed Short Span Bridging Systems (SSBS)-10 M The SSBS-10 m plays a crucial role of bridging the gaps up to 9.5 m as a single span providing a 4 m wide, fully decked roadway, ensuring faster movement of the troops. R&D Establishment (Engineers) Pune, a … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 3rd July 2021 Genome Sequencing of New COVID-19 Variants Vice President calls for fast-tracking of genome sequencing of new COVID-19 variants to speed up vaccine, drug development. Visiting CCMB’s LaCONES (Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species) he urged international partnership to study developing a universal vaccine for various variants. Genome Sequencing … Read more
DEFENCE UPDATES 02 JULY 2021 7th INDIAN OCEAN NAVAL SYMPOSIUM (IONS) Hosted by the French Navy at La Réunion from 28 June to 01 July 2021. Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy, participated virtually. SME presentations were made by French Institute of International Relations – Observatoire du Climat, European Union, Indian … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 2nd July 2021 Age-old Darbar Tradition Ends in J&K J&K has two capitals i.e., Srinagar (summer capital) for the state and Jammu (Winter Capital). Started by Jahangir, this tradition had been continuing by British and Dogra Rulers. Both the Jammu and Srinagar secretariats can now function work from either Jammu or Kashmir … Read more
DEFENCE UPDATES 01 JULY 2021 Air Marshal V R Chaudhari appointed as new VCAS Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora, Ex – Vice Chief of the Air Staff retired yesterday, after an illustrious career spanning over 39 years. Air Marshal V R Chaudhari was the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command. SCGS Zoroaster inducted into Seychelles … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 1st July 2021 One Year Completes for Launch of PMFME Scheme The Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme, launched under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, completed its one year on 29th June. The PMFME Scheme is currently being implemented in 35 States and Union Territories (UTs). Ministry of Food … Read more
DEFENCE UPDATES 30 JUNE 2021 Grene Robotics Develops India’s First Autonomous Drone Defence Dome system called “Indrajaal” According to the firm, Indrajaal is capable of real-time situational awareness, can integrate with all current weapons suite and infrastructure, has a honeycombed cell structure seamlessly built over a combination of 9-10 technologies, provides 24x7x365 persistent and autonomous … Read more
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 30th JUNE 2021 Economic Relief Package Announced Ministry of Finance announced a slew of measures to provide relief to diverse sectors affected by the second wave of Covid-19. The Package is expected to usher in much-needed liquidity and help revive the economy and Sectors hard hit due to COVID-19. The Term of … Read more
