Daily Archives: June 2, 2022

ASTRA MK-1 MISSILE

Recently, the Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with the Hyderabad-based public-sector Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) for supply of the Astra Mark-1. Contract was signed at a cost of Rs 2,971 crore, for deployment on fighter jets of the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. Astra Missile and its Variants The Astra …

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TRANSCONTINENTAL RELOCATION OF CHEETAHS

India will be soon releasing cheetahs from South Africa and Namibia into the wild at KunoPalpur in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh. It will initiate India’s ambitious plan of transcontinental relocation of cheetahs. The country’s last spotted cheetah died in Chhattisgarh in 1947 and it was declared extinct in the country in 1952. …

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INDIA’S BIGGEST DRONE FESTIVAL

Recently, India’s biggest Drone Festival – Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022 was inaugurated in New Delhi by the Prime Minister. A virtual award of drone pilot certificates, panel discussions, product launches, display of a ‘Made in India’ Drone Taxi prototype, flying demonstrations, among others were the key events. Drone is a layman terminology for Unmanned Aircraft (UA). Originally …

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BIODIVERSITY POLICY 2022 BY NTPC

Recently, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC Ltd.) has issued a renewed Biodiversity Policy 2022 to establish a comprehensive vision and guiding principle for conservation, restoration, and enhancement of biodiversity. It is an integral part of NTPC’s Environmental Policy and its objectives are aligned with environmental and sustainability policies. Objectives of the Policy The policy is designed to …

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UN-HABITAT PLAN

Recently, the UN-Habitat has identified issues associated with Jaipur city like multi hazard vulnerabilities, weak mobility and Green-Blue economy and has laid out a plan to increase sustainability in the city. The urban problems which persist in Jaipur are the same for other cities. UN-Habitat has based its findings on sustainable cities integrated approach pilot project and a …

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