Daily Archives: August 2, 2022

MIG-21

Recently, a MiG-21 Bison aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF)crashed in Barmer, Rajasthan killing the two pilots aboard the trainer version of the fighter aircraft. Currently, the IAF has around 70 Mig-21 aircraft and 50 Mig-29 variants. There are four squadrons of MiG-21 Bison aircraft currently in service in the IAF with each squadron …

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SWINE FEVER IN INDIA

Recently, African Swine Fever has been confirmed for the first time, at a private pig farm in in Kerala, after more than 15 pigs on the farm had died due to the disease in the last ten days. It is a highly contagious and fatal animal disease that infects and leads to an acute form of hemorrhagic fever in domestic …

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EXERCISE AL NAJAH

Indian Army and Royal Army of Oman will conduct their joint Military Exercise AL NAJAH-IV from 1st to 13th of August 2022. It’s the fourth edition of the exercise. The scope of the exercise includes professional interaction, mutual understanding of drills & procedures, establishment of joint command & control structures and elimination of …

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ARIDITY ANOMALY OUTLOOK INDEX

Recently, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has released the Aridity Anomaly Outlook (AAO) Index of July 2022, which says at least 85% of districts face arid conditions across India. The index monitors agricultural drought, a situation when rainfall and soil moisture are inadequate to support healthy crop growth till maturity, causing crop stress. An anomaly from the normal value signifies a …

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NEW ZEALAND’S BILL ON TOBACCO ENDGAME

To fulfil its plan to be smokefree by 2025, the New Zealand Parliament recently tabled the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill. Emulating New Zealand, Malaysia is also considering a ban on smoking and the sale of all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to people born after 2007. The Tobacco Endgame refers to a …

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REPEAL OF UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION ACT BILL

Recently, the Government of India announced that they’re reworking a draft of the Bill (Draft Higher Education Commission of India (Repeal of University Grants Commission Act) Bill, 2018) that will bring to life the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI), for college and university-level education, cutting across disciplines. The new reworked draft will …

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