Defense & Security
1.NanoSniffer IN NEWS: Union Education Minister, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ today launched NanoSniffer, the world’s first Microsensor based Explosive Trace Detector (ETD) developed by NanoSniff Technologies, an IIT Bombay incubated startup. KEY POINTS: Nanosniffer is world’s first Explosive Trace Detector using microsensor technology. It uses MEMS system. MEMS is Micro-Electromechanical System. NanoSniffer is a 100% […]
1.Meeting of International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) IN NEWS: Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman here today attended the Plenary Meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the virtual Spring Meetings 2021. The meeting was attended by […]
1. India-Seychelles High Level Virtual Event. IN NEWS: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will take part in a high level virtual event with the President of the Republic of Seychelles H.E. Wavel Ramkalawan on April 8, 2021 to inaugurate a range of Indian projects in Seychelles. Key features of event: Joint e-inauguration of the new […]
1.National Dialogue on ‘Manufacturing Excellence & Innovation for Competitiveness & Sustainability of Chemicals Manufacturing’. In News: Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda virtually addressed at National Dialogue on Manufacturing Excellence and Innovation for Competitiveness and Sustainability of Chemicals Manufacturing in New Delhi . Key takeaways: Union minister said that the Chemicals […]
April 6th current affairs INS VIRAATINS Viraat, the Navy’s decommissioned aircraft carrier, has become the “private property” of a ship-breaker who has already torn down 40% of its body, chiefly for scrap, the Supreme Court told a private company, that wants to turn the vessel into a maritime museum-cum-adventure centre.About:On February 10, the court had […]
JORDANIn a marked flare-up in tensions within Jordan’s royal household, Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein, the former crown prince and half-brother of ruling monarch Abdullah, has reportedly been placed under house arrest as part of a crackdown on critics.About:Jordan is an Arab country in the Levant region of Western Asia, on the East Bank of […]
April 4th Current Affairs -Vignan IAS NAXALISM Five security personnel were killed and more than 12 injured in an encounter with Maoists in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. About: Two of the dead were from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). One of them belonged to the elite Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) of the […]
April 3rd Current Affairs – Vignan IAS MATERNAL DEATHS The failure of the health system to cope with COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an increase in maternal deaths and stillbirths, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health journal. About: Overall, there was a 28% increase in the odds of stillbirth, and the risk […]
APRIL 2ND CURRENT AFFAIRS – VIGNAN IAS DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Rajinikanth after he has been conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2019. About: Dadasaheb Phalke award is India’s highest award in cinema. It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the […]
April 1st current affairs – vignan ias India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement. Context: India and Mauritius signed the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) on 22 February 2021. The CECPA is the first trade Agreement signed by India with a country in Africa. Both sides have completed their internal legal procedures and the India-Mauritius CECPA will […]