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India's first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant undocked at Cochin

India’s first indigenously-built largest aircraft carrier INS Vikrant was successfully undocked at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Cochin district of Kerala. The ship will undergo a series of...

June 11, 2015

Senior scientist Dr. Srivari Chandrasekhar appointed as Director of CSIR-IICT

Dr. Srivari Chandrasekhar was appointed Director of CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) a premier research institute of Union Government based in Hyderabad, Telangana. He was named appointed...

June 11, 2015

Parkash Singh Badal conferred with Sant Namdev National Award

Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Parkash Singh Badal was conferred the prestigious 14th Sant Namdev National Award- 2015 by Pune based Sarhad foundation. The award was presented to him...

June 11, 2015

Hohmann Transfer Orbit

Hohmann Transfer Orbit is a manoeuvre that was invented by a German scientist, Wolfgang Hohmann, in 1925. It is considered to be the most fuel efficient way of...

June 10, 2015

US Policy on sale of drone – Recent changes and their implications

The American government’s policy initially was against export both armed and unarmed drones. The notable exceptions to this policy was UK, which is the only country to which...

June 10, 2015

Secularism in India and the Basic Structure Doctrine

The Indian understanding of secularism is distinctly different from the western world’s understanding of the same, even though the underlying spirit remains the same.  The reason for this...

June 10, 2015

Hybrid Warfare

Hybrid warfare, as the name suggests, is a combination of different forms of warfare such as irregular warfare, conventional warfare, cyber warfare, information warfare, biological/chemical warfare, subversive warfare...

June 10, 2015

Austerity and Greece

Austerity measures refer to steps taken by governments facing massive debts to rein in their spending. Often, austerity measures are a pre-condition imposed by lenders or creditors who...

June 10, 2015

Trios of 3800-year-old statuettes found in Vichama, Peru

Researchers in Peru have discovered trios of statuettes which belong to some 3,800 years ago. They were discovered by research team led by archaeologist Ruth Shady. The final...

June 10, 2015

The only alternative to coexistence is co-destruction

Jawaharlal Nehru was a maven of international relations, and this statement reflects his incisive understanding of the same. In the international system, it is important for countries to...

June 10, 2015

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