Defence Minister launches Indigenisation portal ‘SRIJAN’

On the final day of the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Week’ celebrations of the Ministry of Defence from Aug 10 – 14, 2020, the Defence Minister virtually launched the Department of Defence Production Portal ‘SRIJAN’ as a part of opportunities for Make ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Russia names its new Covid-19 vaccine as ‘Sputnik V’

Russia has decided to name its first COVID 19 vaccine as ‘Sputnik V’ for the foreign markets since this name is a reference to the first satellite of the world. This is a big success for the Russian government since ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Defence Minister laid foundation for a Missile-seeker facility and Warhead production unit

The Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has laid the foundation for a missile-seeker facility and a warhead production unit at Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) at Hyderabad, as part of the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Saptah’ being celebrated by the company. The foundation laying ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Defence minister to launch ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Saptah’

The Defence Minister of India will launch the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Saptah’ on August 10 to focus more on the vision of the government to shift to local manufacturing and ‘Make in India’ It is also in line with the ‘Atmanirbhar ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

India will stop importing 101 Defence weapons and platforms

India has announced a negative arms import list under which acquisition of 101 weapons systems and platforms from abroad will be banned from December 2020 to December 2025. The objective is to boost the domestic manufacturing of defence weapons in ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

National Land Management Corporation recommended by National Infrastructure Pipeline Task Force

The Task Force on National Infrastructure Pipeline recently submitted its report to the Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitaraman. Under the report, the task force has recommended to set up National Land Management Corporation. Highlights The National Land Management Corporation will ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020