India-Russia Current Affairs, GK & News
PASSEX: India-Russia
On Indian Navy Day (December 4), India and Russia held a two-day Passage Exercise in the Eastern Indian Ocean. The exercise aimed to enhance interoperability, imbibing best practices and improving understandabilities between the navies. During the exercise, the navies held weapon firing, advanced surface warfare exercise and advanced anti-submarine exercise, helicopter operations, seamanship exercises. Indian ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: India-Russia • Indian ocean region • Indo-Pacific • INDRA • Joint military exercise • Joint Naval Exercise • Military Exercses • PASSEX • TSENTR
India test fires Brahmos supersonic Cruise Missiles successfully
On November 24, 2020, India successfully test fired the land attack version of Brahmos supersonic missile. It was test fired in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The range of the missile has been extended to 400 km from 290 km. Its speed has been increased to 2.8 Mach which is almost three times the speed of ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Brahmos • India-Russia • Missile • MTCR • Prithvi • Varunastra torpedo
What is Atal Innovation Mission-Sirius Programme?
The Atal Innovation Mission-Sirius Innovation Programme was launched for India and Russia school children. The programme aims to develop technological solutions for both India and Russia. Key Highlights The programme is to be held between November 7, 2020 and November 21, 2020. Around 48 students and 16 educators are to participate in the programme. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: atal innovation mission • atal tinkering labs • India-Russia • Memorandum of understanding • PM Modi • Sirius
India to acquire Sprut Light Tanks from Russia
India is currently in advanced talks with Russia to acquire light weight tanks. These are newly developed tanks in Russia. They are being acquired to be used in high altitude areas of Line of Actual Control. Highlights The need to buy Sprut Light Tanks has come after border hostilities with China increased in the Line ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: border issues • Brahmos • defence deals • DefExpo 2020 • Galwan clash • India China • India-Russia • Kilo-class submarine • Line of Actual Control • Su-30 MKI
Indra Naval Drills-2020
India and Russia will be holding two days toned down bilateral naval exercise, `Indra 2020’. It will be in the Andaman Sea, which is close to the strategic Strait of Malacca from Sept 4-5. Though the bilateral exercise has been toned down due to the global pandemic of COVID-19, it will be structured to enhance ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs • Events Current Affairs
Topics: Bilateral Relations • bilateral training exercise • India-Russia • INDRA • naval exercise