Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS)
It is fully indigenously built towed artillery gun system Developed by DRDO and private sector consortium It has a longer […]
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Astra Missile – UPSC Prelims
It is a beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM). The BVRAAM technology enables fighter-pilots to shoot precisely at the enemy targets which are
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Swachhta Hi Seva campaign
It is a nation-wide fortnight-long sanitation campaign to highlight the government’s flagship cleanliness initiative Swachh Bharat Mission. Its objective is
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Delhi to Amritsar High Speed Rail Project
The Indian Railways will launch country’s second high-speed train project between Delhi and Amritsar (Punjab) via Chandigarh. The project will
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Mumbai to Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project
MAHSR project is joint venture between Indian Railways and Japan’s Shinkansen Technology. Total Distance: 508 KM Top Speed: 320 kph
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Chakmas and Hajongs
Chakmas and Hajongs: Chakmas and Hajongs are refugees who came from erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) five decades ago and
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Global Human Capital Index 2017
Index released by World Economic Forum Last year India was ranked 105 India ranked 103/130 The GHCI measures countries’ ability
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Operation Insaniyat
Operation Insaniyat: The Ministry of External Affairs has started Operation Insaniyat to provide assistance to Bangladesh in response to humanitarian
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University Grants Commission (UGC)
Statutory body Set up in 1956 It is charged with coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of higher education. It
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Uchchtar Aavishkar Abhiyan
Ministry/Department : Ministry of Human Resource Development Scheme: It aims to promote industry-specific need-based research in the educational institutions to