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WCCB’s Operation Thunderbird and Operation Save Kurma for fight against wildlife crime
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has successfully coordinated Operation Thunder Bird from January 30 to February 19, 2017 in its fight to end poaching of India’s wildlife animals. It also had convened Operation Save Kurma, a species specific operation on ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
March 3: World Wildlife Day
The World Wildlife Day is observed on 3rd March every year to celebrate and raise awareness about the world’s wild fauna and flora. It is celebrated to mark the signing of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Indigenously developed weapon-locating radar SWATHI handed to Army
The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) formally handed over an indigenously developed Weapon Locating Radar (WLR) system dubbed as ‘SWATHI’ to Indian Army. The DRDO also handed over a Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) recce vehicle Mk-I and NBC ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
India to attend Lahore meet on Indus Waters Treaty World Bank
India has accepted an invitation to attend the next meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), to be held in Lahore in March 2017. The last round of the PIC was held in July ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Half of India-Bangladesh border fenced: Government
The Union Government has announced that half of the 4,096-km long border India shares with Bangladesh has been fenced. The remaining half will be fenced by 2019 deadline. Its aim of fencing the India-Bangladesh border is to curb infiltration and ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Indian Navy successfully test-Fires anti-ship missile from Kalvari Submarine
Indian Navy successfully test-fired an anti-ship missile for the first time from an indigenously built INS Kalvari submarine. During a test firing in the Arabian Sea, the missile successfully hit a surface target at extended ranges. This launch is considered ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Government notifies Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Act, 2017
The Union Government has notified the Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Act, 2017 to prohibit the holding, transferring or receiving of scrapped old Rs.500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes from 31 December, 2016, This law makes possession of more ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Supersonic interceptor missile successfully test-fired
Indigenously developed supersonic Advance Area Defence (AAD) interceptor missile was successfully test-fired from launch complex III of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Abdul Kalam Island in Balasore, Odisha. The supersonic interceptor missile is capable of destroying any incoming enemy ..