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Iran Unveils New ‘Fateh’ Submarine
The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has unveiled a “state-of-the-art” domestically produced submarine capable of firing cruise missiles. The launch has gained significance due to the skewed relations with the USA. Fateh Submarine The launch was held in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas. Fateh, which means ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Exercise Cutlass Express 2019
The annual multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express was held from 27 Jan to 06 Feb 19. The exercise is aimed to improve law enforcement capacity, promote regional security and progress inter-operability between the armed forces of the participating nations for the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Father Franois Laborde conferred with Légion d’Honneur
Father Franois Laborde a 92-year-old priest from Bengal was conferred with Légion d’Honneur (Legion of Honour) in recognition of his work for specially-abled and destitute children. Father Laborde has his roots in France and is the citizen of India now. ..
INSTEX : Iran Trade Promotion Plan
INSTEX acronym of Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges is a project of the three governments of UK, France and Germany to bypass US sanctions on Iran. INSTEX INSTEX is a special payment system which will help to save the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Defence Ministry approves acquisition of Milan-2T Anti-Tank Missiles
The Defence Acquisition Council headed by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has approved the acquisition of the Rs 1,200 crore Milan-2T anti-tank missiles. While the requirement was of 70,000 different types of anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) and 850 different launchers, the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Damper for India’s entry into NSG
In the backdrop of the meeting of the P5 (UK, US, France, Russia and People’s Republic of China) to discuss issues related to nuclear disarmament, China has again reiterated its previous stand that India’s accession to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
World Steel Association Report: Key Facts
The World Steel Association has released a Report highlighting various trends related to the Industry, they are: China is the largest producer of crude steel and it accounts for more than 51 per cent of global production. China’s share has ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Iran Trade Promotion Plan
Three European Powers U.K., France and Germany are set to announce a plan to help companies trading to Iran to defy the sanctions on Iran. US sanctions on Iran US President Trump had unilaterally walked out of the Joint comprehensive ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Australian Open 2019
Australian Open which is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis event concluded at Melbourne in Australia. Nicknamed as the happy slam, the Australian Open has grown to become the largest annual sporting event in the Southern Hemisphere. Grand Slam tennis events Apart ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Bloomberg Innovation Index 2019: Key Facts
The Bloomberg Innovation Index analyses each country in a range of areas including education, research and development, and manufacturing before coming up with a list of the 60 most innovative countries. The countries are ranked on the basis of their ..