National Cultural Audiovisual Archives
Context: National Cultural Audiovisual Archives (NCAA) project of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, implemented by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) has been certified as the…
Russia test-fires ‘ideal’ hypersonic missile
Context: Russia has successfully launched a hypersonic missile which President Vladimir Putin called “an ideal weapon” as he unveiled a new array of next-generation arms earlier this month. More details: The high-precision…
Recommendations made by Shekatkar Committee
A Committee of Experts (CoE) was constituted by Ministry of Defence under the Chairmanship of Lt. Gen. (Retd) DB Shekatkar to recommend measures to enhance combat capability and rebalance defence…
Intangible Cultural Heritage elements from India
Context: A total of 13 Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) elements from India have been inscribed till date on the UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. For…
Exercise Paschim Leher
The Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy concluded a large scale operational exercise in the Arabian Sea. The three week long exercise termed Exercise ‘Paschim Leher’ (XPL), tested the…
What is the Kuthiyottam ritual?
Context: On February 28, 2018, the Kerala State Commission for the Protection of Child Rights registered a suo motu case in connection with the Kuthiyottam ritual. The commission said it would examine…
Traditional toys of India
• Channapatna toys, Karnataka Bestowed with Geographical Indication tag, the vibrant lacquer non-toxic wooden Channapatna toys of Karnataka are in great demand across the world. • Ghurni clay dolls, West…
Saras completes second test flight successfully
Context: India’s indigenous light transport aircraft SARAS has been successfully test flown for a second time. About SARAS: The SARAS is an indigenous aircraft developed by the National Aeronautics Laboratories…
Navy to Host Milan
Context: India will host navies from at least 16 countries for an eight-day mega naval exercise – MILAN The exercise aims to expand regional cooperation and combat unlawful activities in…
Rustom-2 UAV takes to the skies
Context: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) carried out a test-flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle Rustom-2. More details: This flight assumes significance because of the fact that this…
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