UN Peacekeeping: India To Train Women From ASEAN Context: India is planning two initiatives for female personnel from South East Asia later this year in response to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s proposal from last year for an initiative on “women in United Nations Peacekeeping (UNPK) […]
ISRO’s GSLV Rocket Takes Navigation Satellite Successfully Context: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday successfully placed the NVS-01 navigation satellite, weighing about 2,232 kg, into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) To develop a domestic launch capability for geosynchronous satellites, the […]
Northeast Gets Its First Vande Bharat Express Context: On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually kicked off the inaugural Vande Bharat Express for the northeast. The five-and-a-half-hour rail ride will connect Guwahati in Assam with New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal. Previously, it took the quickest […]
Faster, Stronger Super Computers Context: India will likely have the fastest “supercomputer” in the world later this year, or more accurately, an enhanced “high-performance computing (HPC)” machine. The French business Atos, which offers consulting and IT services, will construct and install this system. Points to […]
From Master Of The Roster To Master Of All Judges? Context: In Ritu Chhabria v. Union of India, a Division Bench of the Supreme Court recently upheld the ability of an undertrial to be freed on default bail in the case that the inquiry is […]
The Erdoğan Victory, A Triumph For Ottoman Glory Context: The Ottoman ruler Mehmed II captured Istanbul (then known as Constantinople) in 1453, and May 29, 2023, celebrated the 570th anniversary of that event. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the contemporary sultan of Turkey, was also inaugurated as […]
