Why in News? ISRO successfully launched Brazil’s optical earth observation satellite, Amazonia-1, and 18 co-passenger satellites from India and the U.S.A. from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) at Sriharikota on board the PSLV-C51 About the mission The satellites were …
About the Exercise The Exercise Desert Flag is an annual multi-national large force employment warfare exercise hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force. The aim of the exercise is to provide operational exposure to the participating forces, while …
What is Swachh Survekshan? Launched in 2016, Swachh Survekshan is a ranking exercise taken up by the Government of India to assess rural and urban areas for their levels of cleanliness and active implementation of Swachh Bharat mission initiatives in …
What are they? The Union government is empowered to raise revenue through a gamut of levies, including taxes (both direct and indirect), surcharges, fees and cess. A cess is a tax that is levied by the government to raise funds …