Why in News: The Union Cabinet approved a plan to corporatize the Ordnance Factory Board into fully government owned corporate entities on the lines of Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSU). Corporatization refers to the restructuring or transformation of a state-owned …
What’s in the news? Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda has launched the ADI PRASHIKSHAN portal recently. Its aim is to provide comprehensive information on training programmes conducted by Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs), different divisions of Tribal Ministry, National Society for …
Southern Ocean It is the only ocean to touch three other oceans and to completely embrace a continent (Antarctica) rather than being embraced by them. It is limited to 60 degrees south. It is also defined by its Antarctic Circumpolar …
CONTEXT Recently, the Defence Minister made an announcement on archiving, declassifying and compiling war histories. SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT Largely conforming to global practices, the policy has the potential to kick-start multiple initiatives within the MoD and the three services. …
NEWS The U.S. misread the situation in Afghanistan, with the long war now leaving the Taliban at the height of their influence. CONTEXT The U.S. President Joe Biden has set the September 11 deadline for all American troops to …