About DAC Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) is constituted under the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for overall guidance of the defence procurement planning process. It includes Defence Minister as Chairman and Minister of State for Defence (when appointed), Chief of Defence …
About NSG Established in 1975, the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) comprises 48 states that have voluntarily agreed to coordinate their export controls to non-nuclear-weapon states. The NSG governs the transfers of civilian nuclear material and nuclear-related equipment and technology. Full …
About the Index The State Food Safety Index has been developed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to measure the performance of states on various parameters of Food Safety. This index is based on performance of …
What is the role of the Chief of Defence Staff? The Government’s decision in 2019 to create the post of a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), a long-pending demand to bring in tri-service synergy and integration, is the biggest top-level …
About the project Last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the “PM GatiShakti — National Master Plan” for infrastructure development aimed at boosting multimodal connectivity and driving down logistics costs. PM GatiShakti is a digital platform that connects 16 ministries …
Why in News: The Union Civil Aviation Minister has said that the Government of India is exploring the possibility of inviting manufacturers of Electric Vertical Take off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft to set up base in India. What is eVTOL? …
What’s in the news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Jan Samarth portal, a repository of a dozen credit-linked government schemes. The Prime Minister urged bank chiefs to make it easier for people to get loans through the new …
Why in News? The International Liquid-Mirror Telescope (ILMT) has been set up at the Devasthal Observatory campus owned by Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital in Uttarakhand. What is a liquid-mirror telescope? The …