History of Emergency Imposed by Prime Ministry Indira Gandhi (1975-1977)

Context: The new session of the Lok Sabha (18th) started with an intriguing development when the newly-elected Speaker initiated a motion to condemn the Emergency imposed in 1975.  Introduction: In 1975, India experienced its greatest political crisis since independence when Internal Emergency Read More …

Largest Leopard safari opens at Bannerghatta

Context: South India’s first and the country’s largest leopard safari was inaugurated by Karnataka Environment Minister at the Bannerghatta Biological Park. Indian Leopard Indian leopard is a leopard subspecies widely distributed on the Indian subcontinent. A leopard does not have any stripes.  Read More …

Mark Rutte Appointed as secretary general of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Context: NATO appointed Mark Rutte as its next secretary-general putting in charge of the world’s biggest security organisation at a critical time for European security as war rages in Ukraine. About NATO:  The North Atlantic Treaty Organization also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance of Read More …

“ABHYAS” – High Speed Expendable Aerial Target

Context: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) under Ministry of Defence has successfully completed the developmental trials of High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) ‘ABHYAS’ with improved booster configuration from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha. 10 developmental trials for the ABHYAS Read More …