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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - September 2015

Sep 2015

Jun 05, 2018

Special Provisions for Victims of Cross-border Firing

As per reports, the Government Medical College in Jammu has dedicated a special team of medical experts to treat victims of cross-border firing. A number of medical specialists will attend to victims of firing - primarily coming from border areas. Two wards have been allocated and treatment would be free-of-cost.

Jun 04, 2018

Odisha Beach to Get 'Blue Flag' Tag

The Chandrabhaga beach on the Konark coast of Odisha will be the first in Asia to get the Blue Flag certification �" the tag given to environment-friendly and clean beaches, equipped with amenities of international standards for tourists.

It will be awarded the honour on World Environment Day on June 5.

Twelve more beaches in the country are being developed by the Society for Integrated Coastal Management (SICOM), in accordance with the Blue Flag standards.

India Test-fires Nuclear-capable Agni-5

India Successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Long Range Ballistic Missile Agni-5 with a strike range of 5,000 km with the help of a mobile launcher from launch pad-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Dr. Abdul Kalam Island in the Bay of Bengal.

This was the sixth trial of the state-of-the-art Agni-5.

Jun 03, 2018

No Alliance with AAP

At a time when the Congress is advocating for Opposition unity ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the President of its Delhi unit, Ajay Maken, ruled out any alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Capital.

Demand of Full-time CM in Goa

In its bid to put pressure on the BJP-led governments in Goa, the Shiv Sena threatened to start an agitation if the State did not get a full-fledged Chief Minister to replace Manohar Parrikar, who is currently undergoing treatment in a U.S. hospital.

Shiv Sena's Goa president Jitesh Kamat said that how can a State continue to function in the absence of a Chief Minister. There are so many urgent issues, including resumption of the mining industry.

Mr. Kamat further demanded that President's Rule be imposed in the State until a new Chief Minister was appointed.

Jun 02, 2018

Pact to Build Marine Ambulances

Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) has entered into an agreement with Kerala government to construct three marine ambulances for the state fisheries department.

The vessel will be designed by CSL at its in-house design department. The vessel will be able to complement 2 patients and will have a total crew capacity of seven, including the paramedical staff.

India Successfully Test-fires SFDR Missile

India successfully carried out a flight test of Solid Fuel Ducted (SFDR) Ramjet propulsion based missile.

The test flight was conducted as a technology demonstration from the Launch Centre-III of Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha.

The 250-kilogram SFDR missile has been under development since 2013.

Singapore a Strategic Partner

India and Singapore agreed to deepen their economic and defence ties as they signed eight agreements, one on logistics cooperation between their Navies.

The two countries signed an implementation agreement between their Navies on mutual coordination, logistics and services support for visits of naval ships, submarines and naval aircraft �" including ship-borne aviation assets.

Jun 01, 2018

Rejection of Modi Wave

Ahead of next year's general elections, a united opposition got a major boost when it delivered a huge blow to the BJP, defeating it in three out of four Lok Sabha seats and nine out of ten assembly seats.

Bhaichung Bhutia Launches Political Party

Former footballer Bhaichung Bhutia launched his new political outfit, Hamro Sikkim Party (HSP), in his native state Sikkim.

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