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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - September 2015

Sep 2015

Sep 10, 2017

Nag Successfully Test-fired

In fresh trials, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test-fired the indigenously developed anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) 'Nag'.
ATGM Nag successfully hit both targets under different ranges and conditions with very high accuracy as desired by the armed forces.
The missile can hit a target up to seven km.

CPI(M)’s CM Nominee

The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Tripura clarified that its move to make Manik Sarkar its chief ministerial face in the 2018 Assembly elections does not contradict any resolution of the party’s Central committee that prevents its members from holding legislative positions for successive terms.
Sources said that only maintaining an embargo as far as the Rajya Sabha was concerned, where no member has been given a third term in the Upper House since the party was founded in 1964.
The party is unanimous in projecting Manik Sarkar as the next Chief Minister.

Sep 09, 2017

India's Act East Policy

In pursuant of India's 'Act East Policy', two Indian Naval Ships proceeded on deployment to East and South-East Asia.
INS Satpura commanded by Captain Rahul Shankar, and INS Kadmatt commanded by Commander Nithin Cariappa, departed from Visakhapatnam for a deployment of more than three months, to visit 12 ports in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, South Korea, Japan, Brunei and Russia.
During this deployment, the ships will participate in the International Fleet Review hosted by the Association of South East Asian Countries (ASEAN) at Thailand.

Women in Military Police

The Army has finalised a plan to induct women in the military police.
The plan is seen as a major step towards breaking gender barriers in the force is to induct approximately 800 women in military police with a yearly intake of 52 personnel per year.

Sep 08, 2017

Quick Replacement of Old Tracks Ordered

Piyush Goyal, the new Railway Minister, chaired a high-level meeting with Railway Board officials to discuss ways for ensuring safe operation of trains. Unmanned Level Crossings and derailments due to defects in tracks were identified as two major causes leading to accidents.
According to reports, Goyal directed the officials to ensure safety in train operations and eliminate all unmanned level crossings expeditiously on the entire Indian Railway network in a year`s time from now.
Track replacement or renewal should be accorded priority and the procurement of new rails should be expedited on a large scale with a view to completing construction of new lines in time.

1993 Mumbai Serial Blasts

A special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court awarded death sentence to Tahir Merchant and Feroz Khan in connection with the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts. The court awarded life imprisonment to Abu Salem and Karimullah Khan along with a fine of Rs. 2 lakh, while Riyaz Ahmed Siddique received a sentence of 10 years.
Under TADA court rules, life imprisonment means forever. However, under the extradition law, the maximum term that can be awarded is 25 years. Now, the Government of India will decide whether Salem and Khan will get out of jail after 25 years or continue.

Sep 07, 2017

Development Assistance to Rakhine State

India has committed development assistance to Rakhine state in Myanmar where large-scale violence blamed on the minority Rohingya Muslim community has claimed the lives of security personnel and innocent people and triggered a mass exodus.

Threat from China and Pakistan

According to Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat, the country should be prepared for a two-front war, insisting China has started flexing its muscles, while there seems to be no scope for reconciliation with Pakistan whose military and polity saw an adversary in India.

Sep 06, 2017

India Hands over ICGS Varuna to the Sri Lankan

The Indian Coast Guard handed over offshore patrol vessel ICGS Varuna to the Sri Lankan Coast Guard.
India has earlier handed over two offshore patrol vessels of the Indian Coast Guard — Varaha in April 2006 and Vigraha in August 2008.
ICGS Varuna was commissioned in the Indian Coast Guard in February 1988 and decommissioned in August 2017.

Lucknow Metro Flagged Off

The first phase of the Lucknow Metro line from Transport Nagar to Charbagh was inaugurated in the presence of UP Governor Ram Naik, CM Yogi Adityanath and Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
The Metro corridor measuring 8.5 kilometers, over eight elevated stations, has been completed in a little over three years.

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