Special Frontier Force: Vikas Battalion History :  In the early wake of the 1962 Sino-Indian War, SFF was founded on November 14th. After the war of 1962, the CIA and Intelligence Bureau (IB) made the decision to train a 5,000-person Tibetan force for potential missions against China. Since the 1950s, the CIA has been engaged

  Project Seabird: INS Kadamba Key Points Project Seabird-Phase II: Project Seabird involves construction of a naval base over an area of 11,169 acres. Phase I comprised construction of a deep-sea harbour, breakwaters dredging, a township, a naval hospital, a dockyard uplift centre and a ship It was completed in 2005. Phase-II of Project Seabird

Bioethanol Blending of Petrol The government has set targets of 10% bioethanol blending of petrol by 2022 and to raise it to 20% by 2030 under the Ethanol Blended Programme (EBP). The EBP was launched in line with the National Biofuels Policy, 2018. Key Points Many countries, including India, have adopted ethanol blending in petrol

ASEAN What is the ASEAN? In response to escalating tensions among the post-colonial states of the Asia-Pacific, a regional organisation called the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was founded to advance political and social stability. “One Vision, One Identity, One Community” is the ASEAN motto. Asean Day is observed on August 8. Jakarta, Indonesia hosts

Peter Pan Syndrome Recently, a special court in Mumbai granted bail to an accused of sexually assaulting a minor as he was suffering from Peter Pan Syndrome (PPS). A syndrome is a combination of symptoms and signs that together represent a disease process. Key Points About: PPS is a psychological condition that is used to

AgriStack The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare has entered into an MoU with Microsoft Corporation to start a pilot project in 100 villages to create a ‘Unified Farmer Service Interface’ through its cloud computing services. AgriStack The AgriStack is a collection of technologies and digital databases proposed by the Central Government focusing on