Defence Acquisition Council  The Defence Acquisition Council is the highest decision-making body in the Defence Ministry for deciding on new policies and capital acquisitions for the three services (Army, Navy and Air Force) and the Indian Coast The Minister of Defence is the Chairman of the council.  It was formed, after the Group of Ministers […]

Project-75 What is Project-75? The Project 75I-class submarine is a follow-on of the Project 75 Kalvari-class submarine for the Indian navy.  In the late 1990s, around the time of Kargil war, a three-decade plan took shape for indigenous construction of submarines.  It was known to have two separate series of submarine building lines – codenamed

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Six mammal, bird and fish species are facing the spectre of extinction in Russia according to World Wildlife Fund (WWF). These include the Saiga antelope, the gyrfalcon, the Persian leopard, the spoon-billed sandpiper, the Sakhalin sturgeon and the kaluga, also a type of sturgeon. About WWF: It is an international non-governmental organization

Mega Food Park Zoram Mega food park launched in Mizoram, to benefit 25,000 farmers and create 5,000 jobs. This is the first Mega Food Park operationalized in the state of Mizoram.  About Mega Food Parks scheme: Ministry of Food Processing Industries is implementing Mega Food Park Scheme in the country since 2008. It aims at

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights [NCPCR]  The NCPCR is a body that works towards achieving a child rights- centric approach in all the laws, programmes, policies and administrative mechanisms in India. It functions under the Ministry of Women & Child Development of the central government. It strives to ensure that all laws and