TRIUMPH IAS ACADEMY MUMBAI

Due to the accident which took place on INS Sindhuratna submarine which resulted in two navy officials missing, Navy Chief has resigned and Robin Dhawan took charge till the new navy chief to be appointed.

Akash the indigenously designed developed and produced Surface to Air missile for the Indian Army was once again successfully flight tested  at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur. These were part of a series of trials being conducted in various engagement modes from the first of Production Model system being produced to equip two regiments of Indian Army. Both,  flight destroying a target in receding ting mode, as well as the  destroying an approaching target, fully met the mission objectives and few more trials are planned in different engagement modes. -PIB

Government of India (GoI) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed an agreement for a US $300 million loan to help improve road connectivity along key corridors in the State of Chhattisgarh. The Project has been approved with an objective to improve more than 900 kilometers of State roads, in line with the Chhattisgarh Road Master Plan, involving upgradation of roads sections and strengthening culverts and bridges. -PIB

"Anusandhan Vihar”, one of its kind modern, sophisticated and eco-friendly residential complex in DRDO Estate, Timarpur, Delhi was inaugurated yesterday by Shri Avinash Chander Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister and Secretary Deptt. Defence R & D. Speaking on the occasion Shri Chander said “An organization succeeds when two W’s, the work and the welfare go together; DRDO is a place where this happens and this complex is one such example. I am happy that DRDO has been making many successes on technology front. DRDO is equally recognized for the excellent facilities it has created”, he continued. He conveyed his appreciation to the complete project team of Anusandhan Vihar headed by Shri Ajay Singh, Chief Executive (Civil Works & Estates). A Bio-Digester park equipped with DRDO developed Bio-Digester was also inaugurated by Shri Amitabh Kant, IAS, CEO and MD Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (DMICDC), who appreciated the layout, its no

Indo-Japan Monorail Conference The Minister of Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr. Kamal Nath has lauded the Japanese Government and the Japanese Companies for their cooperation in the development of Metro system in India. He was addressing the Indo-Japan Monorail and Light Rail Transit (LRT) seminar in Delhi today. The Minister said that this cooperation will now be extended to the development of Monorail and (LRT) system in various cities of India. He said that now there is a need to look beyond the traditional metro systems and develop now other systems like Monorail which are very useful for congested areas and are also more environment friendly. These systems, he said, are essential to supplement the Metro system as has been demonstrated by the Japanese example. As per the recommendations of the working group on Urban Transport for the 12th Five Year Plan, (LRT) should be provided in all cities with a population of million plus. There are 53 cities i

Bio-Technology Parks     Details of the Biotechnology parks aided by Department of Biotechnology currently functioning in the country are as follows:   i.          Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow BT Park-The Park has been established at Lucknow with support from DBT and started operations from 2006. ii.        Andhra Pradesh: Hyderabad BT Park-The Park has been established by CSIR-IICT and Govt. of AP with support from DBT and started operations from 2009. iii.       Tamilnadu: TICEL Bio Park (Chennai)was established by Govt. of Tamilnadu in Chennai, India and is in operation since Nov, 2004. DBT had sanctioned grant for establishing a Biotechnology Core Instrumentation Facility (BTCIF). iv.      Tamilnadu: The Golden Jubilee Biotech Park for Women (Siruseri, Kanchipuram District) was established by Govt. of Tamilnadu with support from DBT and is operationalsince 2001.     Details of achievements of the above mentioned parks after being set up :   i.

The department of personnel development has issued a notification that two more attempts will be given to all those candidates who have exhausted their attempts in all categories with two years age relaxation.