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India conducted the first successful flight test of the Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor missile capable of neutralising long-range missiles and aircraft, from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast on Wednesday. “The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful maiden flight test of phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor AD-1 missile with a large kill altitude bracket from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on November 2. The flight test was carried out with the participation of all BMD weapon system elements located at different geographical locations,” said the Ministry of…

On Sunday, at 12.07 am in Sriharikota, off the coast of the Bay of Bengal, it was almost like an early Diwali, with the sky lit up by the launch of 36 OneWeb satellites. The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) launched a 43.5-meter-tall Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III) rocket. After the countdown, which started 24 hours in advance, once the mega screen marked the launch, a select group of invitees at the gallery cheered by applauding the feat. The 36 communication satellites were placed on low-earth orbit as part of the OneWeb India-1 mission, or the…

Jaishankar, the minister of external affairs for India, has been quite busy over the past two weeks. Before speaking before the UN General Assembly (UNGA), he met privately with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and members of the Indian diaspora living in the US. Jaishankar represents the type of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership that is too sensitive about portraying India as a “great nation,” even though the nation is home to the majority of the world’s poor and bullies its smaller neighbours. To project “greatness,” Indian authorities go well beyond the bounds of morality to humiliate their rivals,…

Indian Independence Day is observed every year on August 15 since the year 1947 when the British left India. From 26 January 1929 to 15 August 1947 to 30 June 1948, India witnessed many changes before its official date of Independence was declared. It was the Congress President’s call for Poorna Swaraj or total independence in 1929 when the day, January 26 was chosen to obtain freedom from the British shackles. In Fact, the Congress continued to celebrate this day from 1930 onwards as Independence day and after India became free on August 15, 1947, the country was declared Republic…

ODI cricket is one of the most played formats in cricket globally. This is also enjoyed the most by the spectators. There was a time when players used to deal with bowlers in fours only, but later after the induction of T20 cricket batsmen became aggressive and began to hit sixes very often in the One Day Internationals also. But explosive players like Gayle, Afridi, MS Dhoni, and Rohit Sharma have shown the art of hitting sixes in the famous 50-over format.

Uber Technologies, Inc., or just Uber, is a ridesharing company based in San Francisco and operates in over 785 metropolitan areas worldwide. Uber offers peer-to-peer ridesharing, food delivery, bicycle-sharing, and ride-hailing. Uber allows riders to see transparent fares for their trip ahead of time and allows people to make money by becoming drivers for the service. Uber has completed more than 5 billion rides worldwide and fulfills 40 million rides per month in the United States alone. Uber is currently available in more than 80 Countries around the world. Uber currently operates in over 85 countries; however, there are several…

New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has, since 1975, launched a total of 129 satellites of Indian origin and 342 foreign satellites of 36 countries, of which 39 satellites are commercial satellites and the rest nano satellites. The ISRO has plans to launch more satellites to further enhance operational applications and cater to the needs of emerging applications and user requirements in the country, the Minister said. Content Source: Indiatimes.com

In 2021, the export of waste from the European Union to other non-EU countries reached all-time highs, according to statistics from Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics agency. In total 33 million tonnes were exported, an increase of 77% since 2004. Turkey was the primary destination country for EU waste last year with some 14.7 million tonnes sent there, three times as much as in 2004. India received the second highest quantity of EU waste that year, receiving some 2.4 million tonnes. It was followed by Egypt and Switzerland, with 1.9 and 1.7 million tonnes, respectively. Eurostat reported that the volume…

Three out of ten U.S. residents assume that they will not have sufficient financial security in retirement and will have to earn extra money, according to Statista Global Consumer Survey. As our Infographic shows, the United States’ northern neighbors are even more concerned about their financial standing in old age. In addition to India, the list also features an outlier in the lower digits: Less than a quarter of UK respondents believe they will need to supplement their pension with additional work. Although the maximum amount of payable state pension is only around 142 pounds sterling per week, employers in…

The film industry is one of the largest sources of entertainment in the world dating back in the 19th century. The industry produces thousands of films annually and rakes in billions of dollars in revenue. According to UNESCO Institute for Statistics, India topped the list of the countries that are the largest film producer in the world. In 2017 alone, India produced 1986 films. The other countries that followed include, Nigeria, followed by the United States of America, then China and Japan took the fifth place. India’s Film Industry is the world largest film industry in terms of quantity of…