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News: India will enter into a weaponry agreement with the US to purchase American weapons, such as Mark 54 anti-submarine torpedoes. The main anti-submarine warfare weapon used by U.S. Navy surface ships, fixed-wing aircraft, and helicopters is the Mark 54 Anti-Submarine Torpedo. It was created in conjunction with the US Navy by Raytheon Integrated Defense …
Read MoreContext: Farmers have innovated and shared seeds without any intellectual property rights (IPR) for centuries. They also haven’t sought exclusive rights over seeds and germplasm to prevent others from innovating on the seeds. However, with the emergence of the global IPR regime over plant varieties, there was a dire need to ‘open-source’ seeds. What are …
Read MoreContext: Recently, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) issued a circular directly to banks, indicating that they can now levy charges on merchant transactions made through Prepaid Instrument wallets using UPI. After the information was leaked to the media, the NPCI issued a clarification stating that normal bank-to-bank UPI transactions will not be charged …
Read MoreNews: Next week will see the start of the India-US “Cope India” air drill. At the Kalaikunda airfield in West Bengal, an exercise with the US Air Force (USAF) will get underway. The Indian Air Force (IAF) and the United States Air Force are participating in a bilateral joint drill. (USAF). Cope India was founded …
Read MoreNews: By the end of 2024, Russia intends to create a section of specialised submarines that will be equipped with Poseidon torpedoes. The Poseidon Torpedo is a huge, nuclear-powered, autonomous Russian torpedo designed to hit enemy coastal targets at a great distance. It is the biggest torpedo ever used, measuring about 65 feet long and …
Read MoreNews: At the Aeronautical Test Range in Challakere, Karnataka, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) effectively completed the landing experiment for the Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstration (RLV-TD) programme. The RLV-TD was dropped by an Indian Air Forces (IAF) Chinook aircraft from a height of 4.5 kilometers, and ISRO carried out the RLV-TD’s landing experiment according …
Read MoreNews: The Defense Cooperation Agreement was inked by India and Romania with the intention of establishing and enhancing their respective militaries’ cooperation. By exchanging expertise and knowledge on topics of mutual interest, such as the co-development and co-production of military hardware, the agreement will establish the legal foundation for future defence collaboration. The agreement will …
Read MoreNews: The top military leaders of India meet yearly for the Combined Commanders’ Conference (CCC) to strategize and debate military issues and national security. The CCC’s 2018 motto was “Ready, Resurgent, Relevant.” The goal was to evaluate the Armed Forces’ success in overcoming the difficulties of modern warfare and to make sure they are always …
Read MoreContext: The visit by the Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, to India, in March 2023, during which he engaged with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, on global and bilateral issues, focused on cooperation between the G-7 and the G-20. Mr. Kishida also unveiled “Japan’s New Plan for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific” (FOIP) Japan’s idea …
Read MoreContext: The United Nations 2023 Water Conference held on March 22-24 was the first such meeting in 46 years. In a recent report entitled ‘Water for Sustainable Development 2018 – 2028’, the UN recognised the urgent need for action. What is the water conference? The water sector is prone to fragmentation because water problems tend …
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