Daily Current Affairs – Defense

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The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, has awarded Group Captain Animesh Patni of the Indian Air Force with the Vir Chakra. He is from Kunhadi village in Baran district of Rajasthan. The award is for his outstanding valour, leadership and strategy in Operation Sindoor. He commanded an S-400 surface-to-air missile system squadron and contributed immensely to the enhancement of India's air defence capability. Under his command, an enemy Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft was targeted from...

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The successful test of the Divyastra MK-1 UAV in Jodhpur is a significant boost to India's efforts in indigenous defence technology. The test was carried out in front of military officials, with the UAV being sent into the air from a mobile launcher mounted on an SUV. The Divyastra MK-1 can be flown up to 500 km without any human intervention. It has been designed for missions like surveillance, intelligence collection, target identification and precision strike. The successful test in...

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  IIT Jodhpur has signed an MoU with Idea Forge Technologies Ltd.. As per the MoU both the organisations will undertake research in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAVs) and Deep Tech to speed up indigenous innovations. They will work jointly on  UAV designs, new materials, manufacturing techniques, system integration, geo-mapping, object indexing and performance enhancement. The MoU will stay operational for three years. Detailed Explanation (for RAS Mains Level): About the MoU: The agreement between IIT Jodhpur and IdeaForge reflects the growing...

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To provide better facilities to residents living in border areas ‘MUKHYAMANTRI THAR SEEMA KSHETRA VIKAS KARYAKRAM(CHIEF MINISTER THAR BORDER AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME) has been launched. The programme has a total outlay of RS 150 CRORES. In addition to this scheme ‘ Guru Gowalkar Aspirational Blocks Development Scheme’ has also been started for the development of 35 most backward blocks of the state. An outlay of RS 75 CRORES has been sanctioned for this scheme. Further enhancing the scope of regional...

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INS ‘Nistar’: Indian Navy’s Indigenous Diving Support Vessel Ready On 18 July 2025, the first locally made Diving Support Vessel (DSV) - Nistar was commissioned by the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam. Nistar has been constructed out of Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) with greater than 80 percent indigenous content to be used in deep-sea diving operation and submarine rescue works. The ship is equipped with modern diving equipment, hospitals and long-range endurance. It has heritage on the previous Soviet-based Nistar used...

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  Category: Internal Security / Cybercrime Management Summary Points: Cyber Support Center inaugurated in Jaipur for tackling digital crimes Focused help for women, children, and elderly victims of cybercrimes Psychological counseling and forensic technical support available Real-time investigation of cases like fraud, trolling, stalking, and data theft   Detailed Explanation (for RAS Mains): Background: The rapid increase in cybercrimes (phishing, frauds, identity theft, harassment, fake social media profiles) calls for dedicated handling. Victims often face trauma and lack immediate psychological...