How to Prepare for CAPF Exam 2022
CAPF Exam 2022 : CAPF is an acronym that stands for Central Armed Police Forces. Every year, the UPSC CAPF Exam is held to recruit candidates for various armed forces across the country. Candidates who pass this exam are assigned to the armed forces as Assistant Commandants (AC). UPSC CAPF 2022 notification will be available on the UPSC website in April 2022. The CAPF Assistant Commandant exam consists of a written examination, a physical and medical test, and a final round of interviews. However, candidates should be aware that their marks for Paper-II will only be assessed if they achieve
Henley Passport Index 2022 Highlights
Henley Passport Index 2022 released recently. The latest edition shows record-breaking levels of travel freedom for the top-ranked countries, Japan and Singapore. The report also shows that the global mobility gap was the largest recorded since the index was created 17 years ago. Passport holders from two Asian countries, Japan and Singapore, can now enter 192 destinations around the world visa-free. This is 166 more than Afghanistan. Afghanistan is listed at the bottom of this index. According to this index, in the first quarter of 2022, India has improved its passport strength. India climbed seven places to 83rd position. It
Indian Army conducting workshop for field commanders on negotiation & communication skills
The Indian Army said on Thursday it was conducting a workshop for its field commanders on negotiation and communication skills so that they can deal with “dynamic and emerging challenges”. A delegation of the Indian Army officers is currently holding the 14th round of talks with its counterpart in the Chinese Army to resolve the border dispute in eastern Ladakh. The main focus of this round of talks is to carry forward the disengagement process at Hot Springs (Patrolling Point 15), military sources said. The Indian Army said on Twitter on Thursday, “Indian Army in its quest for excellence and
Pig heart transplant in human for the first time in US
Recently, doctors at a Maryland hospital in the US performed a pig heart transplant in a last attempt to save a patient’s life. This has been done for the first time in the history of medicine. The patient is recovering after three days of this surgery. It is an important step in the decades-long debate over using animal organs for life-saving transplants. However, it is too soon to know whether the operation will work. According to doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center, the transplant highlights how the heart of a genetically modified animal can function in the human
Army Chief General MM Naravane assures strict action in Nagaland Shooting Case
Army Chief General MM Naravane has spoken of strict action on the issue of killing 14 innocent civilians during a military operation in Nagaland. He said that appropriate action would be taken against the soldiers involved in this operation. General Naravane told during his annual press conference that, the army’s internal investigation is going on in this matter and appropriate action will be taken based on the results of the investigation. Army Chief Naravane expressed regret over the incident that took place last month in Nagaland’s Mon district. In which apart from 14 innocent civilians, an army jawan was also
Omicron Less lethal than other variants
The cases of Coronavirus infection are increasing rapidly due to Omicron variant in the country. Meanwhile, the country’s topmost medical defense force authority has said that the Omicron variant is less lethal than the delta and beta variants. The Medical Wing of the Army has issued special guidelines regarding the rules related to Corona Testing and Quarantine of the soldiers of the three armies. Vice Admiral Rajat Dutta, head of the Directorate General of Armed Forces Medical Services, said the infection caused by the Omicron variant primarily occurs in the upper respiratory tract. In many studies, it causes less damage
India Successfully Tests BrahMos Naval Variant Missile
India on Tuesday successfully test-fired a naval variant of the advanced supersonic BrahMos cruise missile from a stealth guided-missile destroyer of the Indian Navy. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said the missile hit the designated target “precisely” Advanced sea to sea variant of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise missile was tested from INS Visakhapatnam today. Missile hit the designated target ship precisely,” the DRDO tweeted. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the successful launch of the missile reconfirmed the robustness of the Indian Navy’s “mission readiness”. “The robustness of @indiannavy mission readiness is reconfirmed today after successful launch of the advanced
New Covid Variant Named “Deltacron”
According to Leonodios Kostrikis, Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Cyprus, a strain of Kovid-19 combining Delta and Omicron was found in Cyprus. The discovery has been named “deltacron” because of the identification of an omicron-like genetic symbol within the delta genome. The team has identified 25 such cases. Sequences of 25 DeltaCron cases were sent to GISAID, the international database for tracking changes in the virus. Out of 25, 11 were already hospitalized with Covid, while 14 were among the general public.COVID mostly relies on random mutations to develop new variants. This is when the virus makes
Man-portable anti-tank guided missile flight test successfully completed by DRDO
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday successfully flight tested the Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM). The defence ministry said the anti-tank missile was flight-tested in its final “deliverable configuration”. The indigenously developed MPATGM is a low weight, “fire and forget” missile. “The Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully flight tested the final deliverable configuration of Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) on January 11,” the ministry said. “The missile impacted the designated target and destroyed it. The final impact event was captured on camera and the test has validated the minimum range successfully,” it said. It said the test firing was carried out to
Gangasagar Mela Begins in West Bengal
Gangasagar Mela started on January 10, 2022 which takes place on Gangasagar Island in West Bengal. It will run till 16 January 2022. Gangasagar fair is organized every year on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. This fair is being organized after giving approval by the Calcutta High Court. On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, thousands of pilgrims, seers and tourists take a holy dip in the confluence of the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal to mark the event. They offer prayers at Kapil Muni Temple. The Calcutta High Court expressed concern about the virus spreading through oral and nasal



