📝 Mk-II(A) Laser-DEW system[1]
🚀Mk-II(A) Laser-Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) system: A technology of disabling missiles, drones and smaller projectiles.
👉🏽 Successful trial by DRDO ⇒ Indigenously designed and developed.
📝 AIKEYME 2025[2]
🚀 Africa India Key Maritime Engagement (AIKEYME) 2025: Inaugurated on April 13, 2025, in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania ⇒ Will be conducted over 6 days with participation from Comoros, Djibouti, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles and South Africa, alongside India and Tanzania.
👉🏽 India is represented by INS Chennai and INS Kesari ⇒ Indian Ocean Ship SAGAR (INS Sunayna) was present in the inaugural ceremony.
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📝 Anand Deshpande Committee[3]
🚀 Constituted by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) ⇒ To facilitate the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Applied AI across diverse academic programmes beyond traditional computer science degrees.
💡AICTE: Established in 1945 (Got statutory status in 1987) ⇒ Functions under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education.
📝 Blue Origin NS-31[4]
🚀 A sub-orbital spaceflight mission launched using Blue Origin‘s rocket, New Shepard.
👉🏽 1st all-women tourist spaceflight since Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo flight in 1963.
💡New Shepard: A fully reusable sub-orbital launch vehicle developed for space tourism by Blue Origin.
📝 Miscellaneous[5][6][7][8][9][10]
🚀 El-Fasher: A city in Darfur region of Sudan.
🚀 Regional New Year festivals: Tamil – Puthandu; Malayalam – Vishu; Odia – ‘Maha Vishuba Sankranti’ and ‘Pana Sankranti’; Assamese – Bohag Bihu (Rongali Bihu).
🚀 Kumudini Lakhia: Passed away ⇒ Kathak dancer based in Gujarat ⇒ Transitioned from traditional forms of Kathak to innovate and incorporate contemporary storylines.