Current Affairs Exam

The two-day apple festival was launched Virtually by Union Minister Of Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture, Narendra Singh Tomar.

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The Apple Festival, which was held for the first time in Srinagar, Jammu, and Kashmir, was virtually opened by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Lt Governor Manoj Sinha.

It will give apple growers and other stakeholders a greater platform.

With an annual production of more than 2 million metric tonnes, apple production in Jammu and Kashmir accounts for 87 percent of national production and supports the livelihoods of roughly 30 percent of the people.

The INDIAN NAVY Frigate P1135.6 class was launched at the Yantar Shipyard in Russia.

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It was launched at the Yantar Shipyard at Kaliningrad in Russia.

Tushil, a word that means guardian shield, has been given to the ship.

Tushil will be commissioned into the Indian Navy in mid-2023, with its sister ship following close behind by the end of the year.

The ship was designed as part of an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) signed in 2016 between India and Russia for the building of four more P1135.6 class ships for the Indian Navy.
Two Project 1135.6 ships were to be built in Russia, while two ships were to be

built in India at M/s Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL).

The Project 1135.6 class is also known as the Talwar class, and Russian frigates of this class are manufactured for the Indian Navy.

International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) was launched at the Summit.

Highlights

The Methane Observatory was established to encourage people to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

It was started with the help of the European Union.
It was started since methane is one of the most hazardous gases for the Environment.

IMEO

IMEO will use satellites to track methane emissions.

The Observatory will compile a global dataset of

empirically validated methane emissions for public use.

It will begin by focusing on the fossil fuel Industry, which accounts for one-third of all anthropogenic emissions. This industry offers the most potential for cost Savings.

Ministry of Social and Empowerment organises Vayo Naman Programme on the International Day of Older Persons, in honour of senior citizens, in New Delhi on 1 October.

Highlights:

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu is the chief guest of the programme and will present the Vayosheshtra Samman Awards.

The vice-chairman will dedicate the Elderly Help Line 14567 to the state

and launch the Senior Able Citizens Reemployment in Dignity (SACRED) and Senior Care Ageing Growth Engine (SAGE) Portals on this occasion.

First indigenously developed anti-drone system, NADS to be inducted through the INDIAN NAVY.

Highlights:

A contract was signed between the IN (Indian Navy) and Navaratna DEFENCE Psu Bharat Limited for the supply of the 1st indigenous comprehensive Naval Anti Drone System with both hard kill & soft kill capabilities.

The Naval Anti Drone System (NADS) is the first indigenously developed anti-drone system to be established into the Indian Armed Forces.

NADS can immediately detect and interfere with micro drones, and use laser-based killing mechanisms to terminate the targets. It will be an wonderful all-encompassing counter to the increased drone danger to strategic naval installations.

The NADS makes use of the help of Radar, Electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors and Radio Frequency (RF) detectors to observe and jam the micro drones.

DRDO‘s radio frequency/global satellite system (GNSS) detects the frequency used by the controller, and then the signal will be interfered.