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2022-04-28 10:14:21 What is Solar Eclipse?

A solar eclipse is a phenomenon that occurs when the moon comes in the way of the sun’s light. The moon's shadow casts itself on Earth, blocking out the sun's light (as seen from Earth). #GKbyMilitaryChoice

The moon's shadow has two parts: a central region (umbra) and an outer region (penumbra).

Depending upon which part of the shadow passes over the Earth, one of three types of solar eclipses could be observed:

Total Solar Eclipse- The entire central portion of the sun is blocked out by the moon.

Partial Solar Eclipse- Only part of the sun's surface is blocked out.

Annular Solar Eclipse- The sun is covered in such a way that only a small ring-like sliver of light is seen from the sun's disc. This ring is known as the ring of fire.

An annular eclipse happens when the moon is farthest from Earth. As the moon is farther away from Earth, it seems smaller and is unable to block the entire view of the sun, because of which the ring-like structure could be observed. ओपन / कमेंट

2022-04-27 15:03:21 The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which monitors developments in military expenditure worldwide, said that the total global military expenditure increased by 0.7 per cent in real terms in 2021 to reach an all-time high and that India was the third largest spender. Best Book for Current Affairs & General Knowledge Preparation #CAbyMilitaryChoice

The five largest spenders in 2021 were the United States, China, India, the United Kingdom, and Russia, together accounting for 62 per cent of expenditure.

India’s military spending of $76.6 billion ranked third highest in the world. This was up by 0.9 per cent from 2020 and by 33 per cent from 2012.

India's 64 percent of capital outlays in the military budget of 2021 were earmarked for acquisitions of domestically produced arms.

The US funding for military research and development (R&D) rose by 24 per cent between 2012 and 2021, while arms procurement funding fell by 6.4 per cent over the same period.

China, the world’s second-largest spender, allocated an estimated $293 billion to its military in 2021, an increase of 4.7 per cent compared with 2020. Its military spending has grown for 27 consecutive years.

Russia's military expenditure by 2.9 per cent in 2021, to $65.9 billion, This, notably, was the third consecutive year of growth and Russia’s military spending reached 4.1 per cent of GDP in 2021.

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2022-04-26 18:31:48 Western Disturbance #GKbyMilitaryChoice ओपन / कमेंट

2022-04-26 18:07:24 Top 5 military spenders
According to the SIPRI data, the top five military spenders in the world are: #CAbyMilitaryChoice

1 The United States
2 China
3 India
4 The United Kingdom
5 Russia

The top 5 countries account for 62 percent of the world’s global military expenditure.

Military spending of India

According to the data released by SIPRI, the military spending of India stood at USD 76.6 billion in 2021, which is a 0.9 percent increase from 2020 and a 33 percent increase from 2012. ओपन / कमेंट

2022-04-26 18:02:02 Raisina Dialogue 2022

• The Raisina Dialogue is an annual conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics addressing issues facing the global community. #GKbyMilitaryChoice

• It takes its name from the Raisina Hill, the seat of the Indian government.

• The conference is organised by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in collaboration with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF).

• Since its inception, the Raisina Dialogue has emerged as a leading global conference on international affairs featuring the participation of heads of state, ministers, journalists, academics and researchers.

• The first Raisina Dialogue was held in 2016 with the theme, “Asia: Regional and Global Connectivity”.

• Raisina Dialogue 2022, based on the theme "Terranova- Impassioned, Impatient, Imperilled", will be modelled along six thematic pillars

1 Rethinking Democracy: trade, technology and ideology;
2 End of Multilateralism: a networked global order;
3 Water Caucuses: turbulent tides in the Indo-Pacific;
4 Communities Inc: first responders to health, development, and planet;
5 Achieving Green Transitions: common imperative, diverging realities;
6 Samson vs Goliath: the persistent and relentless technology wars.

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2022-04-26 05:46:52 The Army and IAF have begun to induct advanced Israeli anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) with longer ranges and greater armour-penetration capabilities, amid the two-year-long military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh. 360 A to Z SSB WAT WORDS FOR PRACTICE

The Israeli ‘tank killers’ were ordered under emergency procurement last year due to the troop stand-off with China, which is yet to show any signs of de-escalation. The sheer utility of such weapons has been demonstrated during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The Army is inducting the Spike LR-2 launchers and missiles, which have a ground strike range of 5.5km, while the IAF is integrating its Russian-origin Mi-17 V5 armed helicopters with Spike NLOS (non-line of sight) missiles that can destroy ground targets around 30km away.

The pilot-controlled NLOS missiles, which can be armed with different kinds of warheads, are primarily meant for specialised ‘behind the hill’ missions by IAF helicopters. #CAbyMilitaryChoice ओपन / कमेंट

2022-04-25 14:52:24 India created a world record with 78,025 people, simultaneously waving national flag at an event to mark the victory of Veer Kunwar Singh in Revolt of 1857 against the British. In the process, they broke a record that was set by Pakistan 18 years ago when 56,000 Pakistanis had waved their national flag at an event in Lahore. #CAbyMilitaryChoice @militarychoiceblog ओपन / कमेंट

2022-04-24 14:14:21 The cabinet committee had accepted Rajiv Kumar’s resignation and appointed Suman Bery as NITI Aayog’s full-time member and later as the vice-chairperson. #CAbyMilitaryChoice

He will be taking up this post from 1st May 2022.

Suman Bery was the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) director-general for a period of 10 years from 2001 to 2011.

He was also a senior visiting fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, Delhi. He is a Global Fellow in the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars’ Asia programme in Washington, DC.

Also, he is a non-resident Fellow of Bruegel which is a Brussels based economic policy research institution.

He had earlier served as a member of India’s Statistical Commission, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, and Reserve Bank of India’s Technical Advisory Committee on Monetary Policy. ओपन / कमेंट

2022-04-22 08:54:35 Earth Day was first observed in 1970, when 20 million took to the streets to protest against environmental degradation on the call of US Senator Gaylord Nelson. #GKbyMilitaryChoice @militarychoiceblog

The event was triggered by the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill, as well as other issues such as smog and polluted rivers.

In 2009, the United Nations designated 22nd April as ‘International Mother Earth Day’.

Earth Day is now globally coordinated by EARTHDAY.ORG, which is a non profit organisation. It was formerly known as Earth Day Network.

Other Important Days

22nd March: World Water Day
22nd April: Earth Day
22nd May : World Biodiversity Day
5th June: World Environment Day
29th July: Earth Overshoot Day

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2022-04-22 07:01:17 Tata Steel, India's largest steelmaker by revenue, will stop doing business with Russia, making it the latest global company to cut ties with the country for invading Ukraine.

Infosys, India's No. 2 software services firm, said last week it would move business out of Russia. #CAbyMilitaryChoice ओपन / कमेंट