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  Competition Success Review competition success review   Published this article page no 103  ARMY SECURE INDIGENEOUS MESSAGING APPLICATION(ASIGMA) Launched by: Indian Army It is an in-house messaging service to meet real time data transfer and messaging requirements of the Army. o It is being deployed on the Army’s internal network as a replacement of Army Wide Area Network (AWAN) messaging application. It has a variety of contemporary features including multi-level security, message prioritisation and tracking, dynamic global address book and various options to meet the Army’s requirements. 525. ENVIRONMENT 5.1. BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2021 Why in News? The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was recently introduced in Lok Sabha and then referred to a joint parliamentary committee (JPC). About Biological Diversity Act, 2002 It was enacted to provide for the conservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of its components and fair and equita...

  Competition Success Review competition success review  Published this article page no  102 CONTROLLED AERIAL DELIVERY SYSTEM500 (CADS500) The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)’s Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE) in Agra, conducted a flight demonstration of its CADS-500. CADS-500 can be used for precise delivery of payloads up to 500 kilograms at a predetermined location by making use of manoeuvrable capabilities of Ram Air Parachute (RAP). It autonomously steers its flight path using waypoint navigation towards target location by operating controls. 4.4.6. VERTICAL LAUNCH SHORT RANGE SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE (VL-SRSAM) India successfully test-fired the missile for the second time from Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. o Launches were carried out for demonstration of vertical launch capability. It is meant for neutralising aerial threats at close ranges, including sea-skimming targets. o Sea skimming targets are those asset...

  Shine india monthly magazine shine india monthly magazine Published this article page no 38 The relation is free of any politically contentious issues. The one‐time claim of Maldives to Minicoy Island was resolved by the Maritime Boundary Treaty of 1976 between the two countries whereby Maldives has recognized Minicoy as an integral part of India. Significance of Maldives Geostrategic Maldives’ proximity to the west coast of India and its potential to allow a third nation’s naval presence in the area imbues it with significant strategic importance to India. o It is an important member of India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy and SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) vision. Geopolitical As maritime economic activity in the Indian Ocean has risen dramatically the geopolitical competition has intensified in which Maldives plays a key role due to her strategic maritime geography. o China’s ‘Belt and Road’ Initiative (BRI) involving the Maldives has widened the Chinese sp...

shine india monthly magazine shine india monthly magazine Published this article page no 51 Emerging differences But shadows of ongoing Ukraine crisis loom large over its relationship with western world because of differing perception. E.g. o EU and UK have cordial relationship with India with ongoing trade climate change and Indopacific as areas of common interest. But expectation gaps have increased because of different perspectives on Ukraine crisis. o IndiaUSA partnership is a Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership covering multiple areas (IndoPacific terrorism and violent extremism drugtrafficking cyberspace etc.) based on shared interests. But USA wants to nudge India away from Russia and shift towards USA on major areas such as defence and oil. The desire and dynamism to accommodate these differences will play a significant role in Indias equation with western world especially when Russia is a timetested friend (with Treaty of Peace Friendship and Cooperation) since 1971 sh...