CDS AFCAT NDA Current Affairs 8-9 November 2015

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Current affairs are important for appearing in NDA CDS and AFCAT exams as well as SSBs. Here, we are covering various aspects and fields of national and global happenings, which will help you in exams as well as in updating your knowledge to answer current affairs questions in SSB. We are covering national, international, politics, business, defense and sports section with major headlines of happening of previous day. The news here are kept in short headlines format, to make the readers to catch easily and comfortably.

National

CBI gets custody of Chhota Rajan for 10 days
HRD minister Smriti Irani launches E-pathshaala, Saransh and Shaala Siddhi portals
Santoor Maestro Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma awarded Kala Shikhar Award
Indian cultural week kicked off at China Shanghai International Art Festival in shanghai
Rajasthan government lunches Agro-processing and Agri-Marketing promotion policy 2015
India china signs pacts on key water resources and culture issues
Union HRD minister announces to continue 40% board marks pattern for JEE 2016

International

Sierra Leone declared free from Ebola epidemic
Nepal to import fuel of planes from Bangladesh to meet its fuel shortage
Leaders of china and Taiwan meets after 66 years
Cyclone Megh hits Yemeni island of Socotra
Madhesi’s protests reaches Nepal’s parliament over demands for change in constitutions

Politics

Mahagathbandhan wins 2/3^rd majority in Bihar assembly
BJP to meet for discussing Bihar poll results
Bombay high court stays ban on surrogacy for foreign couples
5% of people in Bihar elections used NOTA option
Shiv Sena hits on BJP after Bihar defeat

Business

SBI chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya named as most powerful woman in Indian business by Fortune India
EPFO planning to declare interest on PF for 2015-16 on November 26
Cipla appoints Naina Lal Kidwai as independent director
Volkswagen engineers admitted of changing emission Data
Railways attracts FDI worth Rs 40,000 Cr for setting up electric and diesel factories in Bihar

Defense

Indian army test fires Brahmos land attack cruise missile
OROP notification released to benefit ex-servicemen and widows
Afghanistan planning to acquire Indian helicopters to combat Talibani powers
France announced to deploy its aircraft carrier to fight IS in Syria
Bharat electronics limited and L&T submitted bid to upgrade Vietnam’s frigate

Sports

Srinivasan removed from chairmanship of ICC
Nigeria won 2015 U-17 world cup
Wasim Jaffer becomes first to score 10,000 runs in Ranji trophy
Indian army wins 25^th all India GV Mavalankar Shooting championship
Indian railways wins 32^nd Indian Oil Servo Surjit hockey tournament

NCC 39 SSB Dates Men and Women

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Indian army official website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in is being published NCC 39 SSB interview dates for men and women special entry. Candidates who have applied for NCC 39 special entry can find their SSB interview allotted centre and SSB dates. In this blog we are publishing NCC 39 SSB dates women course, all lady candidates who have applied for NCC 39 course can find their ssb dates here.

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NCC 39 SSB Dates Men

There are total 5064 men candidates got shortlisted for NCC 39 special entry ssb interview.

Number of candidates allotted for SSB interview in Allahabad: 2520
Number of candidates allotted for SSB interview in Bhopal: 1522
Number of candidates allotted for SSB interview in Bangalore: 1022
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NCC 39 SSB Dates Women

There are total 1455 + 7 women candidates and ward of battle causality got shortlisted for NCC 39 special entry ssb interview. There is a mix of women candidates with NCC A and B grade who are shortlisted for NCC 39 ssb interview.

Number of candidates allotted for SSB interview in Bangalore: 1462
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Soldiers To Get New Clothing For Super High Altitude Areas

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Hello, Warriors!

The India Army is planning to upgrade and indigenize the production of winter clothing for its soldiers deployed in “super high-altitude” areas which are being imported from Switzerland, Finland and Norway at high costs as of now, according to news reports.

The government spends almost 1 lakh rupees to provide clothing to a single soldier including ice-axes, shovels, boot crampons, and Stromeyer tents.

Indian jawans took most of the “dominating” glacial heights on the Saltoro Ridge in a daring operation to pre-empt Pakistani soldiers by a whisker in 1984 and has captured the area ever since.

There are eight major clothing items being procured from abroad as of now. At present, specialised clothing for over 27,000 soldiers is obtained for three years at a time.

The defense ministry was urged to purchase winter clothing for Siachen, Drass, Kargil, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh that have temperatures ranging from minus 10 to 60 degree Celsius, for five years at a time due to the long process and irregularities in the current items being procured from abroad.

Meanwhile, attempts are being made to tap the technology available in India to gradually replace imported winter clothing. Indian Technical Textile Association is also likely to help for this endeavour.

The Indian vendors have already been identified for making the three-layered ECCWS and gloves as well as the four-layered socks. The overall aim is to improve the products further by reducing bulk and weight to ensure soldiers can be more agile and combat-effective while getting higher thermal insulation from the extreme weather.

Just since 1984, India has lost around 900 soldiers on the Siachen heights. But with better infrastructure being built on the glacial heights, where soldiers are taught to “survive first and then fight”, the number of casualties has gone down over the years.

But soldiers still have to battle high-altitude pulmonary odema, cerebral odema, hypothermia, hypoxia and frost-bite in the tough terrain, where avalanches, blizzards and whiteouts are the norm.

Just last week, an Army doctor, Capt Ashwini Kumar, was killed after a patrol got hit by an avalanche in Siachen.

This, for sure, is a big step towards indigenization of Indian Armed Forces, but with the process to clear all legal and official bars, it may take another five to ten years.

Finally, Women To Get Permanent Commission In The Navy

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Hello, Warriors!

On September 5^th, 2015, the Delhi High Court ruled that women can now have full term service in the Indian Navy and enjoy retirement benefits. Allowing women to get permanent commission in the navy, the court said it would “frown upon any endeavor to block progress of women”.

And now, almost about two and a half months from then, slamming Indian Navy for “gender discrimination” and “unreasonable classification”, the Supreme Court on Friday said it was in favour of permanent commission of women officers in all wings after they complete their short service stints.

The apex court’s observation came after hearing an appeal filed by the Navy and Defence Ministry against the Delhi High Court order, asking it to grant permanent commission to 19 women officers in the fields of education, logistics and ATC.

On September 26, 2008, Navy’s rule offered permanent commission to women officers who joined after the date but this was limited only to education, law and naval architecture branches.

Their lawyer Rekha Palli argued on how after using their services for 14 long years, the organisation was throwing them out of service.

Endorsing the argument, a bench headed by justice T S Thakur told Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, “Once you decide to give a permanent commission, you cannot have a classification. Such discrimination is bad. How is that these women, who once offered their valuable service, are now being considered unproductive, just because they have to be given the benefits of their service?”

As the AG replied that “permanent commission for women SSC officers is something that the law itself bars and such an order would annihilate the functional autonomy of the armed forces”, the judge, referring to the 2008 rule told the AG “the government itself created the problem now you face it”.

The MoD had urged the SC to stay the HC order, saying it “severely affects the operational structure and administrative exigencies in the Indian Navy” and also “result in disturbing the seniority of existing personnel and their promotional avenues”.

It also stressed that this would further cause financial and other constraints on the government and has resulted in the respondents (women officers) being provided with something that the law itself bars.

The Navy maintained that it had not discriminated against women, and that no male officer in the same cadres, who were recruited under the SSC, was offered permanent commission. The Navy has said that the HC nullified its policy without any cogent reason or basis and became a decision-maker for the Indian Navy, which has consistently been avoided by constitutional courts.

But, whatsoever, the women aspirants can now be proud and more motivated to join the Indian Navy as Permanent Commissioned Officers.

The Right Approach To Public Speaking During SSB Interview

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November 22, 2015

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Hello, Warriors! With the season of SSBs coming overhead, aspirants are preparing hard to get through it. For some, it might be their umpteenth attempt to clear the SSB and for some, it may be the first. But only the best make it through.

Being an officer is all about possessing the OLQs, of which, one is Ability to Influence – The Ability to Influence through words and speech. It’s the need of the officer commanding to have the public speaking skills to influence the fellow soldiers and lead them to victory; for, words may create peace and initiate war at the same time.

Here I bring you tips on how to approach to speaking in public:

Have a clear message to deliver. It is okay to say “I don’t know” instead of saying anything you really don’t know about.

Your message needs to be short, simple and clear.

Different people have different tastes. Before speaking something, know who your listeners are. Remember, most people like to listen to real examples rather than theories.

Use a stronger voice when it comes to important sentences. Use a lower slow voice when it comes to something sad.

Be natural and also keep in mind the cultural differences of the listeners.

It’s a good etiquette to look at everybody and not just one person.

Be flexible! Change your way of speaking, tell jokes which are related to the topic.

Be confident in expressing your ideas. People trust confident speakers.

Be up to date with the current national and international developments. You can always check that out on ssbcrack. We made this easier for you.

Be a good listener. People respect you when you listen to others.

Maintain eye contact with who you are speaking to.

Cultivate a friendly body language. You can read more about it here: https://ssbcrack.com/2014/11/importance-of-body-language-in-public-speaking.html

The best way to learn to be an effective speaker is to speak as often as possible. Remember, mistakes are the best teachers but at the same time, know what you are speaking.

Good luck!

INS Vishwakarma – The New Training Establishment Of The Navy

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November 22, 2015

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Hi, Warriors! Shipwright School, a premier technical establishment, and alma-mater for Naval Architect Officers, Shipwright Officers and Shipwright Sailors of the Indian Navy, was commissioned as Indian Naval Ship Vishwakarma. The honors were done by Admiral Robin K Dhowan in Vizag.

The event commenced with an impressive parade which was reviewed by the Chief of Naval Staff. Thereafter, Commodore Ajay Ghule, Commanding Officer (Designate) read out the Commissioning Warrant. The ceremony was solemnised by recitation of an invocation in Sanskrit. This was followed by hoisting of the Naval Ensign and playing of the National Anthem.

With the commissioning of INS Vishwakarma as a full-fledged naval training establishment, the Navy will complete the technical training triad of the Indian Navy comprising Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering and Electrical Engineering.

The Shipwright School was established at INS Shivaji in 1941 for training shipwright artificers. Subsequently, it was shifted to Naval Barracks, Mumbai (now INS Angre) in 1943 and later to the present premises in Visakhapatnam in 1981 as a dedicated training establishment with independent facilities for training of shipwright apprentices.

Over the last seven decades, the school has expanded as the training hub of for Naval Architect Officers.

This will be another training establishment for the Indian Navy apart from the prestigious Indian Naval Academy to train quality officers for the Navy.

The commissioning of INS Vishwakarma would enhance the Navy’s in-house design and maintenance capabilities. This would go a long way in transforming the Indian Navy to a designer’s and builder’s Navy in keeping with the “Make in India” vision.

Emphasis was laid on the quality professional training, the bedrock on which India’s warships, submarines, and aircraft are able to effectively carry out their onerous tasks.

The other training establishments of the navy and their type of training are:

INS Agrani – Leadership Training
INS Chilka – Sailors Training
INS Dronacharya – Gunnery School
INS Garuda – Aviation
INS Hamla – Logistics Training
Institute of Naval Medicine – Medical Corps of the Navy
INS Kunjali – Music Training School
INS Mandovi – Provost and Physical Training School
INS Satavahana – Submarine Training School
Naval Institute of Educational and Training Technology – Education Corps of the Navy
National Institute of Hydrography
INS Shivaji – Engineering Training
INS Valsura – Electrical Training
INS Venduruthy – Seamen Training
Inter Services – NDA, Khadakwasla
Inter Services – DSSC, Wellington
Inter Services – NDC, New Delhi

Navy’s Seakeeping And Manoeuvring Basin In Operation

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November 22, 2015

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Hello, Warriors! In a boost to the Navy’s frontline defence, union defence minister Manohar Parrikar dedicated a Seakeeping and Manoeuvring Basin (SMB) to the Indian Navy at the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) on 14^th November, 2015.

SMB facility is one of its kind in the country, set up as a joint effort of DRDO and Indian Navy, the facility puts India among the few nations in the world having the capability to undertake comprehensive hydrodynamic model testing of naval platforms and weapon systems.

SMB would help to design and build state-of-the-art naval combatants such as submarines, ships, torpedoes, etc.

The Minister also handed over Maareech – Advanced Torpedo Defence System developed by DRDO to the Navy Chief.

‘Maareech’, developed by the Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), Kochi, and NSTL, Vizag in coordination with the Indian Navy, is the best success story of the ‘Make in India’ programme.

Varunastra, a heavy torpedo, designed and developed by the NSTL, has gone through user evaluation trials and a clearance is awaited for its production.

It came as a result of close coordination between DRDO and the Indian Navy which would enhance indigenousness in defence systems.

It is a state-of-the-art indigenous system for torpedo detection and countermeasures. This system offers a complete solution to detect and locate the incoming torpedo and to apply countermeasures to protect naval platform against torpedo attack.

Forty systems have already been procured and are being deployed in the Indian Navy ships.

SLINEX – The Indo-Lankan Joint Naval Exercise

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November 22, 2015

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Hello, Warriors! The Indian and Sri Lankan Navies undertook the 4^th edition of Sri Lanka-India Exercise (SLINEX) off the Trincomalee coast in Sri Lanka from 27^th October to 1^st November 2015.

Here’s what you should know about it:

SLINEX series of bilateral maritime exercises were initiated in 2005 and since then three successful engagements have been conducted.
This exercise was paused till 2011 due to security situation in Sri-Lanka. The third exercise in the series, SLINEX-13 was conducted off Goa in November 2013.
SLINEX is aimed to develop greater interoperability and rekindle close cooperation between the two navies.
Indian Naval Ships missile corvettes Kora, Kirpan and Offshore Patrol Vessel Savitri along with ship-borne integral helicopters participated in the exercise including an Indian Naval maritime reconnaissance aircraft.
Sayura, Samudra, Sagara, six Fast Attack Crafts, two Fast Gun Boats and one Fast Missile Vessel represented the Sri Lankan Navy.
The exercise was commenced with a Harbour Phase, during which, the participants engaged in professional, cultural and social interactions.
The Harbour Phase was followed by the Sea Phase, which commenced on 30^th October and included complex operations including anti-piracy exercises, gun firings, cross-deck helicopter operations and anti-surface exercises.
In the past, India has imparted training to Sri Lankan personnel by providing specialized naval courses in gunnery, navigation, communication and anti-submarine warfare.
India has also trained thousands of Sri Lankan personnel at its military institutions ranging from Counter-insurgency and Jungle Warfare School at Vairengte (Mizoram) to School of Artillery at Devlali (Maharashtra). The premier Indian Military Academy at Dehradun has even run special courses to train hundreds of gentlemen cadets from Sri Lanka.

The benefits of operational interactions under SLINEX were clearly visible as both the Navies today have an improved and steadfast understanding between each other. SLINEX 15 will further enhance the capability of the two navies to work together at sea and contribute towards maritime security in the region.

12 Facts About The Navy’s First Squadron Of Boeing P-8I

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November 21, 2015

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Hello, Warriors! The Indian Navy on Friday added more power to its air wing when the first squadron of Boeing Poseidon 8-India long-range maritime patrol aircraft was dedicated to the nation.

Defence minister Manohar Parikkar dedicated the Indian variant of Boeing’s Poseidon Long Range Maritime Patrol aircraft to the nation on Friday, the 13^th. The event was held at INS Rajali, Indian Navy’s air station in Aarkonam, Tamil Nadu, India’s premier Naval Air Station in southern India, about 70 Km off Chennai.

Here’s all you need to update about the Boeing’s P-8I:

Armed with the mighty Harpoon anti-ship missile, the Boeing P-8I Squadron (INAS 312A) will boost Navy’s activities such as anti-surface warfare, long-range anti-submarine warfare, surveillance and reconnaissance and littoral missions.
P-8I is a variant of the P-8A Poseidon aircraft, developed by Boeing as a replacement of US Navy’s ageing P-3 fleet.
The aircraft will provide the Indian Navy the necessary reach and flexibility to undertake extensive surveillance as also to respond swiftly and effectively to contingencies in India’s areas of interest.
The P-8I aircraft has achieved a number of operational milestones which the first successful firing of air launched Harpoon Block II missile in the world, torpedo firing and active participation in major naval exercises.
The aircraft was deployed by the Indian Navy from Malaysia and Port Blair as India’s flag bearer during the search for missing Malaysian Airlines MH 370 in March 2015.
Indian Navy became the first international customer for the P-8 aircraft. India inked a deal worth US $2.1 billion on January 1, 2009 for a total of eight aircraft. The first aircraft was received on 15^th May, 2013.
The last of the eight aircraft was accepted by India last month and all the planes have undergone thorough testing and trials, including successful firing of the first air launched Harpoon Block II missile in the world.
All eight aircraft have been inducted into the Indian Navy. The communication and sensor suites are developed by Indian industries and it has a maximum endurance of about 10 hours.
The induction of all eight aircraft has reinforced the long-range maritime reconnaissance and air anti-submarine warfare capability of the Indian Navy. It will also provide enhanced maritime surface and sub-surface surveillance in the entire Indian Ocean Region.
With a maximum speed of 907 kmph and an operating range of over 1,200 nautical miles, with four hours on station, the P-8Is will be able to detect threats and neutralize them if required — far before they come anywhere near Indian shores.
The aircraft would be placed under the Indian Navy’s Eastern Naval Command, based at INS Rajali and operated by Indian Naval Air Squadron 312A.
The Squadron is commanded by Commander Venkateshwaran Ranganathan.

These aircraft will be a real force multiplier in the Bay of Bengal region and the area around the Andaman and Nicobar Islands with their capability to track down enemy ships and destroy them. The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has been detailing ships and submarines around the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and on some occasions had to be warned against entering India’s territorial waters. The Andaman islands is one of the most susceptible to an attack by the PLAN.

With the induction of the P-8I, the Indian Navy can be more alert and effective in such occasions.

Are India And China Friends Or Foes?

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November 21, 2015

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Hello, Warriors! If recent news is to be believed, China has deployed advanced radars and drones in its border areas under an integrated round the clock frontier monitoring system to check infiltration and drug trafficking on the Indian border in Tibet as well as in Xinjiang and Yunnan regions.

This news comes just weeks after India and China held a bilateral military exercise, Hand in Hand-2015.

So, the real issue here is that whether China is a friend or a foe of India; or ‘frenemy’, maybe?

Well, to start with, the relation between any two countries is determined by various factors including sustained economic growth, energy procurement, climate change, and so on.

India is destined to become a great economy by 2025 along with China. Moreover, India and China are longtime adversaries. The 1962 war was a humiliating debacle for India. In India’s national security establishment, and the country more generally, China is considered a principal threat.

On the economic front, two-way trade amounted to nearly $65 billion in 2013 compared to a mere $3 billion in 2000. China has become India’s top trade partner, though the substantial surpluses it racks up ($31 billion last year) rankle India.

India’s GDP is about 35 percent of China’s, its defense budget less than 37 percent. Whether it’s infrastructure, foreign-investment inflows, living standards, education, technology or military might, China leads by a wide margin.

Among the problems between India and China is the border dispute. Many times in the previous years, Chinese troops crossed the line of control in the western Aksai Chin sector, offering reminders that it remains a potential source of war. For China, the Aksai Chin region in the western sector matters most: it connects Xinjiang and Tibet, regions in which anti-Han nationalism has been increasing. India maintains that China occupies 43,000 square kilometers of Indian land in the west; in the east, Chinese claims encompass 90,000 square kilometers of Arunachal Pradesh.

Well, India and China do have taken up some common issues to tackle. China and India engaged in unprecedented coordination during the Copenhagen climate change conference in 2009. This cooperation has been followed by frequent four-party talks among China, India, Brazil, and Mexico.

China-India relations remain too complex to be explained in simplistic format of friend or foe. If at all one has to define the Indo-Chinese relationship, it’s like between two classmates who’re neither friends nor foes, trying to compete against one another, but with more promise of becoming friends than foes, as both realize they’re the best in the class, and by hanging together, they can take on the big boys of other classes and schools much better.

But for the time being, let the political masters lead their country’s path.

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