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MoUs/Agreements exchanged Between India and Portugal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with his Portuguese Counterpart Antonio Costa on Saturday. After the talks several MoUs were inked between the two nations.   List of MoUs/Agreements exchanged between India and Portugal: Protocol amending the Double Taxation Aviodance Agreement MoU on Nano Technology MoU on Public Administration & Governance Reforms MoU on Cultural Cooperation MoU on Youth & Sports MoU between Portugal India Business Hub & Indian Chamber of Commerce MoU on Cooperation in the fields of Higher Education and Scientific Research MoU on Biotechnology MoU on Collaborative Research MoU between Portugal India Business Hub & AICEP India and Portugal a four million euros joint fund to bolster research in science and technology. The two countries also signed MoUs for the creation of an India Portugal Space Alliance for advancing collaborative research. References: http://pradhanmantri...

Army Planning to induct Civilian staff to replace sahayaks at peace stations

The Army is evaluating the idea of  recruiting civilian staff in peace stations to do away with the colonial-era Sakayak system, in the wake of rising cases of jawans coming out openly against it. The Army is also thinking about introducing new guidelines to prevent misuse of jawans working as sahayaks. What is Sahayak / Buddy System? Under the army’s ‘buddy’s system, sahayak jawans are attached to officers and junior commissioned officers. A sahayak’s tasks include working with the officer or JCO for army-related duties. The ‘sahayak’ system was established during the British rule. A ‘sahayak’ is basically a buddy who helps an officer perform various tasks. However, in recent times, the ‘sahayak’ system has been criticized for treating these soldiers as servants. 10,000 sahayak jawans will be replaced by civilians. The civilian substitutes will be employed for officers in static formations such as the Army Headquarters or units in the Delhi area and not operational locations like ...

DRDO successfully test fires 'Fire and Forget' NAG missile

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired anti-tank missile ‘Nag’ in a desert in the western sector of Rajasthan. The missile successfully destroyed the target in the mission. The missile was tested during the day for a reduced range of 3.2 km from the earlier target of 4 km. The “fire and forget” is third generation anti-tank guided missile. ‘Nag’ is equipped with the highly advanced Imaging Infrared Radar (IRR) seeker with integrated avionics, technology which is possessed by very few nations, sources said. Check Course Details: NDA (National Defence Academy) CDS (Combined Defence Services) AFCAT (Air Force Common Adminssion Test) ACC (Army Cadet College) SSB (Services Selection Board) PABT/CPSS (Pilot Aptitude Battery Test)   Cavalier India: India's No.1 Rated Defence Career Training Academy   SSB Selected Candidate Experience - Harshini || Cavalier India   Defence Training Academy - NDA / CDS / AFCAT / ACC / SSB / PABT || Ca...