Appsc Material-Nirbhay, NAG, NAMICA, Helina, LAHAT, Tropex-2012, RISAT, SPOT-6, Project, Glass and Glivec

1. Nirbhay

2. NAG

3. NAMICA

4. Helina

5. LAHAT

6. Tropex-2012

7. Shoor Veer

8. National Large Solar Telescope (NLST)

9. RISAT 1

10. ISRO’s 100^th mission

11. Project Glass

12. Glivec

Nirbhay

• sub-sonic cruise missile
• Nirbhay is India’s equivalent of Tomahawk, a long-range, sub-sonic cruise missile, developed by the U.S.
• developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
• will travel at a sub-sonic speed (less than the speed of sound).

NAG

• ‘fire and forget’ anti-tank missile.
• can destroy enemy tanks four km away

NAMICA

• Nag Missile Carrier
• It is a vehicle to carry and launch NAG missles.

NAMICA

Helina

• the helicopter-fired version of Nag.
• Helina =Helicopter + Nag

LAHAT

• Laser Homing Attack or Laser Homing Anti-Tank missile
• anti-tank missile, will be used in the upgraded Arjun battle tanks.

Tropex-2012

• theatre-level readiness and operational exercise
• conducted by the Indian Navy
• To test new platforms, weapons sensors, communication systems and tactics in order to optimise the network combat power of the fleet.

Shoor Veer

• Combat exercise in the Thar Desert in 2012
• To test Army’s operational readiness to undertake swift multiple thrusts across the border.
• Army and IAF tested new battle fighting concepts with real time pictures of the battle zone provided to a centralized command using fighter jets, unmanned aerial vehicles and attack helicopters

National Large Solar Telescope (NLST)

• world’s largest solar telescope
• set up by the Department of Science and Technology, in Ladakh.
• aims to study the sun’s microscopic structure

RISAT 1

• RISAT 1 is India’s first radar imaging satellite
• It can scan the earth surface during both day and night under all weather condition.
• It will help in paddy monitoring and management of natural disaster like flood and cyclone.

ISRO’s 100^th mission

• Using PSLV-C21 rocket, ISRO launched two foreign satellites
• SPOT 6: French satellite
• Proiteres: Japanese micro satellite
• From Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh

Project Glass

a research and development program by Google. resembles a pair of normal eyeglasses where the lens is replaced by a heads-up display. Project Glass is a wearable computer that provides information not through a screen, but rather through your “eyes.” It gives you data about your surroundings without the need to whip out your smartphone and know what to search. For example, if you go into a bookstore, Google Glass will be able to provide you with an indoor map of the place, and lead you to your desired book.

Glivec

• blood cancer drug
• Novartis is fighting a patent case in India for this drug.
• Treatment of Glivec costs Rs.1,20,000 per month per patient. But Novartis maintains they give it free of cost to the needy patients   

Source:Mrunal