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Sri Rajesh Agrawal-New Secretary Department of Commerce

1. Appointment

  • Rajesh Agrawal, IAS (1994 Batch) is now the Secretary of the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry in New Delhi.

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Amita Chaudhury on UN Insurance Board

1. Historic Appointment

  • Amita Chaudhury is made the Chair of the Global Sustainable Insurance Board.
  • This causes her to become the first woman of Indian origin to occupy this position.

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Exercise-Jal Prahar 2025

1. Basic Overview

  • An amphibious exercise involving the Indian Navy and the Indian Army on a bi-annual basis.
  • Conquered successfully along the eastern seaboard of India.
  • Purpose: To test inter-service synergy, operational planning and amphibious warfare capabilities.

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The 18th Joint Hydrographic Survey of INS Sutlej in Mauritius

1. Mission Deployment

  • On September 29, 2025 the survey vessel of the Indian Navy, the INS Sutlej, reached Port Louis, Mauritius.
  • The ship will carry out the 18th Joint Mauritius and India Hydrographic Survey.

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AstroSat-10 Years of Discovery

1. Basic Facts & Mission

  • The first Indian multi-wavelength space observatory, AstroSat, was launched on September 28, 2015.
  • PSLV-C30 was launched into orbit of 650 km.
  • It was built to last a 5-year trip, and it has now spent ten years in orbit (as of 2025), with all its instruments fully functional.

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