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India’s claim that its MiG-21 fighter jet shot down a more modern Pakistani Air Force F-16 seems surprising at first. The IAF confirmed that one of its MiG-21 fighters downed a PAF F-16 on Thursday, two days after Pakistan said that it had shot down two Indian jets as tensions continue to mount between the two nuclear powers over the disputed territory of Kashmir. News reports from battle zones often contain  “inaccuracies or deliberate disinformation,”  but it doesn’t mean that a MiG-21 couldn’t have hit an F-16, even though the two planes are of completely  “different generations,” MiG-21 is a third-generation supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, which was introduced into the Soviet military in 1959. The F-16 is a fourth-generation supersonic multirole fighter, which entered service with the US Air Force almost two decades later. Obviously, the F-16 has much more advanced characteristics, including the combat radius of 547 km, compared to 370 km ...

Name of the Post: RRB NTPC Online Form 2019 Post Date: 19-02-2019 Latest Update: 28-02-2019 Total Vacancy: 35277             Brief Information: Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has advertised a notification for the recruitment of NTPC Graduate & Undergraduate vacancies. Those Candidates who are interested in the vacancy details & completed all eligibility criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online. Examination Fee : For Others: Rs.500/- For SC/ ST/ PwD/ Ex-S/ Women/ Transgender/ EBC/ Minorities: Rs.250/- Payment mode: Online/ Offline For more details refer notification. Important Dates Starting Date to Apply Online: 01-03-2019 Last Date to Apply Online: 31-03-2019 Last Date for Payment of Fee: 05-04-2019 Final Submission of Applications: 12-04-2019 1st Stage Computer Based Test: Tentatively sche...

1. 1st battle of Tarain --1191-- Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Mohammed Ghori 2. 2nd battle of Tarain --1192--Mohammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan 3. 1st battle of Panipat- -1526--Babar defeated Ibrahim Lodi 4. Battle of Khanwa --1527-- Babur defeated Rana Sunga further strengthening his foothold in India. 5. Battle of Ghaghra --1529--Babur defeated Mahmud Lodi and Sultan Nusrat Shah thus establishing Mughal rule in India. 6. 2nd battle of Panipat --1556--Akbar defeated Hemu 7. 3rd battle of Panipat --1761Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas 8. Battle of Talikota --1565--Deccan Sultanates defeated the glorious Vijayanagar empire 9. Battle of Haldighati --1576--Undecisive battle between Raja Man Singh of Mughal Army and Rana Pratap of Mewar. 10. Battle of Plassey --1757--British defeated Siraj-ud-duala with the help of Mir Zafar. This battle laid the foundation of British empire in India. 11. Battle of...

          As Stacia Tauscher says”We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.” Early childhood education is one such field for which we have not given proper importance. Early Childhood Education (ECE)  is the key source of education that allows for the development of children’s cognitive and learning abilities. According to the neuroscience research, 90% of brain development in children occurs before their 6 years of growth. So it becomes necessary to provide them with sound and good quality early education that might make their development progressive and wholesome.           ECE in India has become accessible to majority of the children in the country yet it still remains in poor form in terms of it quality and impact. According to the Indian Early Childhood Education Impact study, majority of children who have access to these early education are either in Government Anganwadi...

SpaceX is a successful private Aerospace company. Recently launched Israels moon mission Robotic lander named Beresheet was launched successfully. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX has since developed the  Falcon launch vehicle family a nd the  Dragon spacecraft family , which both currently deliver payloads into Earth orbit. Falcon launch family have 2 main launch vehicles they are : # Falcon 9 :      -> 2 stage rocket      -> for the safe transportation of satellites and Dragon space craft to know more click falcon 9 # Falcon heavy      -> one of the most powerful operational rocket in the world      -> can lift weight up to 64 metric tons to know more about falcon heavy Dragon spacecraft family     -> free flyi...

Certain changes have been made in the UPSC Civil Services (IAS) examination as per the notification released on February 19, 2019. These changes are very important for the IAS aspirants belonging to EWS regarding the number of attempts, age relaxation, and the form filling guidelines. online application process started on February 19, 2019, and will end on March 18, 2019. Important things to know for UPSC IAS examination 2019 This year, the UPSC has notified 896 vacancies in the UPSC IAS Notification 2019, which includes 39 vacancies reserved for people with 40 per cent of any disabilities recognised under the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016: 8 vacancies for candidates of blindness and low vision 11 vacancies for deaf and hard of hearing 15 vacancies for locomotors disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy 5 vacancies for multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses including deaf-blindness ...

            Extent -Stretched from Punjab to Bengal, including Jaunpur and Bihar, in the 16th century. Included Kabul in the north-west, Kashmir in the north; Sindhi, Multan, Ajmer, Gujarat in the west. Malwa and banner in the south; and Orissa and Bengal in the east at the time of Akbar’s death. Stretched from Kabul Kandhar and Peshawar in the north of Kaveri in the south by the end of the 17th century. Important Rulers of Mughal Dynasty: One of the most important dynasties of India is Mughal dynasty. Which reigned almost continuously from AD 1526-1857. Babur (1526-1530)          # Is said to have founded the Mughal empire. He defeated Ibrahim Lodhi in the first battle of Panipat on 20 April 1526and became emperor of Delhi.          # In 1527, he defeated Rana Sanga at Khanwa a near fathepur Sikri and occupied Agra. In 1527, in the battle og...