NEWS 04-09-2022. News For 5th-Sep (Monday) 1. In a recent development, Nagaland got its second railway station after a gap of more than 100 years, with the commissioning of a new facility at Shokhuvi. Dimapur Railway Station, which is situated in the heart of the commercial hub of the state, was inaugurated in 1903. 2. India joined a select band of countries on September 2 when it commissioned the country’s first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier, Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikrant. With the commissioning of INS Vikrant, the Indian Navy now operates two aircraft carriers, the other being INS Vikramaditya, a platform that was refurbished and procured from Russia. 3. Mahindra and Mahindra company has introduced Mahindra marksman bullet proof vehicle for CRPF. It can carry 6 solider at a maximum speed of 120km/hr. This will add speed and security to the soldiers. 4. Dr. S Jaishankar visited UAE in the first week of September and both the countries have decided to make their trade grow to 100 Bn. This trade will improve the relations further. 5. In the first qtr of fy 22-23 (Apr-Jun), India's GDP has been 13.5%. As against this China's GDP has grown only by 0.4%, Germany 0.1%, UK -0.1% & USA -0.5%. 6. India is set to join Russia's Vostok 2022 War games. However India will stay away from the Naval drill to avoid hurting Japan's sensitivity. < < Back