PIB ANALYSIS 28-09-22

Bathukamma festival

Ministry of Culture organized the celebration of Bathukamma festival being at Kartavyapath, India Gate, New Delhi.
Bathukamma Festival is an annual celebration in Telangana that goes on for nine days and overlaps with the festival of Navratri.
The festival is celebrated with colourful exotic flowers of the region and symbolises the collective spirit of the people of Telangana.
This festival is to pray to the Goddess for the health and achievements of each family.
Young women of the Hindu household get to pray to the Goddess for a life partner of their choice.
Bathukamma means “The Mother Goddess comes to life”.
It represents the culture and identity of the people of Telangana and involves the worship of Maha Gauri – “Life Giver” in the form of Gauri Devi (patron goddess of womanhood).

The aircraft is designed for long-range anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASuW), and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.
The aircraft plays a crucial role in being the eyes of the Indian Navy and carrying out critical maritime operations.

DRDO conducted two successful test flight of Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile on 27 Sep 2022 from a ground based portable launcher at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha.
VSHORADS is a Man Portable Air Defence System (MANPAD) designed and developed indigenously by DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories and Indian Industry Partners.
VSHORADS missile incorporates many novel technologies including miniaturized Reaction Control System (RCS) and integrated avionics, which have been successfully proven during the tests.
The missile, meant for neutralizing low altitude aerial threats at short ranges is propelled by a dual thrust solid motor.
The design of the missile including launcher has been highly optimized to ensure easy portability. Both the flight tests have completely met the mission objectives.