K-5 ballistic missile successfully test fired

India successfully test fired a ballistic missile, with a strike range of around 1500 kilometres, from an underwater platform in Bay of Bengal.

Medium range K-5 ballistic missile was test-fired from an underwater ponto

K-5 missile, which is a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM).

About K-5 ballistic missile:
K-5 ballistic missiles is part of the family of underwatermissiles being developed by DRDO for the Indian strategic forces underwater platforms. This missile will help India to achieve the capability of launching nuclear warheads from underwater facilities.
This is the first missile in the underwater category to have been developed by India. So far, India had the capability of delivering nuclear weapons from land and aerial platforms only.
K-5 ballistic missile, which is also known as BO5, has been developed by DRDO's Hyderabad-based Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL).
Only a select few nations including the US, France, Russia and China have this type of missile capability.

Incredible India at EMITT 2013 in Istanbul

India Tourism is promoting the brand Incredible India at the ongoing Eastern Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Exhibition, EMITT-2013 in Istanbul.

A team of tour and travel operators from different parts of India took part at the Mediterranean region’s largest tourism and travel festival.

The four day event was inaugurated by India’s Consul General in Istanbul, Shri Vanlalhuma on Thursday

The move is aimed at showcasing India’s tourism destinations and attract a large number of foreign tourist from Turkey and other parts of the region.  

IT Professional Knowledge Syllabus:IBPS Specialist Officer

1. Basics of Computer (WINDOWS OS/DOS)

2. Office Applications.

3. RDBMS - Oracle etc

4. Networking

5. Hardware

 6. Internet technologies

7. Other emerging technologies

Don't Forget To Study Previous Year Question Papers it will help You to Understand Pattern of Exam and type of questions that may be asked in the Exam.

HR Officer Syllabus: IBPS Specialist Officer

Dear Aspirants,

Please note under Industrial Relations only important Laws have been covered which are relevant for Bank Exams.  

1. Nature and Functions of HRM

2. Personnel policies and procedures

3. Principles of HRM

4. Human resource Planning

5. Recruitment and selection

6. Orientation and Socialisation

7. Mobility of Personnel and Retirement(transfers, promotion, demotion, seperation)

8. Training and Development

9. Job analysis, Job design, job evaluation

10. Compensation (wages and salary), incentive plans

11. Performance and potential appraisal (MBO)

12. Employee morale and productivity

13. Personnel problems and employee counseling (labour turnover, absenteeism, alcoholic and drug abuse)

14. Employee health, safety and welfare

15. Trade unionism, collective bargaining, worker’s participation in management, discipline and grievance procedure, motivation (theories), job satisfaction

16. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:

- THE PAYMENT OF WAGES ACT 1936

- THE MINIMUM WAGES ACT 1948

- THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT 1972 THE EMPLOYEE’S PROVODENT FUND AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION ACT 1952

- THE MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT 1961

- THE INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE ACT 1947

- THE PAYMENT OF BONUS ACT 1965

- THE EQUAL REMUNERATION ACT 1976

- THE INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT (STANDING ORDER ACT)  1946