27th ASEAN leaders Summit 2015
27th
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders summit held in
Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia on 22 November, 2015. This summit was chaired by
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. In this summit, the leaders of 10
nations grouping signed a declaration for launching ASEAN Economic
Community (AEC) like European Union. The declaration was signed in front
of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
Supersonic interceptor AAD missile test fired successfully
India
has successfully test fired it’s indigenously developed supersonic
interceptor missile which is capable of destroying any incoming
ballistic missile, from a test range off Odisha Coast. The interceptor
named as Advanced Air Defence (AAD) missile, is a 7.5 metre long single
stage solid rocket propelled guided missile equipped with a navigation
system, a hi-tech computer and an electro-mechanical activator.
N. Gopalaswami committee on Sanskrit promotion
A
13 member expert committee headed by former Chief Election Commissioner
(CEC) N. Gopalaswami has been constituted by the Union Human Resource
Development (HRD) ministry exclusively on Sanskrit promotion. The
committee recommends measures to integrate the study of the ancient
classical language with other disciplines and also suggests changes in
Sanskrit education in schools and Universities.