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  • Current Affairs 25th December 2016

    Updated : 25-Dec-2016
    Current Affairs 25th December 2016

    Current Affairs 25th December 2016 - Important Points

    • Govt to observe 'Good Governance Day' on – Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Birthday
    • DRDO successfully flight tests Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon system in – Odisha

     Current Affairs 25th December 2016 - Details

    Govt to observe 'Good Governance Day' on – Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Birthday

    Among Important National Current Affairs, on 25th December 2016 the government observed 'Good Governance Day' on the occasion of the 92nd birthday of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

    However, the day was announced by the Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu after releasing the Government of India calendar 2017 with the theme "Mera Desh Badal Raha Hai, Aage Badh Raha Hai (My country is changing, moving forward)".

    Also, on the theme of good governance the government would be launching a 100-day campaign across the country.

    DRDO successfully flight tests Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon system in – Odisha

    Among Important National Current Affairs, on 24th December 2016 India has successfully tested the smart anti-airfield weapon system, capable of engaging ground targets in a range of 100km from a fighter aircraft, at the integrated test range here in Chandipur.

    SAAW i.e. Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon, which is an indigenously designed and developed 120kg class smart weapon, has been developed by DRDO, a light-weight high precision guided bomb and one of the world class weapons systems.

    Also, the captive and release trials were tracked by Radar and Telemetry ground stations at ITR during the entire duration of the flight. 

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