Current Affairs – 17 August 2022

  • DigiYatra‘ service launched at Delhi Airport to automatically process entry of passengers via facial recognition

  • Paalan 1000 – Journey of the First 1000 Days: National Campaign and Parenting App for childhood development launched by Centre

  • Advanced Defence systems recently handed over to the Army:
    • F-INSAS (Future Infantry Soldier As A System)
    • Nipun mines
    • LCA (Landing Craft Assault)

  • Manthan Platform launched for collaboration between Research institutes and the Industries
  • NIDAAN Platform (National Integrated DAtabase on Arrested Narco-offenders) launched by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)