Significance of Induction of Arjun Mark-1A Tanks into the Army
In February 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over the prototype Arjun Mk-1A to Chief of Army Staff General M Naravane at a ceremony in Chennai. The Ministry of Defence said on Thursday that it has placed an order worth Rs 7,523 crore to Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF), Chennai for supply of 118 units of the […]
PM Modi’s US Visit and First Quad Leaders Live Summit
Prime Minister Meeting with US Vice President Kamala Harris and Industry leaders Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted his seventh visit to the United States, from 22 to 25 September 2021. On the second day of his tour, the Prime Minister met Vice President Kamala Harris, besides meeting with CEOs of leading companies like Blackstone, Qualcomm, […]
How Important is Fluency in English for Getting Recommended in SSB and What Could be Done to Improve
There is a common doubt in the minds of candidates that during the SSB, how important it is to be able to write and speak fluently in English. Well, first of all, one needs to understand the difference between “poor communication skills” and “weak in the ability to speak in English”. Most of the time […]
TAT Tips – Story Writing for Pictures Triggering Negative Emotion
Many times when an image is shown in TAT which triggers negative emotions, your mind tends to express negativity. There is nothing so wrong about it, because negative emotions are also a part of the spectrum of human emotions. However, depending upon the other features depicted in the picture, you could creatively write a story […]
What is COP26, why it is important & India’s role at the climate change conference
COP26 is being held in Glasgow from 31 October-12 November. The COP is an annual summit under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), a global agreement signed in 1992, between 197 countries (or parties) to prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system. The COP is the supreme decision-making body that comes together to […]
How to Invoke Creativity while Writing Stories in TAT?
Yesterday, I shared this picture for Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) with my students. The responses that I received ranged from a simple description of the picture, to an unnecessary crisis situation, towards which the main character is rushing to solve/ avert; some wrote preconceived stories, even without seeing the details in the picture and many […]
How GTO Evaluates your Performance in Group Discussion?
Summary of Key Points of GTO Assessment in Group Discussions: Content and Knowledge: Grasp of the topic: Can you understand the core theme and discuss it intelligently? Information and insights: Do you demonstrate knowledge and awareness relevant to the topic? Depth of thought: Can you go beyond superficial points and offer critical analysis or original […]
Operation Aftermath: Time for Introspection and Reorientation
I feel extremely proud of the seamless and well orchestrated military actions and the defence prowess demonstrated by India during the recent operations. However, I suspect that at the end of the day we have somewhat degraded our standing as a military power. Pakistan did not appear as hapless as we thought it would and […]
Role, Capabilities and Modernisation Plan of Indian Armed Forces
Introduction The primary role of the Indian Armed Forces is to maintain territorial integrity, defend country against insurgency and foreign aggression, provide assistance to civil community in an event of a natural or manmade disaster, subscribe troops for UN peace keeping missions and finally, maintain a high standard of operational preparedness to face all the […]