CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The armour jacket, named ‘Bhabha Kavach’ is manufactured jointly by the Ordnance Factories Board and the public sector metals and metal alloys manufacturer Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI). The technology is developed by India’s premier institute, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).

Detailed explanation-2: -Bhabha Kavach was developed indigenously by Defence organizations like Ordnance Factory Board and Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI) with the transfer of carbon-nanomaterial technology from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).

Detailed explanation-3: -A shift in bulletproof clothing Major Anoop Mishra carefully developed and confectioned the first bulletproof jacket, that is unisex and extremely flexible.

Detailed explanation-4: -Armellino, the founder of American Body Armor, marketed an all Kevlar vest called the K-15, consisting of 15 layers of Kevlar that also included a 5” × 8” ballistic steel “Shok Plate” positioned vertically over the heart and was issued US Patent #3,971,072 for this innovation.