CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Successful training launch of Short-Range Ballistic Missile, Prithvi-II , carried out off Odisha coast. A successful training launch of a Short-Range Ballistic Missile, Prithvi-II was carried out on January 10, 2023 from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.

Detailed explanation-2: -"A successful training launch of a short-range ballistic missile, Prithvi-II, was carried out on January 10 from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha,” it said. “A well-established system, Prithvi-II missile has been an integral part of India’s nuclear deterrence.

Detailed explanation-3: -The maiden mission of Skyroot Aerospace, named ‘Prarambh’ (the beginning), will carry three customer payloads. It will launch from the Indian Space Research Organisation’s launchpad at Sriharikota.

Detailed explanation-4: -India carried out a successful training launch of an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, Agni-3 from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha on November 23, 2022.