CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC formally launched the IAF e-Governance (e-Office) portal at Air HQ, Vayu Bhavan on Thursday. The implementation undertaken as part of Digital India and e-governance initiative will transform the entire Indian Air Force to a paperless office workflow.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bhadauria was appointed Chief of the Air Staff on 30 September 2019 and retired on 30 September 2021. An alumnus of the prestigious National Defence Academy, he graduated from the Air Force Academy with the coveted ‘Sword of Honour’ and was commissioned in the fighter stream of Indian Air Force on 15 June 1980.

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of e-governance include Digital India initiative, National Portal of India, Prime Minister of India portal, Aadhaar, filing and payment of taxes online, digital land management systems, Common Entrance Test etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari became the 27th Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) on September 30, 2021, succeeding Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria.Here’s a brief list of Chief of Air Chief Marshal of India since 1947.