Andhra Pradesh State has announced a new solar power policy to avoid the power crisis by utilizing solar power in the state. The state is poised for rapid industrial growth driven by infrastructure investments and has also been selected by Ministry of Power as one of the pilot states for ...
Read More »IAF takes a leap into space tech
The IRNSS (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System) is an independent regional navigation satellite system run by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and will provide encrypted service. a satellite-based information gathering system, aided by “network centric” operations — interlinking of all ground bases, radars, planes and sensors — will soon ...
Read More »Centre unveils Kisan project, hailstorm app for crop damage
The Central Government launched its flagship Kisan that will use space technology and drone-based imaging for estimating crop yield in better way. It also launched an Android App, designed by the country’s space agency ISRO, to assess real time data on hailstorm occurrences to figure out crop loss in affected ...
Read More »Trans-Pacific agreement has an impact on India’s foreign trade
The US and 11 other countries reached a landmark deal on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which aims to become the world’s largest free-trade zone linking 40 per cent of the global economy and would also have implications on India’s foreign trade. The deal would have implications on India’s foreign trade as ...
Read More »Modi in Mann Ki Baat: Khadi sales up by 125 per cent
“There has been an 88% increase since the PM spoke about buying khadi on September 20 in his Mann ki Baat address on radio,” says Naresh Pal, deputy chief executive officer and manager at the store. The Bhavan gets khadi from over 3,000 institutions across the country. Organizations across the ...
Read More »INS Trikand on 3-Day Visit to Turkey
India and Turkey share deep historical connections and the bilateral relations have been strengthened by exchange of visits by leaders of both countries in recent times. INS Trikand, commanded by Captain Vinay Kalia, is a sophisticated warship equipped with a versatile range of weapons and sensors capable of addressing threats ...
Read More »Dabur to adopt villages under Swachh Bharat
FMCG firm Dabur India said that it will adopt five villages in Uttar Pradesh and make them “Open-Defecation Free” within the current fiscal. The five villages to be adopted by Dabur India are Nandpur, Nagla Gajju, Naraina, Nidhawali, and Domatkri. “Our idea is to turn these villages into model villages ...
Read More »Indian Air Force signs Rs 8000 crore deal with Bharat Electronics Limited
Indian Air Force (IAF) has signed a deal with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the extension of its programmes integrating all civil and defence radars across the country. The aim to integrate defence and civilian radars is to ensure any intrusion by a hostile aircraft, helicopter, drone or microlight can ...
Read More »Indian Navy to commission three immediate support vessels
In keeping with the Prime Minister’s call to ‘Make in India’, 14 of the ISVs were built indigenously by M/s SHM Shipcare, Thane while four were built by M/s ADSB and five by M/s Rodman Polyships. They are the last three of 23 Immediate Support Vessels and were commissioned into ...
Read More »INS Kochi, the largest India-made warship, commissioned
Destroyer warships are the second-most powerful vessels after aircraft carriers. The 7500 tonne ship was been built at the Mazagaon Dock Limited(MDL), Mumbai and is the largest warship to be built in India. INS Kochi, packed with weapons and sensors as well as advanced stealth features. INS Kochi is the ...
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