Delivery date of Indian Navy Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant once again delayed The first phase of the warship’s trials – termed basin trials – was initially scheduled to begin on March 12 at Cochin Shipyard Ltd, where INS Vikrant has been constructed. However, construction delays caused that to be moved back to April. Then, with … Read more
VP asks Jal Shakti Ministry & NITI Aayog to study the feasibility of drinking water project The Vice President of India, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu today held a meeting with CEO, NITI Aayog, Secretary, Drinking Water & Sanitation, and Secretary, Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation & discussed various possible ways in which drinking … Read more
IAF set to raise second LCA squadron in Sulur The second squadron of the locally made light combat aircraft Tejas at Sulur in Tamil Nadu on May 27. The IAF’s first Tejas squadron was raised at the Sulur air base in 2016 with two aircraft and more planes joined the fleet progressively. IAF chief Air … Read more
MISSION SAGAR – INS KESARI AT PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS As part of Mission Sagar, Indian Naval Ship Kesari entered Port Louis Mauritius on 23 May 2020. The GOI is aiding friendly foreign countries in dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic, and towards this Indian Naval Ship Kesari is carrying COVID related essential medicines and a special … Read more
Indo-Pacific Land Power Conference 2020 Indo-Pacific Land Power Conference 2020 on a Free and Open Indo Pacific Region was conducted (hosted by USA) through video conferencing on May 21. Senior Officers including DGPP of Indian Army from 25 Nations discussed issues of regional security concerns and best practices in multi domain operations including counter covid … Read more
More production areas under Summer Crops over last year, procurement to rises Sowing of Summer Crops: Rice: 34.87 lakh ha. area as compared to 25.29 lakh ha. Pulses: 12.82 lakh ha. area as compared to 9.67 lakh ha. Coarse Cereals: 10.28 lakh ha area as compared to 7.30 lakh ha. Oilseeds: 9.28 lakh ha area … Read more
Textiles Committee produces fully indigenous PPE Testing Equipment Textiles Committee, Mumbai too will now test and certify PPE body coveralls required for healthcare workers The inclusion of Textiles Committee as the ninth approved laboratory to test and certify body coveralls has been announced by the Ministry of Textiles yesterday evening. The machine conceptualized and designed … Read more
DPSU, private sector integration need of the day: Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria The focus on Make in India and its big acquisition programmes will give a boost to the indigenous industry in this hour of need, says Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria. He says even programmes with foreign content, like the acquisition … Read more
The 1st Meeting of the 15th Finance Commission’s Committee The First Meeting of the 15th Finance Commission’s Committee on Fiscal Consolidation Roadmap is scheduled on 21st May, 2020 through video conferencing. One of Terms of Reference (ToRs) of the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XVFC) is to make recommendations on the fiscal consolidation roadmap of the Central … Read more
MoD approves procurement of 26 defence items only from local suppliers to boost ‘Make in India’ The Central Government has issued Public Procurement to encourage ‘Make in India’ and to promote manufacturing and production of goods and services in India. Under this order, Department of Defence Production (DDP), Ministry of Defence has so far notified … Read more
