New Chief of Staff for Eastern Naval Command Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, AVSM, YSM, VSM assumes the charge as Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command (ENC), Visakhapatnam. VAdm Biswajit Dasgupta is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy. He was commissioned into the Indian Navy in 1985 and is a specialist in Navigation and Direction. … Read more
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY- PDMC) for the year 2020-21 Dept. of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare is implementing ‘Per Drop More Crop’ component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY- PDMC). The PMKSY- PDMC focuses on enhancing water use efficiency at farm level through Micro Irrigation technologies viz. Drip and Sprinkler irrigation systems. … Read more
DSRV Complex Inaugurated at Visakhapatnam under ENC Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) Complex is inaugurated at Visakhapatnam by Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain FOC-in-C of Eastern Naval Command. The Complex accommodates newly inducted DSRV in a Rescue-Ready state. Russia to unveil new version of Pantsir AAGM (Anti-Aircraft Gun Missile) during massive military parade in Moscow … Read more
NCERT & Rotary India to Telecast e-learning Content for Class 1-12 on all NCERT TV Channels To ensure that ‘e-learning reaches children across the country with NCERT approved content’. Under Vidya Daan 2.0 Rotary International will provide the e – content in Hindi language to NCERT for classes I to XII for all subjects. They … Read more
Japan orders its first series UH-X helicopters The Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) in Japan has placed orders for the first six production UH-X helicopters for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). Two contracts for these aircraft, signed on 19 March but not publicised at the time, amounted to JPY14.3 billion ($131.6 million). The … Read more
Highest Ever Allocation Made Under MGNREGS, During Financial Year 2020-2021 A provision of Rs. 1,01,500 crores have been made under MGNREGS. It is the highest ever provision of funds under the programme. A sum of Rs. 31,493 crores have already been released in 2020-2021, which is more than 50% of the budget estimate of the … Read more
Indian Air Force Inducts Indigenous Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation (ARPIT) The Indian Air Force has designed, developed, and inducted an Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation (ARPIT). This pod will be utilised for evacuation of critical patients with infectious diseases including COVID-19 from high altitude area, isolated and remote places. Requirement of an … Read more
Novel Recipe For Fabrication Of Transparent Conducting Glass Demand of TCG with high light transparency has tremendously increased due to its wide range of applications in optoelectronic devices such as smart windows, solar cells, touch screen/ touch sensors, and so on. Scientists from CeNS, Bengaluru have developed a fabrication of TCG which brings down its … Read more
Philippines plans to procure Brahmos land-based supersonic anti-ship missile system from India The development of BrahMos is based on the Russian made P-800 Oniks / Yakhont supersonic anti-ship cruise missile. The BrahMos propulsion is based on the Oniks, while the guidance system was developed by BrahMos Aerospace. The first flight test involving BrahMos anti-ship missile … Read more
Urban Forest scheme to develop 200 ‘Nagar Van’ across the country in next five years On World Environment Day, the govt. announced implementation of the Nagar van scheme to develop 200 Urban Forests across the country in next 5 years. Participation from Executive Director, United Nation Convention to Combat Desertification, (UNCCD), Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw & … Read more
