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
115th Course of ACC Conducts Graduation Ceremony The 115th course of Army Cadet College (ACC) in Dehradun on Friday conducted the graduation ceremony for its cadets amid the coronavirus pandemic. The completion of this training is a stepping stone for the cadets to join the Indian Military Academy (IMA). China appoints new commander for troops … Read more
Prime Minister Addresses the virtual Global Vaccine Summit 2020 India has today pledged 15 Million US Dollars to Gavi, the international vaccine alliance. Virtual Global Vaccine Summit hosted by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in which over 50 countries participated. India recognizes and values the work of GAVI, that is why it became a donor … Read more
Andaman & Nicobar Command gets new Chief Lieutenant General Manoj Pande assumed command of Andaman & Nicobar Command. It is a Tri-Service Command of the Indian Armed Forces, based at Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It was created in 2001 to safeguard India’s strategic interests in Southeast Asia and the Strait of … Read more
Cabinet approves establishment of Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to re-establish Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) as Subordinate Office under Ministry of AYUSH by merging into it Pharmacopoeia Laboratory for Indian Medicine (PLIM) and Homoeopathic … Read more
