Philippines explores options to buy BrahMos missile from India India’s ambassador to the Philippines Jaideep Majumdar is on talks with the government. The Philippines is one among several countries in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam that has shown an interest in purchasing the land and sea-based versions of the supersonic cruise missile. Rs … Read more
Union Finance Minister announces several initiatives to boost Education Sector The Minister highlighted that the education sector has taken this opportunity to plan several interventions, particularly in the area of adopting innovative curriculum and pedagogies, concentrating energies on the gap areas, being more inclusive and integrating technology at every stage, to usher in a new … Read more
Know Your Air Force The “Probe & Drogue” air-to-air refueling methodology practiced by IAF pilots require exceptional flying skills as the receiving aircraft must accurately attach the receptacle probe into the basket shaped drogue of the fuel tanker aircraft. IAF is one of the few Air Force in the World to demonstrate this capability. Doda … Read more
INAE invites nomination for INAE Young Entrepreneur Award 2020 Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), Gurgaon, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology (DST), has invited nominations for INAE Young Entrepreneur Award 2020. The award would carry a citation and a cash prize of Rs 2 lakhs to the selected individual candidate … Read more
First Four Rafale fighter jets to arrive in India by July-end These will include three twin-seater trainer aircraft and one single-seater fighter aircraft. They will start arriving at the Ambala airbase by July end. The arrival of the aircraft and their integration into the Indian Air Force will provide a major boost to India’s firepower … Read more
Commissioning of Seventh Ship of Landing Craft Utility MK-IV ‘INLCU L57’ (GRSE Yard 2098) at Port Blair Lieutenant General PS Rajeshwar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, Commander-in-Chief A&N Command, commissioned INLCU L57 into the Indian Navy at Port Blair. INLCU L57 is the seventh Landing Craft Utility (LCU) MK-IV class to be inducted into the Indian … Read more
India calls upon the G-20 nations to ensure access to essential medicines To ensure access to essential medicines, treatments and vaccines at affordable prices; Shri Piyush Goyal, in G-20 Trade Ministers meeting, says staying true to our tradition of “Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam” India has unconditionally provided medical supplies to over 120 countries to combat this disease … Read more
Patenting of Innovative Low-Cost PPE developed by Indian Navy A patent has been successfully filed by the Intellectual Property Facilitation Cell (IPFC) of Ministry of Defence, in association with National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) to pave way for mass production. The PPE developed by the Navy is made of a special fabric which affords high … Read more
Innovative Low-Cost PPE developed by Indian Navy In a major step towards rapid mass production of the Medical PPE developed by the Indian Navy, a patent has been successfully filed by the Intellectual Property Facilitation Cell (IPFC) of Min of Defence, in association with National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), an enterprise under Min of Science … Read more
Revive work on biological defence programme: NITI Aayog member to DRDO Said by V. K. Saraswat, former DRDO chief and current NITI Aayog Member. India is among the 183 countries that signed the Biological Weapons Convention of 1975. This prohibits the possession of “biological agents and toxins” for purposes other than “prophylactic, protective, or peaceful”. … Read more
