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Ministry of Civil Aviation has released draft National Air Sports Policy (NASP) for public feedback. The policy will require entities providing these services and their equipment to be registered, as well as be liable for penalties. It proposes a two-tier Read More …
Researchers have reported two new plant species from the Western Ghats regions in Thiruvananthapuram and Wayanad districts of Kerala. These two species have been christened Fimbristylis sunilii and Neanotis prabhuii. Researchers involved in the discoveries are from SNM College Maliankara, Read More …
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 23 projects worth over Rs 17500 crore in Uttarakhand. He laid the foundation stone of the Lakhwar Multipurpose Project which was first conceived in 1976 and was pending Read More …
Third tug in the series of 50Ton Bollard Pull Tugs, “Balraj” has been delivered to Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam on 31 Dec 21. These tugs have been designed and built under the classification rules of Indian Register for Shipping (IRS) with a Read More …
Director General VS Pathania, took over as the 24th Chief of Indian Coast Guard on 31 Dec 21. He is an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and National Defence College, New Delhi. The Flag Officer is a qualified Read More …
Using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, researchers have discovered the signature of a magnetic field in a planet outside our solar system. The exoplanet named HAT-P-11b, a Neptune-sized planet 123 light-years from Earth, pass directly across the face of its host Read More …
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on December 28 inaugurated 27 projects built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), which included the world’s highest motorable road, passing through a pass situated at an elevation of 19,000 feet. The road is in south Ladakh, Read More …
Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh dedicated to the Nation 24 bridges and three roads, built by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in four States and two Union Territories, through a virtual event from New Delhi on December 28, 2021. Of the Read More …
The Army, with support from the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) has recently established the Quantum Lab at Military College of Telecommunication Engineering, Mhow (MP) MCTE to spearhead research and training in this key developing field. Gen MM Naravane, the Read More …
The Government of India on December 28, 2021 notified the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021 where existing direct selling entities have to comply these rules within 90 days. Salient Features of rules These Rules shall apply to all goods Read More …
The 1989 batch IFS officer Vikram Misri, who completed his tenure as Ambassador to China, has been appointed Deputy National Security Advisor of India (Dy NSA). Shri Ajit Doval is the National Security Advisor. Mr. Misri will take over on Read More …
Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone for Defence Technology & Test Centre and BRAHMOS Manufacturing Centre in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on December 26, 2021. The BRAHMOS Manufacturing Centre has been established by Defence Research & Development Organisation Read More …
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on December 27, 2021 Inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of hydropower projects worth over Rs 11,000 crore. Some of the hydropower projects are Luhri Stage 1 Hydro Power Project and Dhaulasidh Hydro Power Project. Read More …
NITI Aayog on December 27, 2021 released the fourth edition of the State Health Index for 2019–20. The report, titled “Healthy States, Progressive India”, ranks states and Union Territories on their year-on-year incremental performance in health outcomes as well as Read More …
The Government of India has decided to constitute a committee to study the possibility of withdrawing the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from Nagaland. The committee will be headed by Vivek Joshi-the Additional Secretary (Northeast) in the Union Home Read More …