Accordingly, a total of 304 declassified records and files have been transferred to the National Archives of India by the Prime Minister’s Office, Cabinet Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs, and Ministry of External Affairs for permanent retention. Out of the 304 files, 303 files are already uploaded on the Netaji web portal, said Patel.
Officials of Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) have decided to switch off bright lights at the missile testing centre at Abdul Kalam island near Nasi 1 and Nasi 2 islands within Gahiramatha marine sanctuary to facilitate smooth arrival of Olive Ridley sea turtles to lay eggs.
The bunch of Risat satellites, which can see through clouds and at night too, will do 24×7 border surveillance and help check infiltration and keep an eye on terror or anti-national activities across the borders. Images of the older version of Risat were earlier used to plan the surgical strike on terror launchpads in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir in 2016.
Amongst the Graduating officers, the cadets of Army, Navy, and Air force were 188, 28 and 37 respectively. There were 20 other cadets from foreign countries like Mauritius, Bhutan, Tajikistan, the Maldives, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka.
An online application, e-visa, Haj mobile app, “e-MASIHA” health facility, “e-luggage pre-tagging” providing all information in India itself regarding accommodation and transportation in Mecca and Madina will be provided to 2 lakh Indian Muslims going for Haj in 2020, he said.
Earlier in March, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Integrated Border Management System in Dhubri area of Assam bordering Bangladesh, since then this step has been taken in this direction. Army soldiers say that there comes a time when it is difficult to keep an eye on 24 hours. Due to the rise of rivers during the monsoon, those areas cannot always be monitored. For this reason, drones, thermal imager and sensors are being used by the Border Security Force (BSF) to keep an eye on such areas.
“We have a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that’s being prepared, its both Arctic and Antarctic, so we call it Polar encompassing both… It has been in the works for some time. We have a tentative agreement,” Swedish Ambassador to India Klas Molin told The Hindu, ahead of the visit of King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia from December 1 to 6.
Working closely with defence personnel and observing the tough environmental conditions they worked under, Puneet Gupta decided to do something about it. His efforts culminated in starting Clensta, a waterless personal hygiene solution. The startup’s line of gel-based waterless bath and shampoo enables one to take a bath or wash their hair without using a single drop of water.
The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has created a fact checking unit in order to identify the fake news related to government and its policies circulating on various social media platforms.
The central forensic science laboratories (CFSLs) which will be upgraded with capacity enhancement are located at Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bhopal, Pune and Guwahati.
