The Indian navy is currently in urgent need of new generation minesweepers to replace 12 Pondicherry-class ships. On November 6, Russian side offered its Project 12701 Alexandrit-E ships under a transfer of technology (ToT) pact with India’s Goa Shipyard Limited.
Gujarat centre would be Dassault Systemes’ third such venture in the country after setting up CoEs in Hyderabad and Bangalore. The proposed CoE is expected to come up either at GTU’s existing campus in Chandkheda or their new university campus at Lekawada near Gandhinagar that is being built in a sprawling 200 acres area, sources said.
“EAM S Jaishankar will pay an official visit to Serbia from November 7 to 9 on the invitation of Ivica Dacic, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia,” said Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a press release on Wednesday.
Once water-starved, Chennai”s Cantonment area and military station now boast of 13 brimful water bodies and recycling plants, and also generate their own electricity. Inspired by the innovation, the Ministry of Defence has directed its Estate Wing to implement the development work across all defence establishments.
In a laudable initiative, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has launched the country’s ‘first indigenously’ designed standing wheelchair- ‘Arise’ for assisting the specially-abled person in day to day activities. These customised wheelchairs enable a differently-abled person to shift from sitting to standing position and vice-versa independently.
Dharmendra Pradhan said the blending of ethanol in petrol has risen to 6 per cent at present and the blending would rise further to 10 per cent by 2022.
For Nokia, the Flipkart collaboration is not just about a manufacturing partner, but a complete go-to-market strategy with promotions and research-backed product development.
Hundreds of startups are shaking up Indian agriculture, proposing solutions to chronically low output. The number of agritech ventures has risen 25% to 450 this year, with funding up 300% to $248 million, according to the National Association of Software and Service Companies. This wave of innovation and investment promises to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge to double farmer incomes by 2022.
Nikita Mazein, vice-president of Rusatom Overseas (a division of Rosatom), said, “Rosatom is developing small and medium-sized solutions based on light water reactor unit of Russian design.” There is a need to explore the possibility of such projects in the coastal areas of South Asia as this nuclear energy segment provides an opportunity for boosting Indo-Russia nuclear cooperation, he said.
Now, the Indian Air Force has launched the multiplayer version of IAF’s new upgraded 3D Air Combat Mobile Game. In a tweet posted by the Indian Air Force from their Twitter handle, “IAF launches multiplayer version of IAF’s upgraded 3D Air Combat Mobile Game “Indian Air Force: A Cut Above”. The game is now available for download on Google Play for Android & IOS store.”
