Ahead of slated commissioning of the India’s indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) this year, France kicked off the demonstration of its Rafale maritime fighter jet for the Indian Navy at the shore-based test facility (SBTF) in Goa on Thursday.
During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2018 visit to Indonesia, among several agreements both sides decided to cooperate in connectivity between Andaman and Nicobar island and Aceh province of Indonesia.
“At COP-21, as part of its NDCs, India had committed to achieving 40 per cent of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil energy sources by 2030. The country has achieved this target in November 2021 itself,” MNRE said in a statement released last month
Defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Thursday said that the Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT), designed and developed by it for stage–II training of Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots has successfully demonstrated the capability to carry out six-turn spins.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today approved the scheme on Green Energy Corridor (GEC) Phase-II for Intra-State Transmission System (InSTS) for addition of approximately 10,750 circuit kilometres (ckm) of transmission lines and approx. 27,500 Mega Volt-Amperes (MVA) transformation capacity of substations. The scheme will facilitate grid integration and power evacuation of approximately 20 GW of Renewable Energy (RE) power projects in seven States namely, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Nepal for construction of bridge over Mahakali River at Dharchula (India)- Dharchula (Nepal).
The Agreement would provide a legal framework for sharing of information between the Customs authorities of the two countries and help in the proper administering of Customs laws and detection and investigation of Customs offences and the facilitation of legitimate trade.
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Turkmenistan on Cooperation in the field of Disaster Management.
According to provisional statistics, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 146.70 Cr (146,70,18,464) in the previous 24 hours, with close to 1 Cr Doses (99,27,797) vaccine doses administered. This was accomplished after 1,57,38,732 sessions.
India has declared that it will provide five lakh (500,000) free e-tourist visas to launch inbound travel, and the country is now opening up for international travel in a calibrated manner, according to a government release.
