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Economy

Value of Indian Brands rises 6 Per Cent to US$ 228.2 Billion: BrandZ

The big change, however, has been in the overall growth of brand values in the BrandZ 2019 Most Valuable Indian Brands, a report by WPP and Kantar Millward Brown. The total value of the top 75 brands increased to US$ 228.2 billion, growing at a moderate 6 per cent over 2018, far slower than 34 per cent recorded the previous year. The report calculates valuations and ranking by combining companies’ financial data with consumer insight and opinion.

By Kautilya / October 2, 2019
Defense

India to Make 5th Generation Combat Aircrafts

Speaking at the 6th convocation of the National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya here in Shillong on Friday, Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary of Department of Defence and R&D and the Chairman of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) further said that the Government was now going to make Light Combat Aircraft Marak 2

By Kautilya / October 2, 2019
Defense Video

LCA Tejas to Get More Teeth with Beyond-Visual-Range Air-to-Air Astra Missile

The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), which successfully integrated Astra on IAF’s frontline air-superiority fighter Sukhoi-30MKI (Su-30MKI) will soon begin testing Astra on Tejas, reports say. Astra is a beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile with a maximum range of 110 km, intended to replace Russian R-73 missiles of 40km range. DRDO and IAF officials are thrilled after jointly completing five successful tests of Astra missile on Su-30MKIs at Chandipur test range off Odisha.

By Kautilya / October 1, 2019
Defense

HSL to Tie Up with Adani for Building Submarines

Addressing media persons, HSL CMD Rear Admiral L Sarat Babu (Retd) said here on Saturday that the HSL was in the process of formation of a joint venture (JV) with Adani Defence System and Technologies Ltd with the approval of Union government and NITI Aayog for Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV).

By Kautilya / October 1, 2019
Defense

Drones: A new Frontier for Police

A recent paper titled ‘Drones: A new frontier for Police’ published in the Indian Police Journal (IPJ) by IPS officer and Additional Director General in Rajasthan Police, Pankaj Kumar Singh, has talked about these new techniques.
agencies are now looking at some specific anti-drone techniques like sky fence, drone gun, ATHENA, drone catcher and Skywall 100 to intercept and immobilise suspicious and lethal remote-controlled aerial platforms.

By Kautilya / October 1, 2019
Economy

Ease of Doing Business: India Among 20 Most Improved Countries

The World Bank has published a list of the top-20 reformers — different from the top overall performers with regard to change in business climate — over the 12-month period ending in May 2019. These countries have made the most progress in implementing reforms to make it easier for small and medium enterprises to do business, according to a spokesperson of the multilateral agency.

By Kautilya / October 1, 2019