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Indian Army’s Mountain Strike Corps, Air Force to Carry Out War Games Near China Border

The exercise will be the first of its kind along the China border by the newly-raised 17 Mountain Strike Corps which has been preparing for it under the Eastern Command for the last five to six months now. The Indian Air Force will airlift the troops using its latest transport aircraft including the C-17, C-130J Super Hercules and the AN-32 to airlift the army troops from Baghdogra in West Bengal and deploy them close to the ‘war zone’ in Arunachal Pradesh, they said.

Act East Policy: South Korean Companies Keen to Invest in India’s Defense Corridors; Assure Non-Involvement in PoK

Diplomatic sources have confirmed that big companies including Hanwha Defense, Hyundai Rotem, Korea Aerospace Industries Limited (KAI), LIG Nex1, DACC Carbon Company which are already participating in various EoIs, RFPS and RFIs are ready to set up their manufacturing bases in the two DICs. These companies are ready to transfer top-end technology to the Indian companies and participate in Make in India initiative.

Longest Bridge in North India Over Chenab to be Ready by September 2021

With the completion and commissioning of this 1640 mtrs concrete double- lane bridge, over 40 villages and nearly three dozens of hamlets of Pargwal area which is exposed to frequent Pakistani firing from two sides and one side from river Chenab, will have direct connectivity to the Khour Sub Divisional headquarters. The people of this area were struggling for the last over three decades for the construction of this bridge. Their dream is coming true shortly.

India and Russia will Jointly Produce the AK-203 Rifle for the Indian Military – Make in India

Thanks to an expansive partnership between three main entities, the Indian Ordnance Factory Board, and Russian companies Rosonboronexport and Kalashnikov Concern will jointly produce a version of Kalashnikov’s AK-200 series, the AK-203 — the rifle India has seemingly hedged a hefty portion of its small arms aspirations on during a gigantic long-term military overhaul.

Railways to Pay Passengers Using Plastic Bottle Crushers at Stations

In his Independence Day speech, Modi had appealed to the nation to eliminate single-use plastic and find alternatives to plastic water bottles on a priority basis. The railways has issued directions that from October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, no single-use plastic will be used in its premises. he railways will add money to your mobile phone wallet if you use plastic bottle crushing machines installed at stations