This is to ensure post-production maintenance support capability for the Russian made MI-17 V5 chopper fleet, Air Officer Commanding of 3BRD Sanjiv Ghuratia said. Overhaul in India of VK-2500 aero-engines will gradually reduce the burden on the exchequer and move forward towards the depot’s commitment of self-reliance under ‘Make in India’ mission, he said.
SAGAR ANVESHIKA, the second vessel was launched, today, 4 months ahead of schedule despite being a very complex platform which will enable scientists to conduct various oceanographic research missions aboard her. ‘SAGAR ANVESHIKA’ will house state of the art laboratories equipped with modern scientific instruments.
“L&T developed the SHARANG weapon mount with the vision of filling in a perceived gap for a cost-effective weapon mount. It is cost effective solution for land systems,” a company official tells Daily News. The indigenously designed and developed weapon system does not use an export restricted parts of systems.
The induction into the Army in such large numbers comes at a time when there have been reports, particularly in sections of the western media, about disaffection among local youth against the central government for withdrawing special category status to the state and dividing it into two union territories.
Once the separation is successful, India will only be less than a week away from Moon landing, which is scheduled for 1.55am on September 7. And, a successful landing will make it only the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to have achieved such a feat.
The OPV launched was the fifth in a series of seven OPVs under construction at L&T Shipbuilding, against a contract signed between the Defence Ministry and L&T Shipyard in March 2015. The OPV has been indigenously designed and is being built for ICG by a private shipbuilding yard, L&T Shipbuilding Ltd, at Kattupalli.
The MoU signed by the FICCI and SICCI will provide handholding and facilitation to MSMEs of both sides as well as other businesses to help establish bases and joint ventures.
Now European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has accepted DGCA certification for this plane. “Now the Dornier can be used for commercial use in Europe also. This is a big achievement for our make in India program,” DGCA chief Arun Kumar told TOI. The DGCA move 2017-end move had paved the way for the 19-seater Dornier 228, which was to be used by defence forces, to be used by regional connectivity service operators under the ude desh ka aam nagrik (UDAN) scheme.
The survey of over 15,000 people globally, including in India, US, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, UK, Germany, France, and Italy, was done between March 31 and April 27 this year. It found that Indians, at 89%, are among the biggest adopters of technology to transform children’s education and balance their lives; the Chinese follow at 85%.
“There are 18,000 scientists, belonging to 111 nationalities at CERN, and 400 of them are from India. Most of these 400 are from institutes within India, while some also come through affiliations of other premier institutes from across the world, mostly the US,” Gianotti said.
