Now that Chandrayaan-2 has completed its trek to Moon, it is just days away from Moon landing, which will put it in an elite club of nations—the US, USSR (now Russia) and China—to have successfully landed probes on the lunar surface.
The Army chief informed the government about preparedness of his force when it was considering various options, including carrying out an aerial raid, to punish Pakistan for the Pulwama terror attack.
Gen. Rawat, at a closed door interaction with a group of retiring Army officials on Monday, said the force was combat ready for any hostilities from Pakistan Army after the Balakot strikes, the sources said.
A few small airports like Kurnool in Andhra and Mandvi in Gujarat are trying out the small machines that can guide planes to the runway and transmit ground conditions like wind direction and temperature to pilots. Sources said the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is looking at different options to encourage airlines to fly to small airports which are being promoted under the regional connectivity scheme Uda
The port call by INS Tarkash at Cadiz is a demonstration of India’s warm ties with Spain and its commitment to enhancing operational reach, maritime security and its solidarity with friendly nations.
The Indian Air Force which had earlier planned to go for an engine upgrade of the Jaguar deep penetration strike aircraft has now rather decided to go for additional procurement of Sukhoi Su-30 MKIs. The plan is to replace the grounded Jaguar fighters with new Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighters
The JWG meeting coincided with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s visit to China to prepare for the second informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in October this year. The JWG meeting was held on August 13 and 14.
A top diplomat said the companies from South Korea are keen to get into joint ventures and are willing to transfer all the top end technologies as there is no law in that country which curtails technology transfer.
From France, the prime minister will proceed for bilateral visits to the UAE and Bahrain, and will return to the French city of Biarritz on August 25 to attend the G7 Summit where India has been invited as a partner country.
“Christened Mahindra Ideal Lanka Pvt. Ltd. this assembly plant is in collaboration with Ideal Motors of Sri Lanka. The assembly plant today rolled out its first product, the compact SUV, KUV100 and will roll out a slew of products over the next 3 years,” the company said in a statement.
The shipment consisted of the core melt localisation device or ‘core catcher’, a passive safety system designed to cool the molten core material in case of an accident. The ‘core catcher’ allows the integrity of the protective shell to be preserved and thus checks radioactive emission. The passive safety system is capable of functioning in the event of a complete loss of power supply and can provide full safety without the active system and an operator.
