Indian Railways Manufacture High Speed Engine Touching 180 Km/Hour
Indian Railways has manufactured high speed locomotive touching a speed of 180 km per hour.
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Special Status Gone, Jammu and Kashmir to Host Investors Meet from Oct 12 in Srinagar
The announcement comes a week after the Centre scrapped special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution. Among the reasons cited was that the provision had restricted the state’s industrial growth and development.
India Responds to Belt and Road Initiative with Infrastructure Push
New Delhi is working on a host of other connectivity initiatives. It is involved in the Kaladan transport project, which links the remote Northeast with other parts of the country via Myanmar and the Bay of Bengal.
Cold Start Doctrine begins, Deep Strike Groups to be Based in Jammu, Punjab and Rajasthan
The defence establishment has begun raising the integrated battle groups (IBG) capable of rapid mobilization and decisive action even on the foreign territory as part of its modernisation plan, according to the media reports. The new self-contained IBGs, centred around T-90S main-battle tanks (MBT), with a mix of infantry, artillery, air defence, signals and engineering corp personnel, will be at the command of Major Generals
Tamil Nadu Becomes Fifth Indian State to Declare a State Butterfly
Locally known as Tamil Maravan meaning ‘Tamilian Warrior’, the canopy butterfly, usually sized between 60 and 75mm, belongs to the family of brush-footed butterflies or the Nymphalid. This is the latest addition to Tamil Nadu’s existing symbols from the natural world – palmyra as the state tree, gloriosa lily as the state flower, emerald dove as the state bird, jackfruit as the state fruit and Nilgiri tahr as the state animal.
India, China Sign 4 Agreements To Strengthen People-To-People Ties
The two countries signed four agreements on cultural exchanges, healthcare, sports and cooperation in museum management, according to a statement.
Construction of India’s Longest Ropeway Project Over Sea to Start by Year-End: Report
The project is being pitted as India’s first ropeway project— and also the longest one— over sea. According to the report, the project will be executed by Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT), which falls under the Ministry of Shipping.
For Women of Jammu Kashmir & Ladakh, ‘True Freedom’ will Come on this Independence Day
Jammu: Caught in the law and traditions, liberation for the women in real terms came
India for ‘Made in’ Tag on All Imported Items
New Delhi has specific rules of origin under its free trade agreements or preferential trade agreements but there are none for imports under the general route or most favoured nation basis.
Russia & India Discuss Arctic Energy Projects & Plan to Sign Dozens of B2B Deals
Apart from government officials, the current meeting, which will last two days, is attended by more than 200 companies of the B2B (business to business) sector from both countries, representing areas such as mining and diamond cutting industries, petrochemicals, tourism, timber processing, energy, medicine, and agriculture. According to preliminary estimations, the two sides are looking at some 86 deals to be struck by Wednesday.