The solar project, executed by Vikram Solar, India’s leading solar energy solutions provider, is expected to generate 79,00,000 units of energy annually and would be used for captive consumption by BDL, at their Kanchanbag Unit. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) was the consultant for this project and the plant was showcased in BDL’s 50-year celebration as well.
The visit witnessed the growing defence co-operation between Mozambique and India, and the potential such collaboration offers for enhancing security in the Indian Ocean Region.
“When I say Jammu and Kashmir, it includes PoK. Both Indian and J&K constitutions also say that the state is an integral part of India and this gives us the right to form laws for the state, which includes PoK and Aksai Chin,” he added.
Dubbing it a logical and inevitable step, he said the government had extended its support to stabilise Kashmir’s environment that has been vitiated by self-styled separatists backed by Pakistan.
“All the provisions of the Constitution” shall apply in relation to the state of Jammu and Kashmir, the order said.
The OFB has already got orders from the Army to supply 125mm fin-stabilized armour-piercing discarding stabot (FSAPDS) shells. The current version has a capacity to pierce into steel plates of 460mm thickness that are put on the enemy tanks. Sensing that the Army may soon demand a higher penetration, the OFB has a developed an ammunition that can rip into steel of over 500mm thickness. This comes at a time when the government is considering a case to corporatize the OFB with view to make it more competitive.
The Indian Multi Role Helicopter (IMRH) plan will involved a tough development program, that will include multiple destruction tests to prove the sturdiness of the design before it can be certified for military use.
The India-Israel partnership, much closer than is demonstrated, will be on full display when Netanyahu visits India in September. Apart from defence and security ties which have grown closer, water issues are expected to dominate the discussions. Israel has developed huge expertise in water conservation and desalination, and these are things the second Modi government is very keen on.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said that it is working on telescopes and radars that will enable it to track potential risks to its 50 functional satellites in space. At the moment, the agency depends on data from Norad (North America Aerospace Defense Command), ISRO Chief K Sivan told The Times of India.
The Central Government, on Monday, revoked Article 370, which gives the State of Jammu and Kashmir special powers, and announced that the State would henceforth be the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
