Kautilya

CRPF Marks 81st Raising Day, Home Minister Shah Extends Wishes

The force came into existence as the Crown Representative’s Police this day in 1939. It became the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on the enactment of the CRPF Act on December 28, 1949. The Force has grown into a mammoth organisation with 246 battalions, including 208 executive battalions, six women battalions, 15 Rapid Action Force (anti-riots) battalions, 10 CoBRA (specialised anti-Naxala) battalions.

Centre Rushes 10,000 Troops to Kashmir

The troops will be addition to about 65 regular battalions of the Central Reserve Police Force in the valley and over 20 other battalions of other forces deployed to conduct the yatra that will end on August 15.

Experts to Meet, Design Indian Turbine

The group — Society for Advancement of Aerospace Propulsion (SAAP) — will organise a national workshop on ‘Ten commandments for Aero Gas Turbine Engine from Design to Flight’ on July 27, which will focus on nuances of developing a gas turbine from scratch.