The Narendra Modi 2.0 government has set a fast pace of decision making, with important measures on national security such as clean-up of Jammu & Kashmir Bank, domestic agendas to deliver on new welfare schemes and significant foreign policy engagements.
In a first instance of ‘gender sensitive’ budgeting, the government has sanctioned exclusive funds to the country’s largest paramilitary force CRPF to procure and install over 500 sanitary pad dispensers and incinerators for its women personnel in combat.
Prime Minister Modi-led government approved major changes in the Prime Minister Scholarship Scheme under the National Defence Fund. As part of the decision, the rates of scholarship were increased in a substantial manner. Apart from this, the government also approved the proposal to grant organised cadre status to Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) officers.
To be based in Pathankot and in the North East Region, these flying machines will be replacing the existing Russian Mi-35, in service and used as an assault helicopter and for ferrying troops. The whole delivery of the 22 machines purchased for $1.1 billion through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) route will be completed by March 2020.
India on Monday successfully launched its second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 onboard its powerful rocket GSLV-MkIII-M1 from the Sriharikota spaceport to explore the uncharted south pole of the celestial body by landing a rover.
“Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has supplied special-quality stainless steel from its Salem Steel Plant for India”s moon mission Chandrayaan-2 meeting the ISRO”s requirements for stringent specifications, superior surface finish and close tolerances,” SAIL said in a statement.
“I believe this is for the first time that the IAF will be using an anti-icing device made indigenously. An entire squadron of aircraft can be fuelled through this device that costs just one-third of what the government was paying for the imported ones,” Smart said.
In lieu with PM Narendra Modi’s commitment of augmenting India’s defence capabilities so as to step ahead with his dream of positioning India in the top-notch list of global powers, India has never shied away from strengthening its defence sector under his governence.
Many Asian economies — Japan, China, South Korea — were able to use this ‘demographic dividend’, defined by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as the growth potential that results from shifts in a population’s age structure.
India’s frigate Tarkash will take part in the military maritime parade that will be held in St. Petersburg on July 28. the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
