ITL and Yanmar Launch Solis Yamnar Tractor Range in India- Make in India
Earlier, Solis tractors manufactured at Hoshiarpur in Punjab were only for export, making ITL India’s leading exporter of tractors.
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Bharat Dynamics Limited Plans to Expand Vizag unit
These two are located in Telangana and third big facility is being created at Ibrahimpatnam, also in Telangana. This facility will also manufacture surface-to-air missiles but of the latest upgraded version, he explained.
ISRO Calls off Chandrayaan-2 Launch After Technical Snag, Next Date Soon
The launch was aborted as an “abundant precaution” after a technical snag was noticed in the launch vehicle systems after filling liquid hydrogen in the cryogenic upper stage of the rocket.
India has Transferred 8 Mi-35 Helicopters to Afghan Air Force: Pentagon
Pentagon released its latest report titled ‘Enhancing security and Stability in Afghanistan’, stating that India has transferred a total of eight Mi-35 helicopters to the Afghan Air Force, four during 2015/2016 and four more during 2018.
India Considers Committing Aviation Assets as UN Faces Shortage of Critical Enablers
Addressing the UN Chiefs of Defence Conference here on Thursday, Vice Chief Of Army Staff Lieutenant General Devraj Anbu said India has deployed four hospitals, one Engineer Company and a Signal Company in various UN missions.
Defence Products’ Exports To Exceed ₹ 35,000 Crore Target
Last fiscal, exports were about Rs. 10,700 crore and in 2019-20, the Centre set a target of Rs. 20,000 crore. In the first quarter of the current fiscal, exports worth Rs. 5,600 crore had already been recorded,” he said. Exports were just worth Rs. 1,500 crore in 2016-17 and Rs. 4,500 crore 2017-18, he said.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lights ‘Victory Flame’ from National War Memorial
The government said in a press release that 20th anniversary of victory in Operation Vijay is being celebrated with the theme ‘Remember, Rejoice and Renew’. The ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ celebrations will be celebrated from July 25-27 and will be organized at Drass and New Delhi.
Chandrayaan-2 Moon Mission Economical than U.S. Air Force One
On Monday, Indian space scientists will take the first step towards reaching the Moon for the second time, but on a frugal budget of $141 million (Rs 978 crores), as compared with $660 million of Air Force One jet aircraft. In fact, the second lunar probe, Chandrayaan-2, costs less than the $165 million production budget Hollywood Sci-fi flick Interstellar.
Mustard Seeds Capable of Lighting LEDs: IISER Pune
Led by senior physicist Satish Ogale, the researchers also carried out similar tests using flax and basil seeds, in an effort to harvest power by a Triboelectric Nanogenerator (TENG) device.
Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat Denies Reports of Chinese Soldiers Crossing LAC, says there has been No Intrusion
There are celebrations that take place at the local level. Celebrations were going on our side by our Tibetans in the Demchok sector. Based on that, some Chinese also came to see what was happening. But there has been no intrusion. Everything is normal,” the Army chief said