The team comprised eight personnel from the IAF, four from the army and three civilians, including Taka Tamut, who had summited Mount Everest. They were airlifted in the indigenously made advanced light helicopter (ALH) and the Russian-made Mi-17V5 helicopter.
The Army usually tracks infiltrations through the number of face-offs at the LoC and this year, there has been none. The J&K Police, on the other hand, uses ground intelligence to find out new faces from across the border. Police say there has been a “significant drop” in infiltrations.
The new PSU – Indian Railway Rolling Stock Company – will be structured along the lines of China’s rolling stock manufacturer PSU CRRC Group
The recent reports on the second Scorpene submarine for Indian Navy do not reflect facts. It appears these reports are based on wrong inputs received in bits and pieces from unreliable sources. There has been some delays in completing trials of the second submarine due to setting to work related issues and minor dent to the propeller which occurred during trials. The propeller was replaced and all noise trials have been completed successfully with results well above past specified performances.
The three-member team had left for Paris soon after the reports about a break-in on a weekend were received by the IAF. The team was sent to France to probe if any documents were stolen or copied during the break-in into its Rafale Project management team office. The Defence Ministry has also been informed that there was no data theft from the IAF office during the break in.
The gloves’ Arduino mega microcontrollers analyse sensor readings to identify the gesture from a library of learned gestures. The Bluetooth module transmits the gesture to a smartphone. Using the device, ASL speakers may be able to communicate with others in an affordable and convenient way.
“As per the memorandum of understanding signed between the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited and Japanese side, in order to promote ‘Make in India’, 06 out of above 24 train sets are presently planned for assembling in India, for which location is planned to be decided by the Japanese supplier,” Goyal said.
In September 2016, India dragged the U.S. to WTO’s dispute settlement mechanism over America’s domestic content requirements and subsidies provided by eight states in the renewable energy sector.
In a joint statement after their informal meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit, BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) leaders also reiterated their commitment to fight the exploitation of internet for terrorist purposes.
With the advent of new technologies based on partitioning of waste, emphasis is accorded to separation and recovery of these useful radio-isotopes so as to make use of the waste for various societal applications.
