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PM Modi Appoints Balakot Air Strike Planner Samant Goel As R&AW Chief And Kashmir Expert Arvind Kumar As IB Chief

Goel played a significant role in leading the Balakot Air Strikes on Jaish-e-Mohammed terror outfit deep within Pakistan in February 2019, as well as the surgical strikes conducted in 2016 following the terror attack on Uri base. Meanwhile, Kumar, appointed as the IB chief has been looking closely into combating left-wing extremism and has been an expert on Kashmir at the intelligence agency

Thyssenkrupp Aerospace Expands DTL (Bengaluru) Cooperation

The Indian aerospace industry is growing steadily. The international OEMs are increasingly purchasing components in India, and are undertaking R&D locally. In doing this they are responding to the call of the ‘Make in India’ campaign, which highlights opportunities in aerospace technology.

Indian Researchers Develop Anti corrosive Material from Mango Leaves

In a bid to develop a ‘green’ alternative, researchers from the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, have fabricated an anticorrosive material made from mango leaves. They have tested the substance on commercial steel specimen and subjected it to harsh environmental conditions. The mango leaf – based product was found to be efficient in inhibiting corrosion.