The acquisition would be made through Khanij Bidesh India Ltd (KABIL)—a joint venture of three public-sector mining units—which recently visited the Lithium Triangle countries in South America (Chile, Argentina and Bolivia) to explore the possibility of lithium acquisition.
PM Modi was sworn in for the second time in a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday, with 57 ministers. Twenty-five of the new ministers are of cabinet rank.
Swami Satyanand Saraswati was taken ill about a week ago and had been on admission at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, where he, unfortunately, transited peacefully, a statement signed by Bramacharini Adimata of the Monastery in Accra and copied to the Ghana News Agency stated.
In a study, researchers at CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology report that they have succeeded in converting the sooty black material, called black carbon, into nanodiamonds that are essentially bits of crystalline carbon, hundreds of thousands of times smaller than a grain of sand.
Instituted in September 2018, PMSTIAC comprises nine science experts, 11 ex-officio secretaries from different ministries, and a member nominated by PSA.
This development can be seen as a policy juxtaposition of sorts where India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy blends in perfectly with the Act East Policy (AEP) where it is the East, especially Myanmar, that will immensely matter.
AFTER serving for more than four decades, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba will pass on the baton to Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, who will take over as the Navy Chief at a ceremony in South Block on Friday.
Commissioned into the Indian Navy in July 1982, Vice Adm Atul Kumar Jain is an alumnus of Sainik School Rewa, National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College (Wellington), the College of Naval Warfare (Mumbai) and the National Defence College (Pretoria, South Africa). He received his Masters in Defence and Strategic Studies from Madras University.
Known for his acumen, sharpness and extraordinary efficiency, the 64-year-old Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer on Thursday took oath as a Cabinet Minister though he is not a member of either House of Parliament.
The Chiefs of Staff Committee comprises chiefs of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force and the senior-most member is appointed its chairperson. The Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee is tasked with ensuring synergy among the three services and evolve common strategy to deal with external security challenges facing the country.
