India Seals Deal with Russia to Procure AK-103 Rifles
There is no official announcement on the deal yet. The people said the rifles are being procured under the emergency financial powers granted to the three services to make urgent purchases.
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Nepal PM Inaugurates Indian-Built Old Age Home in Lalitpur
Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Saturday inaugurated the new building of an old age home built with Indian assistance.
Zydus Cadila’s Needle-Free Covid-19 Vaccine Gets Approval in India: Report
The Indian drug regulator’s subject expert committee has recommended approving Zydus Cadila’s three-dose COVID-19 vaccine -ZyCoV-D- for emergency use authorization (EUA), Reuters reported citing CNBC-TV18.
India to Add 35 More Earthquake Observatories by End of This Year and 100 More by Year 2026: Dr. Jitendra Singh
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that India is going to have 35 more earthquake Observatories by end of this year and 100 more such Observatories in next five years. He pointed out that in last six and a half decades since Independence, the country had only 115 Earthquake Observatories but now with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the helm, there is going to be a quantum leap in the number of Earthquake Observatories in the country.
India’s ‘Highest’ Herbal Park opens at 11,000 Feet
India witnessed on Saturday the inauguration of its “highest” herbal park, at Mana in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district. The main aim of the herbal park, according to Sanjiv Chaturvedi, Chief Conservator of Forests (Research), is to “conserve various medicinally and culturally important alpine species, and facilitate a study on the propagation of these species, as well as their ecology.”
Nearly 4 Lac Pieces of Jewellery Getting Hallmarked Each Day Now
“Hallmarking scheme is turning out to be grand success with more than 1 crore pieces of Jewellery hallmarked in a quick time” – said Director General BIS while addressing a Press Conference on the subject of progress being made in the Hallmarking in India . He said that more than 90000 Jewellers have also registered in same time period.
NTPC Commissions Largest Floating Solar PV Project in the Country
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC ) Ltd, has commissioned the largest floating solar PV project of 25MW on the reservoir of its Simhadri thermal station in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. This is also the first solar project to be set up under the Flexibilisation Scheme, notified by the Government of India in 2018.
Home Textile Exporters to Clock 20% Growth with Healthy Margins: ICRA
Taking advantage of pandemic-related lifestyle changes Indian home textile exporters are expected to have a strong year in FY22, according to investment research company ICRA, due to improved cleanliness awareness and the predominance of stay-at-home choices.
Financial Inclusion Grew 24% Across FY17-21: RBI
Between March 2017 and March 2021, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reported a 24% increase in financial inclusion (FI) as assessed by the RBI’s FI-Index.
Israeli Radar Company Signs MoU to Cooperate with India’s ADTL
Israel’s RADA Electronic Industries Ltd. a provider of advanced software-defined tactical radars for the maneuver force, and India’s Alpha Design Technologies Pvt. Ltd., (ADTL), a 1,200+ people-strong, professional R&D and production organization have executed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a joint venture to market, manufacture, sell and support RADA’s radars in India.