Ministry of AYUSH Decides to Set up An AYUSH Export Promotion Council
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of AYUSH have decided to work together to set up an Export Promotion Council to boost AYUSH exports.
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All You Need to Know About the New Parliament Building
Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be laying the foundation stone of the new Parliament building on December 10. The new building would be a four-storey structure with a seating capacity of 1,224 and cost Rs 970 crore. It would replace the existing colonial structure which would be completing hundred years in 2021.
India Considers French Offer of Six Airbus Multi-Role Mid-Air Refuellers
According to a former Indian Air Force chief, the Airbus 330 MRTT platform has much larger wings of Airbus 340 as a result of which the aircraft can refuel two fighters mid-air at the same time through drogues (attached to wing pods) or a central refuelling boom system.
Russia Naval Base in Sudan Could Expand its Partnership with India in Indo-Pacific Region
The Navies of India and Russia have stepped up cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region — two exercises this year in Eastern Indian Ocean Region including exercises coinciding with the Navy Day on December 4-5. The two plan to sign Mutual Logistics pact for their Navies at the next annual summit.
A New Decomposer May Hold Hope of Dousing Farm Stubble Fires
A proprietary microbial solution developed by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) – usually referred to as the Pusa institute — that turns biomass, such as rice stubble, into natural manure, has proved to be successful in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana, according to scientists behind the project. The Delhi government, which utilised the technology and is strongly promoting it, has also found the experiments to be a success.
Centre Approves New Strategy Officer Post for Army
Indian Army will finally have a new rank position which will now aid quicker decision-making and synergy as the government has approved the post of Deputy Chief (Strategy) who will oversee operations, intelligence and logistics.
France Plans to Push Investment Ties Between its Indian Ocean Territory and South India
The talks will focus on how France and French companies can continue contributing to Tamil Nadu’s ambitious development goals in the areas of industry, R&D and renewable energy.
Boost for Digital India as RBI to Set Digital Payment Security Control
With online customers getting robbed by cyber fraudsters on an alarming frequency, the RBI initiative was the need of the hour to secure the online payment process.
ISRO’s PSLV Rocket to Launch Pixxel’s Earth Imaging Satellite
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Friday that NewSpace India Limited, the commercial arm of the Department of Space, has entered into a launch agreement with the country’s private satellite company Pixxel.
India has Potential to Export INR 8 Lakh Crore Worth Motherboards Between 2021-26: Report
India has potential to export motherboards, technically called printed circuit board assembly(PCBA), worth up to Rs 8 lakh crore between 2021-26, mobile devices industry body ICEA and EY said in a joint report.