In a bid to provide connectivity, the Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR), has started laying tracks to connect the capital cities of Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland which is to be completed by March 2023, top railway officials said.
The government has worked on clearing delayed payments and almost cleared 90 per cent of the pending dues of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) said, Anand Sherkhane, Additional Development Commissioner (ADC), of MSME ministry.
The Indian Navy has reportedly deployed one of its frontline warships in the South China Sea, much to the displeasure of the Chinese, who raised objections during diplomatic talks between the two nations. The warship was reportedly deployed in the South China Sea after the June 15 clash with Chinese PLA troops in the Galwan Valley, where 20 Indian soldiers were killed.
The blood samples collected from the volunteers who received the vaccine were to ascertain how effective the vaccine was in terms of the level of antibodies developed, Dr Rao said, adding that there had been ‘no side effects’ in the first phase trial of the vaccine. The IMS and SUM Hospital is one of the 12 medical centres in the country chosen by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) for conducting the human trial of the vaccine developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech.
Chinese troops “carried out provocative military movements” near Pangong Tso lake on Saturday night but were blocked by Indian soldiers who were fully prepared, the government said today. The Chinese tried to intrude into the south bank of the Pangong Tso, which is of huge significance as it is a new area. Brigade Commander-level officers were in talks at Chushul to defuse tension, the government said.
IIT-Indore has introduced a one-of-its-kind course to teach classical scientific texts to students in Sanskrit, starting with Bhaskaracharya’s mathematical treatise ‘Lilavati’ of almost a thousand years ago, reports Meenakshi Sharma.
Russia on 10th September will host SCO Foreign minister meet and India’s external affairs minister (EAM) S Jaishankar is expected to visit Russia for the meet.
A Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror outfit hideout was busted on Friday in Tral area near Awantipora in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. Incriminating material of the proscribed outfit has been recovered from the hideout along with food items and other material.
As stand-off with China remains unresolved, the Indian Army gears up for formidable logistical challenges posed by harsh climate at heights exceeding 12,000 feet and temperature as extreme as minus 50 degrees Celsius.
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and Indian Army have renewed the agreement for Army Educational Project (IAEP). The first MoU was signed on May 24, 1999 for five years and has been extended periodically since then.
