Philippine and India could join hands to counter the Chinese assertiveness in the South China Sea. Philippine Defence Minister has stated that India has communicated its desire to carry out navigation activities in the South China Sea just like the US, UK and others to maintain a balance of power in the region.
India and Indonesia – maritime neighbours – have signed a MoU on ‘Maritime Safety and Security’ as part of their Indo-Pacific visions to establish rules-based order amid China’s growing belligerence in the region.
India’s second possible vaccine against COVID-19, ZyCoV-D, is all set to begin its human trial this month, the company said. It plans to conduct the trials on 1,000 volunteers across multiple sites in the country. In last week of June 2020, Zydus Cadila group received approval from Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) to initiate phase 1 and phase 2 human clinical trials of possible COVID-19 vaccine in India.
The ‘White Tigers’, as the squadron is popularly known, has the rare distinction of operating all three fighter aircraft of the Indian Navy – Sea Hawk, Sea Harrier and MiG 29K – from all three aircraft carriers – INS Vikrant, INS Viraat and INS Vikramaditya.
Spread over 1,590 acres of land, Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power Plant is one of the largest single-site solar power plants in Asia .
The Atal tunnel, being built under the Rohtang pass at 13050 feet connecting Manali – Lahaul – Spiti and Leh , would be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narender Modi in September this year after its completion.
The Ministry of Commerce is considering to replace the Multi-modal Transportation of Goods Act with a full-fledged national logistics law with a view to promote growth of the sector.
The Indian Army has deployed infantry combat vehicles in the Galvan Valley as Chinese troops had deployed their armored vehicles to strengthen their position amid border dispute with India along the Line Of Actual Control (LAC). The deployment of armored vehicles or BMP 2 is to counter threat to the Darbuk–Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldi (DSDBO) road, which is very important for the Indian Army.
Altitude Angel, an unmanned traffic management (UTM) technology provider, is partnering with Mumbai-based Sagar Defence Engineering Ltd. in BVLOS trials supported by India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of National Defence, on July 6 held phone talks with his RoK and Indian counterparts Park Jae-min and Ajay Kumar
