The lockdown and its economic toll will not impact committed liabilities that have been budgeted for the armed forces for programs like the Rafale fighter jet deal and the S400 air defence systems. India is also looking at quickly ramping up local defence production, with defence minister Rajnath Singh directing all PSUs to prepare contingency plans for resumption of operations.
In a detailed and bold study ‘Devising an Indian Policy on sanctions for Pakistan’ made available to ET, Gateway House suggests India need to adopt a comprehensive regulatory framework on sanctions to sanction Pakistan which has been facing heat from G20 and FATF over last few years.
In the calendar year 2019, India installed 7.3 GW of solar power across the country, establishing its position as the third-largest solar market in the world.
Scientists from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre For Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) an autonomous institute under the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India have modified the structure of Berberine, a natural and cheap product similar to curcumin, available commercially, into Ber-D to use as a Alzheimer’s inhibitor. Their research work has been published in the scientific journal iSceince.
Distribution of free hot cooked meals by Indian Railways crossed the three million mark today during the national lockdown due to COVID-19. On 20th April, 2020, Indian Railways reached 2 million mark in distribution of free meals, in last 10 days, it has accomplished a million mark in distribution of free meals.
CSIR has been leading the fight against Covid19 epidemic on multiple fronts, with major emphasis on repurposed drugs as they can be quickly deployed for treatment as opposed to new drugs which need almost a decade of development. Globally many drugs are under clinical trials on Coronavirus patients to establish their efficacy against Covid19.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his counterparts from Lebanon, Colombia, Grenada, Jamaica, Uruguay and Trinidad and Tobago and held discussions on strengthening cooperation and partnership as well as the coronavirus pandemic.
India could emerge as an alternative investment destination for US companies doing business in China in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, a view that the US government’s Department of State is supporting.
India will also send two military rapid response teams comprising army doctors, nurses and paramedics to Mauritius and Comoros to help them cope with the crisis
The five-day aero-show (February 4 to February 7, 2021) will be conducted at the southern metropolis of Bangalore. The city has hosted 12 editions of the show, the one in 2021 will be the 13th edition of the biennial show. The announcement indicates the resolve of the MoD. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday had reviewed the functioning of the Ministtry and said “Defence Public sector undertaking and private defence industry could play a major role in the economic revival”.
