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Creation of New Department of Military Affairs

Department of Military Affairs (DMA) with Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) as Secretary was created to facilitate optimal utilization of resources and promote jointness among the three Services. As per the Second Schedule to Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules 1961, the following subjects were allocated to DMA:-

Milkor Opening Offices in India- Make in India

The strategic placement of the new Milkor India office in New Delhi, India, is an informed choice and is a good fit geographically for the company for ease of operations into neighbouring countries as well as those who are members of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) organisation, Milkor said.

Indian Scientists Extract Bio Fertilizer from Human Hair

Scientists from Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI) have come up with a solution to fix this problem. They have developed an integrated process through which they have extracted bio fertilizer from waste human hair. They have also isolated melanin and keratin from it.

Indian Navy History: INS Pondicherry

INS Pondicherry, the first minesweeper of her class (Yard No. 852), was handed over by Rear Admiral Pranze, Deputy C-in-C, Baltic Sea Fleet, on behalf of the Government of erstwhile USSR at Riga to Commodore MN Vasudeva, AVSM, Naval Attache, Embassy of India, Moscow, on 02 February 1978.