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Dr Jitendra Singh Inaugurates Doppler Weather Radar & Indigenous GPS Based Pilot Sonde at IMD, Jammu

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today inaugurated the latest upgraded state-of-the-art Doppler Weather Radar (DWR) & Indigenous GPS based Pilot Sonde at Indian Meteorological Office in Jammu, and said, like other parts of the country, Jammu has become a part of India’s giant scientific leaps under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

By Kautilya / September 9, 2021
Defense Economy

Hansa New Generation (NG) Aircraft, Designed and Developed by CSIR-NAL, Successfully Make its Maiden Flight

The aircraft took off from HAL airport at 2 09 PM and flew at an altitude of 4000 ft. and gained a speed of 80 knots before it made a successful landing after about 20 minutes. Capt. Amit Dahiya, test pilot, who has flown the maiden flight has expressed his happiness and told that all the flight parameters were found normal and it is a Text Book flig

By Kautilya / September 7, 2021
Economy

Indian Railways Rolls Out Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) Over 156 Health Facilities Across Indian Railways

Out of total 11,76,300 employees of Railways, registered employee beneficiaries are 11,24,058. Total HMIS employee cards generated are 10,33,143. Card generated is persons who have got their UMID card made. Out of total 16,52,082 pensioners of Railways, registered pensioners beneficiaries are 4,83,592. Total HMIS pensioners beneficiaries cards generated are 3,75,440. Employees have average 3-4 dependent and pensioners have 2-3 dependents.

By Kautilya / September 7, 2021
Economy

India’s Forex Reserves to Spurt Sharply This Week

When the Reserve Bank of India announces its foreign exchange reserves statistics on Friday, India’s foreign exchange reserves will climb significantly. On August 23, 2021, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) provided India a Special Drawing Rights (SDR) allocation of 12.57 billion, which is around US$ 17.86 billion.

By Kautilya / September 7, 2021
Economy

At 3.5 Billion Transactions in August, UPI Clocks 120% Surge in Volume

In August, UPI processed 3.55 billion transactions, which is a new milestone for the payment network since its inception. In terms of value, UPI transactions were Rs. 6.39 trillion (US$ 87.47 billion) in August, which is a new high. In August, UPI’s volume of transactions increased by 9.5% month over month (MoM), while the value of transactions increased by 5.4%.

By Kautilya / September 6, 2021
Infrastructure

A Strategically Important Road Connecting Zingral to Tangtse via Kela at the Altitude of 18600 Feet Inaugurated – Ladakh

The road was constructed by the 58 Engineer Regiment of the Indian Army and was inaugurated in presence of Lt. Gen. PGK Menon General Officer Commanding 14th Corp, Tashi Namgyal Yakzee Executive Councilor, Stanzin Chosphel Executive Councilor, Lama Konchok Tsephel Councilor of LAHDC Leh, Chairman BDC Durbuk Block, Village heads and the villagers.

By Kautilya / September 5, 2021
Economy

First Time in 35 Years, Kargil’s Fresh Apricots Go Global

The export of fresh apricots from Kargil district to international as well as domestic markets was banned by the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir government in 1986 under the “flimsy pretext” of stopping the spread of codling moth, said Khan. As the ban is still in force, the startup took special permission from the Government of India to export it outside the district, he added.

By Kautilya / September 5, 2021