New Delhi:Prime Minister Narendra Modi headed Cabinet Committee on Security in its meeting on Monday approved a proposal for procurement of 240 aero-engines (AL-31FP) for Russian-origin SU-30 MKI fighter aircraft from defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at a cost of over ₹26,000 crore. Earlier, the MoD had given nod to HALfor major upgrade of SU-30…
New Delhi: India’s second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine was commissioned into the Navy on Thursday in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh who said this will further strengthen the country’s nuclear triad and enhance nuclear deterrence. The ceremony for commissioning of the second Arihant-Class submarine ‘INS Arighaat’ took place in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam. The…
New Delhi: The government has finalized the rules for the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act and is set to release them soon for public consultation, announced Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday. Speaking to the media, Vaishnaw confirmed that the draft rules will be made available within the next 20 days,…
Wayanad: Two days after the massive landslides that hit the hilly town of Wayanad in Kerala which claimed over 250 lives, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released satellite images of the extensive damage caused in the region. The massive landslides which struck Wayanad on Tuesday claimed the lives of at least 256 people and…
New Delhi: India and the UK on Wednesday firmed up a mega technology security initiative that sets out a bold new approach for collaboration in crucial areas of critical minerals, clean energy, telecommunication, semiconductors and new technologies with a broader aim to elevate their strategic partnership to the next level. The decision on the UK-India…
New Delhi: Several airports across the country faced a major technical glitch on Friday, impacting check-in systems for airlines such as IndiGo, Akasa Air, SpiceJet, Air India, Vistara, and others, following a global Microsoft outage. The disruption resulted in the cancellation of several flights from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. IndiGo Airlines flights to…
Kolkata: Defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) signed a contract with the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) for constructing an ocean research vessel, an official said on Wednesday. The contract, worth approximately Rs 840 crore, was signed between GRSE and NCPOR officials for the construction of the vessel in…
New Delhi: State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will invest about Rs 2 lakh crore in setting up renewable energy sites and green hydrogen plants and cutting gas flaring to zero to achieve its 2038 net-zero carbon emission goal. The company, which produces about two-thirds of India’s crude oil and about 58 per cent…
Chennai: The state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd on Friday said it is gearing up for the launch of 4G services under the phase IX.2 project, in Chennai, Tiruvallur Kancheepuram, and Chengalpattu districts, shortly. The company under the Phase IX.2 project would install 2,114 4G towers for which the work is under progress in the four…
New Delhi: Taking strong note of non-functional Wi-Fi facilities at several stations, the Railway Board has written to the general managers (signal and telecommunication) of all its 17 zones, asking them to take immediate measures to restore the services. According to the board, of the more than 7,000 railway stations in the country, 6,108 have…
