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Update: Train 18 to serve more destinations

Train 18 will ply more routes and serve more destinations. Central Railway’s First Train 18 will shuttle between Mumbai and Shirdi. Mumbai and Shirdi are located at a...

June 27, 2019

Delhi HC Quashed Notification on Commercial Rights of Ships

The Delhi High Court has quashed the notification under the ‘Make in India’ program which provided preferential commercial treatment to ‘Indian built ships’. Notification of Central Government The...

June 5, 2019

IAF’s AN-32 Aircraft Certified to Operate on Indigenous Bio-Jet Fuel

The Indian Air Force’s (IAF’s) AN-32 aircraft was formally fleet certified to fly on blended aviation fuel which contain up to 10% of indigenous bio-jet fuel. Key Highlights...

May 27, 2019

India’s ICT products Tariff Consultations in WTO

The European Union (EU), China, and Thailand have expressed their intent to join consultations in a case at the WTO against India’s import duties on certain information and...

May 24, 2019

INS Vishal: India, UK in talks to replicate Naval Supercarrier

According to reports, India is in talks with the United Kingdom (UK) for building a new state-of-the-art aircraft carrier that would be replicate (copycat version) of Britain’s HMS...

May 7, 2019

Government gives GRSE contract to build 8 Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts

Ministry of Defence awarded Defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) a Rs.6311 crore worth contract to build 8 Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASWSWCs) for Indian...

April 30, 2019

Navy gets Virtual Reality Centre for Designing Warships

Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba inaugurated state-of-the-art Virtual Reality Centre (VRC) in New Delhi. The Virtual Reality Centre is expected to provide a major boost to indigenous warship design capabilities of the Navy. Virtual Reality Centre...

April 14, 2019

Government clears procurement of 464 T-90 tanks

The Cabinet Committee of Security has cleared the proposal for the procurement of the 464 T-90 tanks from Russia. About the Procurement Deal The cost of the acquisition...

April 10, 2019

National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage

The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the setting up of National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage and Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh...

March 15, 2019

National Institute of Design at Bhopal and Jorhat Inaugurated

The National Institute of Design has been inaugurated at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh and Jorhat in Assam. The Union Minister for Commerce and Industries Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the...

February 27, 2019

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