Private sector & DPSUs accounted for about 60% & 40% of the total exports. Growth is 32.5 percent as compared to previous fiscal, says defence minister.
IAF is looking at acquiring HAPS solution capable of carrying minimum 35 kg payload and sustaining operations at 18,000 m altitude for minimum of 30-45 days.
C-295 aircraft being built in India under collaboration between Airbus & TATA. Contenders for refuellers are Airbus with its A330 multi-role tanker transport & Boeing with its KC-46 Pegasus.
In response to another question, MoS Ajay Bhatt said defence & finance ministries working on mechanism to enable special dispensation to operationalise non-lapsable modernisation fund.
Local Congress leader alleges that ministry initially granted landing permission but later withdrew it. As a result, the aircraft was directed to Cochin International Airport.
Defence Acquisition Council also gives its nod to upgrade Su-30 fighter fleet. Of the total Rs 2.23 lakh crore acquisitions, 98% will be sourced from domestic industries, says ministry.
This week we saw defence ministry's selfie points unveiled, NCERT's recommendation to replace India with Bharat and Qatar's death penalty to Indian navy veterans....
The SOP recommends that ‘selfie points’ "may contain" a picture of PM Modi. Using ‘may’ is an age-old method of passing accountability to the recipients for controversial directions.
Office-bearers of AFT Chandigarh bar association say they're likely to move High Court or Supreme Court against decision to transfer Justice (retd.) Dharam Chand Chaudhury to Kolkata bench.
Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
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