The digital twin cities will mirror real urban landscape and these high-resolutions maps are expected to help in urban planning, development, navigation & disaster preparedness.
The Survey of India in Dehradun, the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies in Shimla, and the National Library of India in Kolkata have been without a chief for over a year. But administrative life goes on.
Under SVAMITVA scheme, launched in 2021, maps are prepared to verify ownership of non-agricultural land in villages. States have used this to issue 1.32 crore property cards so far.
The enhanced budget helps, but internal stock-taking and preliminary steps have to be taken before the tagline Sahkar Se Samriddhi—from co-operation to prosperity—becomes a reality.
Armenia has procured significant defence equipment from India, including artillery guns, multi-barrel rocket launchers, air defence system, sniper rifles, weapons locating radars, anti-drone weapons.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
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