The NDA began admitting women in 2022. The 17 female cadets will proceed to their respective pre-commissioning training academies for the final phase of training before commissioning.
The Army Girls Sports Companies (AGSCs) will be set up at Mhow and Pune and will be fully functional by April. These girls will also be eligible to be absorbed into the forces.
They will be on mechanised columns that will showcase indigenous equipment including the Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher system and Swathi weapon-locating radar.
Some of the petitioners claimed in court that Army had flouted SC’s March 2021 judgment which directed it to consider overall profile of eligible women officers for promotion.
Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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