Month: March 2023

Indian Navy’s major Operational level exercise TROPEX for the year 2023, conducted across the expanse of IOR over a duration of four months from Nov 22 – Mar 23, culminated this week in the Arabian Sea. The overall exercise construct included Coastal Defence exercise Sea Vigil and the Amphibious Exercise AMPHEX. Together, these exercises also witnessed significant participation from the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force and the Coast Guard.   Set in the Indian Ocean including the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, the theatre of operations for…

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Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship Arush rescued six fishermen from a flooding fishing boat in Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast on March 07, 2023. In the wee hours, the ship, on deployment in Arabian Sea, received a distress call regarding uncontrolled flooding onboard Indian Fishing Boat Himalay approx. 80 kms off the Gujarat coast. The ship immediately proceeded to the distressed boat and rescued the crew before controlling the flooding. The icg personnel, later, made the boat operational and handed it over to the crew. Source

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Ministry of Defence, on March 07, 2023, signed contracts with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) for procurement of 70 HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft & three Cadet Training Ships respectively in the presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh in New Delhi. Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane along with other senior civil & military officials of MoD and representatives of HAL & L&T were present during the signing and exchanging of contracts.   In a major boost to the Government’s efforts to achieve ‘Aatmanirbharta’ in defence,…

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Change in debris cover plays a critical role in the glacier surface lowering, shrinkage, retreat, and mass balance, according to a recent study. Therefore, these factors need to be accounted for in future studies for a complete understanding of the observed glacier changes and responses.   Despite the importance of the Himalayan glaciation, the knowledge of the glacial dynamics and the factors that influence these dynamics is scanty. Recent studies of Himalayan glaciers indicate wide variability in retreat rate and mass balance in different sectors of the mountain range, primarily…

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After the Nano Urea, the Government of India has now approved the Nano DAP as well. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has said that this decision is an important step towards making life easier for our farmer brothers and sisters.   In a reply to the tweet by Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, the Prime Minister tweeted;   “हमारे किसान भाई-बहनों का जीवन और आसान बनाने की दिशा में एक अहम कदम।” Source  

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The first 'SCO B2B Conference and Expo on Traditional Medicine' came to a successful end as it created a platform for buyers and sellers from different countries to explore trade potential to serve the needs of the people. An incremental trade interest of over ₹590 crores was generated during the two days of intense meetings among the buyers and sellers at the conference. This first-of-its-kind conference & Expo under the SCO initiative was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Ayush and Ports, Shipping & Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal on 2nd…

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