Month: November 2023

  The launch of ‘Missile Cum Ammunition Barge, LSAM 10 (Yard 78)’, the fourth   Barge of 08 x Missile Cum Ammunition Barge project, built by MSME Shipyard, M/s SECON Engineering Projects Pvt Ltd (SEPPL), Visakhapatnam for Indian Navy, was undertaken on 20 Nov 23 at Guttenadeevi, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh (launch site of M/s SEPPL). The launching Ceremony was presided over by Cmde Shanmugam Sabesan, CRO (East).   The contract for building 08 x Missile Cum Ammunition Barge was signed between MoD and M/s SECON Engineering Projects Pvt Ltd, Visakhapatnam…

Union Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday laid the foundation stone of academic administrative building, boys and girls hostel building, quarters and sports facilities at Central Sanskrit University (CSU), Shri Sadashiv Campus, Puri. He also inaugurated a three-day international seminar titled 'Balram Das's Lakshmi Purana: A New Discourse on Equality, Empowerment and Justice'.   Delivering the keynote address as CSU Chancellor, he said the Rs 100 crore projects launched on Saturday will be used to integrate Indian languages and Vedas with the modern education system. He said…

  Building on the success of Production Linked Incentive scheme (PLI) for mobile phones, the Union Cabinet led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had approved PLI Scheme – 2.0  for IT hardware on 17th May 2023. This scheme covers laptops, tablets, all-in-one PCs, Servers and Ultra Small Form Factor devices.   Applications of 27 IT hardware manufacturers have been approved today. IT hardware of well-known brands such as Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc will be manufactured in India. The expected outcomes of this approval, over the tenure of…

The state government in Uttar Pradesh  is building a new cricket stadium in Sahaspur, a small village is Amroha, where India's World Cup star Mohammed Shami was born. Shami has been the standout bowler in the ongoing World Cup, with 23 wickets from just six matches.   Given the good performance of bowler Mohammed Shami, the Yogi Adityanath government has announced the construction of a cricket stadium in his native place. Administration starts search for land for stadium.   The Amroh district administration has issued instructions regarding the construction of…

Amini’, the 4th of 08 x ASW Shallow Water Craft (SWC) Project being built by M/s GRSE for Indian Navy, was launched on 16 Nov 23 at M/s L&T, Kattupalli. The Launch Ceremony was presided over by VAdm Sandeep Naithani, Chief of Materiel. In keeping with maritime tradition, Mrs Manju Naithani launched the ship to the invocation from Atharva Veda. The ship has been named Amini to signify the strategic maritime importance accorded to the island of Amini at Lakshadweep, located about 400 Km west of Kochi.   The contract…

The ‘Sword Arm’ of Indian Navy, the Western Fleet underwent a change of guard on 10 November 2023. Rear Admiral CR Praveen Nair, NM took over the mantle of Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet from Rear Admiral Vineet McCarty at a ceremonial naval parade held in Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.   Rear Admiral Nair was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 01 Jul 91. The Flag Officer is an alumnus of the Naval Academy, Goa, Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the US Naval War College, Newport, USA and as Flag…