Day: 25 January 2024

The Defense Ministry has signed a contract with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai on January 24, 2024, for the purpose of acquisition of 14 fast patrol boats (FPVs) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). A contract worth Rs 1070.47 crore has been signed for this. These multi-role fast patrol boats will be indigenously designed, developed and built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited under the Sale (Indian-IDDM) category and will be delivered in a total period of 63 months. Along with a host of high-tech advanced features and equipment, these multi-role fast…

The 5th barge of the 11 19 (Yard 129)' was launched. The inauguration ceremony was presided over by Commodore V Praveen, AWPS (MBI). The contract for construction of 11 The availability of these barges will accelerate the operational commitments of the Indian Navy by facilitating transportation, loading and unloading of commodities/ammunition to Indian Naval (IN) ships both at the jetties and outboard ports. These barges are indigenously designed and manufactured under the relevant naval rules and regulation of the Indian Shipping Register. Model testing of the barge was carried out at the Naval…

Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya virtually inaugurated a Super Specialty Block at Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh yesterday. He also laid the foundation stone of All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) Satellite Center in Kanpur. Dignitaries from Uttar Pradesh were present on this occasion. He said, “This super specialty block provides 12 super-specialty services to the people, which will help people to avail these specialized services locally, thereby saving their valuable time and resources.” He further said, “AIISH Center in Kanpur will be the first…