Month: February 2024

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated, dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone of several development projects worth over Rs 32,000 crore in Jammu. These projects cover a wide range of sectors including health, education, rail, roads, aviation, petroleum and civil infrastructure. He also distributed appointment orders to about 1500 new government employees of Jammu and Kashmir. He also interacted with the beneficiaries of various government schemes under the 'Develop India – Develop Jammu' programme. Giving impetus to the socio-economic development of Jammu and Kashmir, he inaugurated and laid…

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Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has taken several steps to export more scheduled products to new destinations. In this regard, emphasis is being laid on exports of one district one product and GI tagged products. Special emphasis is being given to products sourced from non-traditional areas and states. Presently APEDA's scheduled products are being exported to more than 203 countries/territories across the world. To further promote this, more than 27 consignments were dispatched in the current financial year. As per the latest data, APEDA's scheduled products have found their way…

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In an important development related to Tejas Mk1A programme, Digital Fly by Wire Flight Control Computer (DFCC) was integrated into the prototype LSP7 and was successfully flight tested on 19 February 2024. The DFCC for Tejas – Mk1A has been indigenously developed by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru. The digital fly by wire flight control computer features a Quadraplex Power PC based processor, high speed autonomous state machine based I/O controller, advanced computational throughput and complex on-board software conforming to DO178C Level-A security requirements. All critical flight control parameters and performance were…

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Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the country's first Skill India Center (SIC) in Sambalpur, Odisha yesterday. Dignitaries were present at the event. Addressing the youth at the inauguration, he said that by leading skill training programs in new age job roles, the skill-set of the Amrit generation will be upgraded in demand-driven industries and the aim of this center is to provide 1200+ More students will have to be empowered. He also said that India needs a skilled and competent workforce to carry forward…

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Shri Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi yesterday laid the foundation stone of Shri Kalki Dham Temple in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh. He also unveiled the model of Shri Kalki Dham Temple. Shri Kalki Dham is being constructed by Shri Kalki Dham Nirman Trust whose chairman is Acharya Pramod Krishnam. Many saints, religious leaders and other dignitaries are participating in this program. Throwing light on the architecture of the temple, he explained in detail that this temple will have 10 sanctums, where all the 10 incarnations of God will reside. Through these 10 incarnations,…

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Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi took charge as Deputy Chief of the Army Staff today (19 February 2024). On the occasion of assuming charge, Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi laid a wreath at the National War Memorial and was given a Guard of Honor at the South Block Lawn. Prior to taking over as Vice Chief of the Army Staff, Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi was serving as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command from 2022-2024 in a highly challenging operational environment. An alumnus of Sainik School, Rewa (Madhya Pradesh), Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi was commissioned…

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ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) has successfully launched its latest satellite INSAT-3DS. The launch took place from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, near the southern Indian city of Chennai. ISRO's GSLV-F14 rocket carried INSAT-3DS into space. The satellite will now be placed in Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). The subsequent maneuver will place the satellite in geostationary orbit. INSAT-3DS will join the array of Indian satellites already in Earth orbit and will boost India's capacity for advanced meteorological observations. The satellite will monitor land and sea surfaces for weather forecasting and will also be…

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The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has facilitated export of bananas from India to Russia through sea route. Mumbai based exporter of fruits and vegetables M/s Gurukripa Corporation Pvt. Ltd. regularly exports fresh fruits and vegetables to the European Union and the Middle East. Dated 17 February 2024, a consignment of 20 metric tons (1540 boxes) of bananas from Maharashtra was flagged off by APEDA Chairman Shri Abhishek Dev. Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture supported this work. APEDA followed the Maritime Protocol, International Convention on…

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