Month: July 2024

Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal VR Choudhary on Tuesday inaugurated the newly established Weapon Systems School (WSS) at Begumpet Air Force Station in Hyderabad. This comes after the approval of creation of a new Weapon Systems (WS) branch in 2022. He said in a statement, “The new branch will have four streams; flight stream to operate weapons and systems in aerial platforms such as Sukhoi-30 MKI and C-130J; remote stream to operate remotely piloted aircraft; mission commanders and operators for surface-to-air and surface-to-surface weapon systems, and intelligence stream…

Read More

During the month of June 2024, freight loading of 135.46 MT has been achieved as against 123.06 MT in June 2023, which is an improvement of about 10.07 per cent over the previous year. As against freight earnings of Rs 13,316.81 crore in June 2023, freight revenue of Rs 14,798.11 crore has been achieved in June 2024, which shows an improvement of about 11.12 per cent over the previous year. Indian Railways achieved freight loading of 60.27 MT in Coal (excluding imported coal), 8.82 MT in Imported Coal, 15.07 MT…

Read More

A new metal oxide nanocomposite has been developed that can aid in photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants such as dyes and pharmaceuticals and hence can be used as sustainable technologies for environmental cleanup. This metal oxide photocatalysis offers a sustainable solution for the removal of organic pollutants from water bodies. Titanium dioxide (TiO2), zinc oxide (ZnO), and tungsten trioxide (WO3) are remarkable catalysts due to their high surface area and stability. When exposed to light, they generate electron-hole pairs that convert pollutants into harmless by-products. Factors affecting efficiency include the…

Read More

Lieutenant General NS Raja Subramani took over as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff today (July 1, 2024). He was serving as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Lucknow-based Central Command. He was commissioned into the Garhwal Rifles in December 1985. He is a graduate of the prestigious National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy. He is an alumnus of the Joint Services Command Staff College, Bracknell (UK) and the National Defence College, New Delhi. Shri Subramani holds a postgraduate degree from King's College London and an M.Phil. in…

Read More

The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences – Captain Srinivasa Murthy Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CSMCARI) under the Ministry of AYUSH on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Commissionerate of Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (CIM&H). The MoU outlines a collaborative framework for providing testing services, training and executing a collaborative project on “research studies for standardisation of selected high-order drugs”. This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is an important step towards strengthening collaborative efforts between these premier institutions. Its expected outcomes include: Improved Quality and Safety:  Rigorous testing…

Read More

The third 25T Bollard Pull (BP) Tug, Bajrang was handed over to the Indian Navy on 29 June 24 in the presence of Rear Admiral DK Goswami, ASD (MBI). This tug is a proud flag bearer of the “Make in India” initiative of the Government of India. In line with the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' initiative of the Government of India, a contract was signed with MSME, M/s Shafter Shipyard Private Limited (M/s SSPL), for construction and delivery of three 25T BP Tugs. These tugs are being built as per the classification…

Read More