Day: 16 May 2025

The Army Hospital (Research and Referral) in Delhi Cantonment inaugurated a state-of-the-art Femto-LASIK Suite, marking a significant advancement in military ophthalmic care. The facility was unveiled by Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin, Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS), and Lieutenant General Sadhna S Nair, Director General of Medical Services (Army). This cutting-edge suite employs femtosecond laser technology to perform highly precise and customized LASIK surgeries, offering minimally invasive procedures with faster recovery times. It is specifically designed to address refractive errors such as myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism, thereby…

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully developed indigenous nanoporous multilayered polymeric membrane for high-pressure sea water desalination. Defence Materials Stores and Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE), the Kanpur-based laboratory of DRDO, has developed the technology for desalination plant in Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships, based on their operational requirement to address the serious challenge of stability when exposed to chloride ions in saline water. The development has been completed in a record time of eight months.   DMSRDE, along with ICG, successfully carried out initial technical trials in…

Dr. Ajay Kumar, a distinguished former Defence Secretary and 1985-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Kerala cadre, officially assumed charge as the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on May 15, 2025. The oath of office and secrecy was administered by Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla (Retd.), the senior-most member of the Commission.   Dr. Kumar brings over 35 years of extensive administrative experience at both state and central government levels. Notably, he served as India’s Defence Secretary from August 2019 until his retirement in October 2022.…