Month: October 2025

The DGCA has announced that it will begin automated generation of unique “Computer Numbers” for flight-crew candidates (including pilots, navigators, flight dispatchers etc) through its online examination and registration portal, PARIKSHA (pariksha.dgca.gov.in).   Under the updated system, new candidates registering on the portal for the first time will receive their computer number through the system once their online registration and document upload are complete — thereby reducing manual paper-based steps previously required. The Computer Number serves as a unique identifier for all flight-crew examinations and licence-applications administered by the DGCA. …

The Indian Navy inducted the eleventh Ammunition-cum-Torpedo-cum-Missile (ACTCM) barge, LSAM 25 (Yard 135), at an induction ceremony held today at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. The event, marking the formal delivery of the final unit under the contract, was presided over by Cmde Sumeet Vishnu Shidore, GM (R) Naval Dockyard (Mumbai) as the chief guest.     The LSAM series — purpose-designed barges for the movement, embarking and disembarking of ammunition, torpedoes and missiles — are indigenously designed and built in India under a contract awarded to the MSME shipyard M/s…

In a major boost to India’s defence manufacturing capabilities and the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the third production line of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A and the second production line of the Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL) Nashik facility on Friday. The event was aptly themed “Flight of Self-Reliance.”   Listing out other feats achieved due to the Government’s consistent efforts, Raksha Mantri stated that annual defence production, which was worth Rs 46,429 crore in 2014-15, has surged to…

Marking another step towards Aatmanirbharta in defence, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation an Advanced Night Vision factory in Nimmaluru, Andhra Pradesh on October 16, 2025. The facility is among the multiple development projects worth around Rs 13,430 crore which the Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for, inaugurated, and dedicated to the nation in Kurnool.   Addressing the gathering, he stated that the Advanced Night Vision factory will enhance India’s capability to produce night vision equipment, missile sensors, and drone guard systems, and will elevate the…

The Special Campaign 5.0 for the disposal of pending matters and cleanliness has reached its midway mark. The campaign is being carried out vigorously by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and its agencies to achieve the targets identified under various parameters during the preparatory phase.   The Ministry has achieved 100% of its targets in cleanliness activities, covering 15,004 sites across the country. These sites include offices, construction camps/sites, National Highway stretches, toll plazas, wayside amenities, roadside dhabas, and bus stops, among others. So far, 22% of…

India has been elected as Co-Chair of the Regional Committee of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP) for the term 2025-2028, the Ministry of Science & Technology announced today. The election took place during the 14th Plenary Meeting of UN-GGIM-AP, held from 24–26 September 2025 in Goyang-si, Republic of Korea. The event was hosted by the National Geographic Information Institute (NGII), Korea.   Represented by Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana, IAS, the Surveyor General of India, India will hold the co-chairmanship for three years…

In a significant milestone for India’s steel industry, NMDC Steel Limited (NSL) has become the first company in the country to receive a Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) license for Hot Rolled Steel Strip, Sheet, and Plates for Welded Steel Pipe for Pipeline Transportation Systems, under IS 18384:2023. The certification was officially presented during the World Standards Day 2025 celebrations held in Raipur. This recognition positions NMDC Steel as the pioneer in India to manufacture pipeline-grade hot rolled steel conforming to national quality benchmarks.   The BIS certification under IS…

Military Combat Parachute System (MCPS), indigenously developed by DRDO, has successfully undergone a combat freefall jump from an altitude of 32,000 feet. The jump was executed by the test jumpers of the Indian Air Force showcasing the efficiency, reliability, and advanced design of the indigenous system. This achievement makes the MCPS the only parachute system currently in operational use by the Indian Armed Forces capable of deployment above 25,000 feet.   The MCPS was developed by DRDO laboratories – Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment, Agra and Defence Bioengineering and…