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Rear Admiral Nelson D'Souza took over as Commandant of the Military Institute of Technology (MILIT), Pune from Air Vice Marshal Vivek Bloria. An accomplished alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the Naval War College, Goa, Rear Admiral D'Souza has served in various key appointments in the Indian Navy since his commissioning in March 1991. As the new Commandant of one of India’s premier tri-services technical training institutes, which trains mid-level officers of the tri-services (all three wings of the armed forces) including those from friendly foreign countries,…

NTPC Limited, a power sector public sector enterprise and India's largest integrated power company, has signed a land lease agreement to realize its green energy and green hydrogen objectives. In this way, it is also contributing to the efforts of the Government of India towards energy transformation. The agreement was signed on February 20, 2024 between NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) and Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) for the construction of an “Integrated Green Hydrogen Centre”. The center will be constructed on 1,200 acres of land near Pudimadaka village in Achyutapuram mandal…

Embracing Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s mantra of 'Local for Vocal' and 'Atmanirbhar Bharat', Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. inked three separate MoUs, and laid foundation stone of 'Modern Khadi of New India' in the Amritkal of Independent India here today.     In presence of Shri Manoj Kumar, Chairman, Khadi & Village Industries Commission these agreements were signed with Prasar Bharati, NBCC (India) Limited, and Digital India Corporation. The objective of these MoUs is to prepare a roadmap to modernize the…

To meet the flying requirement for Flight Calibration of the increased number of Ground Navigational/landing aids installed at airports in India andPBN Procedures validation, Airports Authority of India (AAI) has today added two new B-360 type of aircraft equipped with advanced state-of -the -art Flight Inspection system into the AAI Flight Inspection Fleet. With the induction of these new aircraft in its fleet, AAI will be able to accomplish the timely flight calibration of the Ground Radio Navigational/visual aids at all airports in the country. AAI will also provide necessary…

The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) conducted mega citizen-led beach clean-up drives at 79 locations in 8 coastal states and 4 UTs of the country on 16 September 2023 that continued on 17 September 2023 to mark International Coastal Clean-up Day.  The event was aimed to encourage citizens to clean up the coastal line and create awareness about preserving and protecting the oceans and waterways. It witnessed mass participation from government institutions, NGOs, students and youth, local dwellers, and the public. Over five thousand volunteers helped clean about 18 tons…

Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for nine capital acquisition proposals of approx. Rs 45,000 crore. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh on September 15, 2023. All these procurements will be made from Indian vendors under Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed Developed and Manufactured (IDMM)/Buy (Indian) category which will give substantial boost to the Indian defence Industry towards achieving the goal of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’.   To enhance protection, mobility, attack capability and increased survivability of Mechanised Forces, the DAC accorded the…

Ministry of Railways has launched Swachhata Pakhwada 2023 today. Swachhata Pakhwada – 2023 was inaugurated by Smt. Jaya Varma Sinha, Chairperson & CEO, Railway Board on 15th September, 2023 by administrating Swachhata Pledge in Rail Bhawan. Swachhata pledge was administered to entire Railway family which includes employees of Railways along with senior officials of Railway Zones and Divisions connected via video conferencing.     Swachhata Pledge taken by entire Railway family focused on one’s commitment towards cleanliness, devoting hundred hours per year for cleanliness and propagating the message of Swachh…