The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) had conducted a successful flight test on Friday of the Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) missile propulsion system launched from Integrated test range in Chandipur. An official statement from the government run DRDO said that all sub-systems comprising of booster motor and nozzle less motor performed as per…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had an interaction with Swedish counterpart Stefen Lofven amid a virtual summit on Friday where both the leaders had a discussion about bilateral ties and further called for collaboration and cooperation on climate change. Modi highlighted the achievements of India in the power sector, saying, “India’s renewable power capability has increased…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed for assets estimated to be Rs 79.70 lakh worth for income tax official Abhishek Tripathi and his family over the charges of money laundering, an official revealed on Thursday. The official said in a statement, “Order has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to attach…
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday welcomed Nigerian National Security Adviser (NSA) Babagana Monguno and acknowledged the common traditions, strong solidarity and the general goals and aspirations shared by Nigeria and India. Jaishankar took to Twitter to write about Babagana Monguno’s visit to India. Jaishankar tweeted, “Happy to receive NSA Babagana Monguno of…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the importance of working hard to make manufacturing in India globally competitive and iterated that the Centre is working with “minimum government, maximum governance” PM Modi addressed the webinar on Production Linked Incentives scheme via video conferencing, Modi said successful attempts have been taken to promote “Make in India”…
The rate of mutation of the Covid-19 virus has been surging in Bengaluru when compared with the national average, according to the observation reports from the researchers at Indian Institute of Science (IISc). Professor Utpal Tatu, Department of Biochemistry, IISc headed the research team, who discovered that isolates or viral samples collected from the nasal…
The count of the number of cases of the new variant of Covid-19 which is the UK, South Africa and Brazilian variants in the country stands at 242 currently, according to the government data released on Thursday. Alongside, 17,407 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded along with 89 deaths in the previous twenty four…
Six states in India presently encompass around 86 per cent of the fresh cases of Covid-19 disease, according to the data given by the government. The daily spike in Covid-19 cases have been reported by states – Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. 14,989 new cases have been registered on Wednesday throughout the…
Bengaluru has taken the lead as the top performer in the Million+ category over the final rankings of Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020 along with the Municipal Performer Index (MPI) 2020. Pune got the second rank, and the other cities that scored well are Ahmedabad, Chennai, Surat, Navi Mumbai, Coimbatore, Indore, Vadodara, and Greater…
The High Court has issued an order to the state government to announce as to whether it is willing to organize a study on the grant of temporary permit to extract sand from the coastal regulation zone. The PIL was pertaining to sand mining permits at Phalguni river located in the Dakshina Kannada. A division…
