Defence production
Lockheed Martin offers to shift F-16 production line to India
05 Aug 2016
Lockheed Martin has offered to shift its production line for F16s to India on condition that the Indian Air Force brings in enough orders to sustain production of the aircraft
Defence minister, Manohar Parrikar flags off India’s first indigenous composites sonar dome
30 Mar 2016
Israel's Rafael, Reliance Defence in JV for air defence systems
29 Mar 2016
Based on the current requirements, the joint venture is expected to engage in multiple defence production programmes valued at more than Rs65,000 crore over the next ten years
Tata Motors, Bharat Forge, GDLS team up for Rs50,000-cr Army project
08 Mar 2016
Lighter, futuristic future infantry combat vehicles that are both amphibious and air-portable and are capable of firing anti-tank guided missiles to ranges beyond four km, will replace the Army’s fleet of 2,610 Russian-designed BMP series armed vehicles
Boeing, Lockheed protest Pentagon’s award of stealth bomber contract to Northrop
07 Nov 2015
Last week, Northrop, the maker of the stealth B-2 bomber, was awarded a multi-billion dollar contract to develop and build the new bomber
J Manjula becomes first woman DG at DRDO; heads electronics cluster
10 Sep 2015
An outstanding scientist, J Manjula has led Defence Avionics Research Establishment, a DRDO establishment, as a director since July 2014
Lockheed Martin acquiring Sikorsky Aircraft from UTC for $9 bn
21 Jul 2015
Sikorsky is a natural fit for Lockheed Martin and complements its broad portfolio of aerospace and defence products and technologies
Russia selects Pipavav for $3-bn `Make in India’ frigate deal
17 Jul 2015
The contract for the new frigates is likely to be in the form of a govt-to-govt order with Russia, with delivery expected over the next 6-8 years
Boeing and Tata sign pact for defence partnership
15 Jul 2015
Tata Advanced Systems has a contract to manufacture aerostructures for Boeing's CH-47 Chinook and AH-6i helicopters
Airbus, Mahindra team up to build military helicopters in India
03 Jul 2015
The joint venture will act as the prime suppler of reconnaissance and surveillance helicopters, naval utility helicopters and naval multirole helicopters
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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