Defence production

Cabinet approves procurement of 83 LCA ‘Tejas’ aircraft for IAF
21 Jan 2021
About 500 Indian companies, including MSMEs in the design and manufacturing sectors, will be working with HAL in this procurement and the programme will act as a catalyst for transforming the Indian aerospace manufacturing ecosystem

DRDO successfully test-fires anti-radiation missile, Rudram
09 Oct 2020
With this, the country has established indigenous capability to develop long range air launched anti-radiation missiles for neutralising enemy radars, communication sites and other RF emitting targets

India successfully tests hypersonic missile technology
10 Sep 2020
The hypersonic air-breathing scramjet technology, indigenously developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation, will serve as the building block for NextGen hypersonic vehicles in partnership with industry

US, India to seal $1.9 bn Integrated Air Defence System deal
11 Feb 2020
The proposed sale comes ahead of a planned visit by President Donald Trump to India later this month when the two countries are also expected to sign a trade deal

Lockheed Martin reports $1.5 bn Q4 net profit on $15.9 bn net sales
29 Jan 2020
Lokheed Martin ended 2019 with net sales of $59.8 billion, net earnings of $6.2 billion, and a record order backlog of $144.0 billion, and expects 2020 financial outlook to be even better

Mazagon Dock, L&T shortlisted for Rs45,000-cr submarine project
22 Jan 2020
Defence ministry has rejected proposals from Adani Defence and state-owned Hindustan Shipyard Limited, leaving MDL and L&T as Indian partners to team up with foreign manufacturers for the production of six next-generation conventional submarines

Navy to get first India-built aircraft carrier next year
09 Jan 2020
INS Vikrant, which is under Phase-3 construction at Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) is likely to be commissioned by early 2021 and will be fully operational, with its fleet of MiG-29K aircraft, by 2022
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Hariman Sharma lets apple travel to India’s warmer climes
10 Feb 2025
Apple, which was the preserve of the cooler Himalayan region in India, is now everywhere – in the East, the West and the South - thanks to one enterprising Himachal farmer, Hariman Sharma.

The cost of neglecting water transport
03 Feb 2025
Inland water transport is widely recognised as a cheaper and environment friendly mode of transport and, as per a report prepared by RITES

Crypto Currencies Trying To Undermine Global Financial System
27 Jan 2025
US President Donald Trump, it seems, is the latest to join the frenzy for personal or corporate currency, with $TRUMP, or what they call a meme coin, giving a further boost to his crypto image.

As costs of saying final goodbyes rise UK families resort to crowdfunding to pay for funerals
By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.

The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)

The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.

Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!

COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
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