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Deep Sea Submergence Rescue Vehicle Inducted into Indian Navy
Indian Navy's first flyaway Deep Sea Submarine Rescue System, the most advanced system currently in operation globally, developed to maximise the chances of successfully rescuing the crew of a distressed submarine, was formally inducted by…
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Krishnamurthy Subramanian is Outstanding Choice As Chief Economic Adviser
Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian, an expert on banking, corporate governance and economic policy, has assumed office of the new Chief Economic Advisor on Friday 7 December 2018 for a period of three years. He replaces Arvind Subramanian, who…
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Successful Test Firing of Long-Range Missile Agni-5
Agni-5, a Long-Range Surface-to-Surface Nuclear Capable Ballistic missile, was successfully launched from a canister on a road mobile launcher at the Dr Abdul Kalam Island (Wheeler Island) off the coast of Odisha on Monday 10 December…
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SpiNNaker: World’s Most Powerful Computer to Mimic Human Brain
SpiNNaker, world’s fastest brain-mimicking machine, a novel computer architecture inspired by the working of the human brain, a supercomputer with a million processing cores and 1200 interconnected circuit boards that together operate like…
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Successful Launch of GSLV-MK-III D2 carrying GSAT-29 Satellite is a Historic Day for ISRO
India’s GSAT-29 Communication Satellite, the heaviest rocket ever launched from the Indian soil, was successfully launched by the second developmental flight of GSLV MkIII-D2 (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle MarkIII) on Wednesday 14…
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Sakharov Prize Won by Jailed Ukrainian Filmmaker & Activist
Sakharov human rights prize has been awarded to jailed Ukrainian filmmaker & activist Oleg Sentsov - a critic of Russia, by the European Parliament on Thursday 25 October 2018, unjustly jailed in Russia for opposing its annexation of…
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Mechanism for Sale of Enemy Property Gets Cabinet Nod
Movable Enemy Property lying dormant for decades can now be monetized and sale proceeds therefrom may be used for development and social welfare programmes as the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the…
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‘Statue of Unity’ a tribute to Iron Man of India is World’s Tallest Statue
Statue of Unity, world’s tallest, statue at 182 metres of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, towering over the Narmada River and overlooking the Sardar Sarovar dam, designed by Padma Bhushan-winning sculptor Ram V Sutar, was dedicated to the nation…
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M777 Howitzers & K9 Vajra-T Artillery Gun Inducted in Indian Army
Globally combat proven M777 A2 Ultra-Light Howitzers, K-9 Vajra-Tracked Self Propelled Guns and 6x6 Filed Artillery Tractors, with induction of three guns of each type, were dedicated to the service of the Nation by Smt Nirmala Sitharaman,…
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India’s Wildlife Crime Control Bureau Wins UN Environment Award
Asia Environment Enforcement Awards, which recognize and celebrate excellence in enforcement by government officials and institutions/teams combatting trans-boundary environmental crime in Asia, this year, were given to recipients who…
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