Defence production
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
SC dumps Rafale petition, contempt plea against Rahul Gandhi
14 Nov 2019
While the court favoured the government in the Rafale case and the contempt case against former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, the 5-judge constitution bench deferred a decision on the Sabarimala temple issue to a larger 7-judge bench
India successfully test fires man-portable anti-tank guided missile system
12 Sep 2019
The man-portable anti-tank guided missile, a third-generation anti-tank guided missile, comes loaded with a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead and has a maximum engagement range of about 2.5 kilometers
DRDO successfully test-fires quick reaction air defence missile
05 Aug 2019
India is working to bolster its air defence system with several of such systems being developed indigenously while others like the S-400 air defence system, which is under procurement from Russia, is expected to be delivered in the second half of 2020
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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
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