Defence
Reliance Infra bags deal to maintain US Seventh Fleet
14 Feb 2017
The agreement will be the first private sector pact after India and the US had last year signed the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement
L&T to make missile systems, drones in pact with Airbus' MBDA
14 Feb 2017
The joint venture aims to develop and supply fifth generation anti-tank guided missiles, missiles for coastal batteries and high speed target drones
Schoolkid inks Rs5-cr MoU for landmine-destroying drone
16 Jan 2017
Wired to locate and destroy, the drone has been equipped with infrared, RGB sensor and thermal meter along with a 21-megapixel camera with a mechanical shutter that can take high resolution picturesl
Hundreds of skilled jobs at GKN at risk after Leonardo Helicopters’ move to relocate jobs at its facilities
08 Oct 2016
Reliance Defence to form JV with Dassault for Rafale offset
04 Oct 2016
With defence offset obligations split among Dassault, Thales, MDBA and Saffra, it is likely that the business gets distributed among a broad spectrum of companies, say sources
Wipro Infra Engg to buy Israeli aero components manufacturer H R Givon
02 Aug 2016
The acquisition of Givon, Israel's largest manufacturer of metallic aero structure parts, will enable Wipro to broaden its product portfolio and expand its global reach
Saab offers India Gripen-E fighters with complete ecosystem
16 Jun 2016
Swedish defence firm Saab has offered to create an entire aerospace system in India, including the design, development, manufacture and maintenance its latest Gripen-E fighter under Make in India programme
Losing India business is no big deal, says Finmeccanica
31 May 2016
Italian defence supplier Leonardo Finmeccanica has threatened to reassess its business in India, a few days after New Delhi said it would blacklist the company over the alleged payment of bribes in the VVIP chopper scam
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India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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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