In a historic milestone, indigenous LCA Mark 1A fighter aircraft on March 28 completed its first flight. The aircraft airborne for 15 minutes during its first maiden flight, as per Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Currently, two squadrons of IAF, 45 Squadron and 18 Squadron, are fully operational with LCA Tejas. HAL has current capacity to build 8 LCA aircraft per year, this is being increased to 16 aircraft's every year by 2025. In coming years the capacity will be further increased to 24 aircraft every year in the next 3 years. Over Rs 9000 crore have been sanctioned for the development of LCA Mk 2, an updated and advanced version of LCA Tejas. Earlier in the 2023, Air Chief Marshal stated that the Indian Air Force aims to replace the MiG-21 fighter jets with LCA Tejas.
28 March,2024 05:18 PM IST
Western Railway completed the metal barrier fencing on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Railways route on March 13. The fencing has been done to curb the cattle run-over incidents. While speaking to the ANI, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that after the installation of the fence, the risk of cattle getting killed will be zero. "This is a very innovative design of fencing which has been put up from Mumbai to Ahmedabad. After the installation of this fence, cattle will not be able to come on the track and the risk of cattle getting killed will practically be zero. This innovation has been accepted by people as well. Due to this fence, the trains running between Mumbai to Ahmedabad can be taken to 160 km/hour,” said Ashwini Vaishnaw. The metal beam fencing is very robust as it consists of two W-beams. A W-beam type stands for wide flanges, which are thicker, and aid in resisting bend stress. Such fencing is used in highways & expressways, especially in accident-prone areas to protect vehicles as well as pedestrians.
13 March,2024 07:54 PM IST
Talking about the new JN.1 COVID strain, former AIIMS Director and Senior Pulmonologist Dr. Randeep Guleria on December 23, asserted that the new variant was more transmissible and was gradually becoming the dominant variant. At the same time, he added, that it wasn’t severe infection and hospitalization. " It is more transmissible, it is spreading more rapidly, it is gradually becoming a dominant variant....it is causing more infections but the data also suggests that it is not causing severe infections and hospitalization. Most of the symptoms are predominantly of the upper airways like fever, cough, cold, sore throat, running nose, and body aches," said Randeep Guleria. Speaking to ANI, chairman of INSAGCOG, Dr NK Arora said, " Within India...from October last week and then till now in last 8 weeks, we have seen 22 cases...there is no evidence that it is spreading very rapidly...Jn.1 is less than 1% of all the isolates so far. Symptoms are very similar, based on symptoms, Jn.1 cannot be differentiated from other variants...there is no increase in hospitalization...there is no need to panic but we need to be vigilant."
24 December,2023 12:42 PM IST
India’s indigenous Medium Range Surface to Air Missile Air Defence System has been deployed in Punjab’s Adampur. The system is a joint production of the Defence Research and Development Organisation and the Israel Aerospace Industries. DRDO has made significant success in terms of developing air defence weapons for both ground-based and warship-based systems. Wing Commander Ajit Bhaskar Vasane shared the details of the newly inducted MRSAM Air Defence System. The Indian defence forces already have the S-400 air defence systems, which can hit targets at 400 Km maximum distance.
07 October,2023 01:31 PM IST | Mumbai
Recently, the Indian High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami was prevented from entering a Gurudwara in Glasgow, Scotland. This comes amid a diplomatic row between India and Canada over the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. A video of the incident has been doing rounds on the internet, where a man can be seen blocking Doraiswami from entering the Gurudwara. Colin Bloom, former advisor to UK government, said that the Khalistan extremism has escalated due to the inability of Western governments to do enough. Bloom stressed that both the British and Canadian governments should take more proactive measures to address this issue. India has flagged the issue with the UK Foreign Office and also the police, according to sources.
01 October,2023 11:40 AM IST
An RPF constable allegedly opened fire inside moving Jaipur Express train after it crossed Palghar Station on July 31. An RPF ASI and three other passengers were shot dead and the accused jumped from the train after committing the crime. The accused RPF constable has been arrested by the police. The firing incident happened inside the Jaipur Express Train (12956). The reason for the firing is yet to be ascertained and an investigation into the matter is underway.
31 July,2023 01:06 PM IST
An RPF constable allegedly opened fire inside moving Jaipur Express train after it crossed Palghar Station on July 31. An RPF ASI and three other passengers were shot dead and the accused jumped from the train after committing the crime. The accused RPF constable has been arrested by the police. The firing incident happened inside the Jaipur Express Train (12956). The reason for the firing is yet to be ascertained and an investigation into the matter is underway.
31 July,2023 11:55 AM IST
IMD has declared southwest monsoon onset in Kerala. Meanwhile, Cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ is set to intensify in the next 24 hours. On June 08, IMD predicted that the cyclone will move nearly North-Northwestwards for 3 days. IMD also predicted that very rough to high sea condition is likely to prevail over the adjoining areas of the south Arabian sea.
09 June,2023 05:25 PM IST
Western Railways has come up with a creative way to stop track-crossings by enlisting the help of Yamraj, the god of death. In this unique initiative, Karambir Dahiya, a constable with the Railway Protection Force, dresses up as Yamraj in a flashy black-and-gold costume and appears on busy platforms to draw attention to the dangers of crossing the tracks. Despite repeated awareness campaigns and regular action taken by all authorities concerned, track-crossing and resulting deaths remain a significant challenge faced by the Railways. Watch this video to learn more about this innovative approach to safety.
30 April,2023 03:01 PM IST
The world’s largest economies are set to meet in India under the banner of G20 in Mumbai from December 13-16. The first meeting of the Development Working Group (DWG) under India's G20 Presidency happened in Mumbai on December 13. The Development working meeting will be held on December 14-15. The BMC held a major beautification drive in the city ahead of the meetings. India assumed the G20 presidency in December 2022 from Indonesia.
15 December,2022 06:31 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
