AK-103 assault rifles deal with Russia
India and Russia are close to concluding an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) for a multi-billion deal to locally bulk manufacture AK-103 assault rifles.
BrahMos
More lethal version of the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos is under development and the prototype would be ready for testing in about three years.
Assam Rifles granted power to arrest anyone in the Northeast
Assam Rifles which is deployed along the Myanmar border has been empowered by the Centre to arrest anyone and search a place without warrant in the border districts of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram.
UN Security Council condemns Pulwama attack
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) issued a statement condemning the Pulwama attack and underlining the need to hold those responsible accountable.
Lakhs of forest dwellers face eviction
A recent Supreme Court order may lead to the eviction of lakhs of persons belonging to the Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (OTFDs) categories across 21 States
sea squirt that sucks plastic particles from the ocean
Researchers have found rubbery sea creature.
Clean power
The effort to clean up India’s thermal power plants running on coal has never really taken off, despite the Ministry of Environment notifying emission limits for major pollutants such as SPM, sulphur oxide, nitrogen oxide and mercury in December 2015.
GeM Start-up Runway and SWAYATT Initiative
Launched on 19th February 2019, StartUp Runway is a unique concept initiated by GeM to promote entrepreneurship through innovation.
Ghost nets, plastics pose threat to seabirds
The unprecedented August 2018 flood has washed out a huge amount of plastics from the land and rivers into the ocean.
Post INF Treaty exit tensions
The Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Washington against deploying any new missiles in Europe following the collapse of a key Cold War-era treaty, saying Moscow would consider it a “serious threat”.