Month: January 2024

Minister of State for Defence and Tourism Ajay Bhatt visits C-DOT

Manish Kumar

Minister of State for Defence & Tourism, Shri Ajay Bhatt visited Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) Delhi Campus yesterday. C-DOT is the premier Telecom R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India. It is actively working in developing indigenous, secured telecom solutions, for critical infrastructure such as defence communications & Cyber Security. Minister of State for Defence & Tourism Shri Ajay Bhatt planted a tree in the campus of C-DOT. Following which CEO, C-DOT, Dr Rajkumar Upadhyay, gave a detailed presentation on diverse Telecom…

DoT Secretary Dr Neeraj Mittal Launches Bharat 5G Portal and Venture Capitalists/Investors meeting at Bharat Telecom 2024

Manish Kumar

Dr Neeraj Mittal, Chairman, Digital Communications Commission and Secretary, Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications (MoC), launched the “Bharat 5G Portal- an integrated portal” on the sidelines of ‘Bharat Telecom 2024 – An Exclusive International Business Expo’ being organized by Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC) in collaboration with DoT, at here from January 29-30, 2024.   As part of its initiatives, the DoT announced a call for 6G R&D proposals on the integrated portal, inviting proposals for accelerated research on 6G ecosystem development. Secretary also launched…

Govt. of India working in mission mode to develop robust quality ecosystem in India

Manish Kumar

he Government of India has been working in mission mode to develop a robust quality ecosystem in India, the hallmark being the accent on superior and safety compliant products to take the economy to higher echelons of growth and development. As part of this endeavor, Quality Control Orders (QCOs) are being rapidly introduced by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) for critical products impacting consumer safety like Electrical Accessories, Laboratory Glassware, Hinges, Copper Products and Door Fittings. These QCOs have the right ingredients for strengthening the…

Union Minister of Civil Aviation & Steel Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia inaugurates UDAN flight service between Dehradun and Pithoragarh

Manish Kumar

Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia today virtually inaugurated a UDAN flight connecting Dehradun and Pithoragarh from New Delhi. Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami also joined the event from Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.     The flight connecting the two cities is to be operated by “Fly Big” under the RCS UDAN Scheme. Pithoragarh Airport has been developed under the UDAN-RCS scheme, with a cost of Rs 6.68 Crore into a 2B VFR Airport. The RCS flight between Dehradun and Pithoragarh was awarded under…

PM expresses happiness as President of India nominates Chandigarh University Chancellor, Shri Satnam Singh Sandhu to Rajya Sabha

Manish Kumar

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed happiness as President of India nominated Chandigarh University Chancellor, Shri Satnam Singh Sandhu to Rajya Sabha. In a X post, the Prime Minister said; “I am delighted that Rashtrapati Ji has nominated Shri Satnam Singh Sandhu Ji to the Rajya Sabha. Satnam Ji has distinguished himself as a noted educationist and social worker, who has been serving people at the grassroots in different ways. He has always worked extensively to further national integration and has also worked with the Indian diaspora. I…

Congress’ likens Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to ‘chameleon’, calls him ‘aaya Kumar, gaya Kumar’

Manish Kumar

In no-bar attack on Nitish Kumar, who resigned as the Chief Minister of Bihar, saying “things were not working well” for him in the Mahagathbandhan or the grand alliance and the opposition bloc I.N.D.I.A, and formed a new government with the BJP, which he had dumped less than 18 months ago, Congress said that the CM gives a tough competition to a chameleon. Calling him “aaya Kumar, gaya Kumar”, the Congress also posted on X a widely shared meme on his frequent volte-face in the last few years, which said…

Indian Navy’s INS Sumitra rescues 19 Pakistan sailors kidnapped by Somali pirates

Manish Kumar

The Indian Navy warship INS Sumitra successfully rescued fishing vessel Al Naeemi and 19 crew, all Pakistani nationals, from 11 Somali pirates, along the East Coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden on Monday. This came within 36 hours after INS Sumitra, which was deployed on anti-piracy operations, rescued another fishing vessel FV Iman with 17 crew members on board. INS Sumitra, the indigenous offshore patrol vessel of the Indian Navy, had been deployed for anti-piracy and maritime security operations east of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden. The…

DRI seizes alloy containing 16.67 kg gold and 39.73 kg silver worth over Rs. 10 crore, at FPO Delhi in Operation Black Gold

Manish Kumar

Continuing its fight against smuggling of gold into the country, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officers developed an intelligence and intercepted seven consignments of “Electric Current/Potential Meters” declared as “Current Guiaor Machine”, which had arrived from Hong Kong at the Foreign Post Office, New Delhi. Upon examination, the said electric meters were found to be functional, having genuine populated circuit boards. However, on preliminary examination, these appeared to be unusually heavy. The outer covers of these 56 electric meters were painted black. On scratching the black paint of these…

DGFT to discuss trade regime of dual-use goods, software and technology on Jan 30

Manish Kumar

Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Department of Commerce in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and other Government Agencies is organising the National Conference on Strategic Trade Controls (NCSTC), focusing on India’s Strategic Trade Control [related to Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies (SCOMET) and Export Controls] system and its International Best Practices, for ensuring compliance related to the export of dual-use (industrial and military) goods, software and technologies. The conference will be held on 30th of January, 2024 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Registrations for the conference…

100 bedded Yoga & Naturopathy Hospital to come up in Dibrugarh, a first in North East India

Manish Kumar

The Union Minister of Ayush and Ports, Shipping & Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal along with the Chief Minister of Assam, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma laid the foundation stone of the Central Research Institute of Yoga & Naturopathy (CRIYN) along with a 100 bedded Yoga & Naturopathy hospital at Dihing Khamtighat in Dibrugarh today. The institution will be developed over a land parcel of nearly 15 acres (45 bighas) at an approximate investment of ₹100 crores, with an aim at bringing a scientifically valid and useful synergy between traditional knowledge of…