Tag: Make in India
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Reliance launches ship to train Coast Guard cadets
Reliance Naval is the first private sector shipyard to launch the largest training ship for the Indian Coast Guard.
October 25, 2018 -
BJP MLA meets Rahul Gandhi, quits next day over ‘corruption’ in Rafale deal
A day after he met Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Wardha, BJP lawmaker Ashish Deshmukh on Wednesday resigned from the Maharashtra Assembly, citing alleged corruption in the Rafale deal as the reason. Deshmukh had on Tuesday announced his decision to quit as MLA and submitted his resignation to the Assembly Speaker on Wednesday. Deshmukh, who …
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October 4, 2018 -
Sitharaman, Yogi to launch UP defence corridor on Saturday
In keeping with the ‘Make in India’ initiative launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September 2014 and the announcement in the current year’s budget of two Defence corridors, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be inaugurating the UP Defence Corridor in Aligarh on Saturday. The aim of setting …
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August 11, 2018 -
Investment in logistics to touch $500 bn by 2025: Suresh Prabhu
The ministry is working on a "National Logistics Policy" and another policy on the development of "Multi-modal Logistics Parks" to be announced soon.
July 30, 2018 -
Home-made setback?
The much-vaunted, and very desirable, “make in India” in defence production effort could be running into trouble from a little-expected quarter ~ pricing. The defence ministry has just set up an expert costing committee to go into Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd seeking Rs 463 crore for each of 83 Tejas Mark 1A Light Combat Aircraft whose …
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July 2, 2018 -
Prabhu asks Airbus to ‘Make in India’
According to the minister, who also holds the charge of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, a "roadmap" for the same will be worked out.
June 3, 2018 -
Flipkart’s acquisition a blow to ‘Make in India’ campaign: CPI-M
The Communist Party of India-Marxist on Thursday came out strongly against global retail giant Walmart’s proposed acquisition of India’s largest e-tailer Flipkart saying it changes ‘Make in India’ campaign to ‘Make for India’. “The $16 billion acquisition by international e-commerce retail giant Walmart of Indian e-retail Flipkart facilitates the backdoor entry of foreign capital to …
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May 10, 2018 -
Naval Commander’s conference to begin on 8 May in Delhi
During the conference, Navy will review its new Mission-Based Deployments philosophy aimed at ensuring peace and stability in the region.
May 7, 2018 -
India is not easy to understand, unless you are willing to: Cyprus envoy
High Commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus to India Demetrios A. Theophylactou has completed his term in India. Giving him a farewell, the Cyprus High Commission organised a painting exhibition, with its theme exploring the common roots of Cyprus and India
May 3, 2018 -
Ugly comparisons
Every organisation is legitimately entitled to seek to dispel what it maintains are misconceptions. Yet, self-projection is seldom successful when recourse is taken to comparisons that can be interpreted as questioning the image of others. The stock of the Indian Air Force is unlikely to have risen in professional circles by Air Chief Marshal BS …
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May 1, 2018 -
Manufacturing of passenger aircraft in India a priority: Suresh Prabhu
Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday said that manufacturing of passenger aircraft and aviation equipment under the “Make in India” programme will be one of his top priorities. “Manufacturing of aircraft in India will be one of the priorities because we will be buying a large number of aircraft over a period of time …
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April 26, 2018 -
Make-in-India defence
The four-day DefExpo India, held from April 11 to 14 in Chennai has ambitiously positioned India as an emerging defence manufacturing hub in the world, and as an exporter of defence systems and components. It has showcased the strength of the country’s public sector. Such objectives appeared a bit ambitious considering that India is the …
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April 24, 2018 -
From ‘Make in India’ to ‘Rape in India’: Tejashwi
The main Opposition RJD on Friday launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for keeping mum on the incidents of rapes taking place in BJP-ruled states. The party also wondered over the mysterious silence of the BJP leaders over the issue. “Make in India to Rape in India,” Bihar Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav …
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April 14, 2018 -
India successfully test-fires BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with Indian seeker
India on Thursday successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile fitted with an indigenously developed seeker. Congratulating Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on the exemplary feat, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed on Twitter that the missile flew along the designated trajectory and hit the target with pinpoint accuracy. The missile was fired from Pokharan …
March 22, 2018 -
No FDI ‘big-bang’
The mantra of “Make in India” appears to be by-passing defence production. Despite being one of the world’s largest importers of military stores ~ which confirms that a market exists ~ foreign weapons manufacturers have committed a pathetic Rs 1.17 crore over the last four years to FDI in this country. That too despite the …
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March 12, 2018 -
‘Make in India’ for defence floundering, says DefMin ‘report’
The much-vaunted ‘Make in India’ initiative for the defence sector is floundering for a variety of reasons, including lack of accountability, too many decision points, and a tendency to find fault, according to a Defence Ministry presentation. According to sources, the presentation was made by Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre for Prime Minister …
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February 27, 2018 -
Saras taking wing
Encouraging reports after the second test flight of the indigenous light aircraft Saras would point to the wisdom of reviving the project that had come close to being abandoned after a prototype had crashed eight years ago. Hopefully the shortcomings have been rectified and the design upgraded ~ there is little point in trying to …
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February 27, 2018