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Defence Ministry clears arms procurement worth Rs 28,732cr for Army

July 27, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Defence Ministry of India has approved the arms procurement proposals worth over Rs 28,000 crore, including swarm drones, bulletproof jackets, and close-quarter battle carbines. The proposals were cleared on Tuesday by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. “The Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition proposals of […]

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China’s population expected to see negative growth before 2025: Report

July 25, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Birth data for 2021 released by 29 provinces and regions in China so far showed that the number of new births in 2021 was the lowest in decades in several provinces, and only 6 among the top 10 provinces with the highest birth numbers exceed 500,000. According to the media report, the top 10 […]

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PLA has become more aggressive and dangerous: US chief of staff

July 25, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Amid rising challenges for the US and India from China, the United States’ top military officer, during a trip to the Indo-Pacific that included a stop in Indonesia said, “the Chinese military has become significantly more aggressive and dangerous over the past five years.” The US and others are also worried that a recent […]

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China steps up mechanism against food waste to ensure food security

July 22, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: China’s top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on Thursday said that it will step up efforts to reduce food waste at a meeting on grain saving and prevention of food waste. The NDRC wowed to further improve the mechanism against food waste in the catering industry and revise standards and […]

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PM Modi urges people to hoist the tricolour at home between August 13-15

July 22, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged people to strengthen the “Har Ghar Tiranga” Movement. PM Modi also recalled the monumental courage and efforts of those who dreamt of a flag for free India and has also shared some interesting nuggets from history including details of the committee associated with our Tricolour and the first […]

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Steps that China plans to take to boost industrial resilience

July 21, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The new reforms in the industries of China – are likely to be implemented in the upcoming time as the nation’s economic growth has slowed sharply – in the second quarter of the year. China’s industrial economy showed great resilience in the first half of the year amid complex situations at home and abroad. […]

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The majority of Afghans believe ‘India – a best friend’ to Kabul

July 21, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: In the latest survey conducted in Afghanistan over the landlocked country’s relations with other nations, Around 70 percent of afghans believed that India is the best friend to Kabul. A survey was conducted which gathered an understanding of the common people’s assessment of their past, current scenario, and future aspirations. India has been the […]

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China Plans to Build New Highway Along LAC with India: Report

July 21, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The black intentions of the communist government of China look not over yet as the latest media report of Taiwanese media claimed that the Beijing government is planning to build a new highway along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India. Relations between to largest populated countries were disturbed after the Galwan […]

EU Defence Ministers Council in Brussels

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EU allocates additional 500 bln euros for weapons for Ukraine

July 21, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The EU has made the final decision on the provision of the fifth transfer of 500 million euros for arms shipments to Ukraine, EU High Representative Josep Borrell announced Wednesday. “Participated at Ministerial Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting. EU Member States agreed to mobilize the 5th tranche of military assistance of €500M to further […]

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Over 1.6 lakh Indians gave up their citizenship in 2021

July 20, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The data released by the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) on Tuesday saw that the number of Indians who gave up their citizenship witnessed a significant rise in 2021, with 1,63,370 renouncing the same as opposed to 85,256 in 2020. In 2019, 1,44,017 Indians renounced their citizenship. The government data shows that the […]