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PM Modi to launch Asia’s longest bi-direction road tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir The longest highway tunnel in India also is Asia's longest bi-directional highway tunnel with fully transverse ventilation system. Chenani-Nashri: India’s longest road and tunnel will be inagurated on April 2, 2017...

India takes lead to run freight train from Dhaka to Istanbul Indian Railways is going to run a trans-continental container train full of goods from Dhaka to Istanbul, which would cover a 6,000-km journey across five countries - Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Iran and Turkey. Taking a leaf from...

Indian gun booms in world’s biggest artillery programme Major milestone for DRDO-led indigenous gun project, crucial for army By Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 14th Dec 16 At 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday, in a historic moment for India’s artillery programme, an indigenous, fully integrated...

Maruti's Gypsy on its way out; Tata Safari to be new Army vehicle NEW DELHI: The Army will replace its iconic Maruti Gypsy fleet with a new range of SUVs, having selected the Tata Safari Storme for an initial order of close to 3,200 vehicles, which could increase 10-fold in the coming years...

Adani Group launches world’s largest solar power plant in Tamil Nadu National Geographic Megastructures featuring Adani’s Solar Power Plant CHENNAI: The 'world's largest solar power plant' with an installed capacity of 648MW was commissioned at Kamudhi in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu...

Power Grid operationalises ultra-high voltage 1200 kV NTS at Bina Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) has operationalised its ultra-high voltage 1200 kV National Test Station (NTS) at Bina in Madhya Pradesh. This will help the company in increasing power carrying capacity. The NTS is a...

Mr.Ambassador Visits Mykolayiv for Indian Navy Gas Turbine Launch On 17 Feb 2016, SE “Zorya-Mashproekt” situated at Mykolayiv city successfully tested new Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS) for Gas Turbine aggregates designed for the first ship of Project 15B under construction at...

More than 99% of the internet traffic relies on high quality fiber optic cables connecting various countries. Only a minuscule part of the traffic goes through satellites. These cable networks are laid and maintained by various governments and giant companies. Such projects are usually...

India’s first indigenously built nuclear submarine INS Arihant (slayer of enemies) is likely to be commissioned and showcased to the world during the International Fleet Review (IFR) to be held in Visakhapatnam from February 4. INS Arihant will be handed over to the Indian Navy during the...

Inside HAL's HTFE-25 Turbofan Engine (25 kN thrust Hindustan Turbo Fan Engine) The inaugural run of the core of 25 kN indigenous Aero Engine (Hindustan Turbo Fan Engine – HTFE 25), was successfully completed in the presence of Defence Minister, Mr. Manohar Parrikar at HAL’s Engine Division...

India Crosses 5 Gigawatt Mark for Solar Installations: Study Gujarat Solar Park, India NEW DELHI: The cumulative installed capacity of solar power in India has crossed the 5 Gigawatt (GW) mark. "While total commissioned utility solar capacity in India reaches 4.7 GW; rooftop capacity stands...

L&T dispatches first consignment of ITER cryostat The cryostat and the vacuum vessel of the ITER Tokamak fusion reactor being built in India is the heaviest, the largest and the most central component. MUMBAI: Engineering firm Larsen & Toubro (L&T) today said it has shipped its first...

UN-SLIPPING CEREMONY FOR FIRST 105M OPVS FOR SRI LANKAN NAVY HELD AT GSL First 105M OPV (GSL YD 1217) Setting the ball rolling for timely delivery of Sri Lankan Navy OPVs, the first 105M OPV (GSL YD 1217) was ceremonially unslipped at GSL on 25th November 2015. Mrs. Ninette J.C.E. Madre...

ICF to roll out energy-efficient 3-phase trains The EMUs will allow inclusion of features such as sliding doors for air-conditioned coaches. The advantage with the units is that they can save energy up to 30 per cent The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) is set to cross yet another milestone by...

Goa Shipyard readies first improved OPV for delivery to Indian Coast Guard The first improved Sankalp-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) on order for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is being readied for delivery by October 2015, Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) said in a statement released on 21...

Indian President, Jordan King Inaugurate $860 Million Chemical Plant President Pranab Mukherjee with King Abdullah of Jordan during inauguration of JIFCO Plant at Al Husseinieh Palace in Amman on Saturday President Pranab Mukherjee and Jordananian King Abdullah II on Saturday inaugurated the...

Power Grid commissions first power transmission express highway The corridor will connect northern states with north eastern region The state owned Power Grid Corporation of India completed the construction and started power supply in its first 'Power Transmission Express Highway' or the...

Faster, lighter, DRDO’s Daksh now has CBRN detection mechanism Daksh is primarily designed to detect and recover Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). It was inducted in the Indian Army around 2011. The new Daksh Armed Forces and other security agencies in the country will now have enhanced...

Launch on September 28 at 10 AM

2 CG ships arrive before deadline Two Indian Coast Guard Ships, Apoorva and C-421,have been commissioned into the service on 21 September 15 at Mumbai. The ships crew with their newly commissioned ships in background. 4. Vice Admiral SPS Cheema, Flag Officer, Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval...