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India launches the 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica

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India has successfully launched the 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica with the arrival of the first batch of its contingent at the southern white continent. The first batch comprising of 23 scientists and support staff reached the Indian Antarctic station Maitri on last week.Four more batches shall be landing in Antarctica by air using DROMLAN […]

Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar to be the next Chief of the Naval Staff

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The Government has appointed Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC presently Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command as the next Chief of the Naval Staff with effect from the afternoon of 30th November 2021.  The present Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Karambir Singh, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, retires from service on 30th […]

National Sports Awards 2021

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Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2021. National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of the previous […]

The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2021

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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2021 with one half to David Card (University of California, Berkeley, USA)for his empirical contributions to labour economics and the other half jointly to Joshua D. Angrist(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA) Guido […]

এয়ার মার্শাল সন্দীপ সিং এয়ার স্টাফ উপ-প্রধান পদে দায়িত্ব গ্রহণ করলেন

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  এয়ার মার্শাল সন্দীপ সিং আজ এয়ার স্টাফ উপ-প্রধান পদে দায়িত্ব গ্রহণ করেছেন। ন্যাশনাল ডিফেন্স অ্যাকাডেমির প্রাক্তনী এয়ার মার্শাল সন্দীপ সিং যুদ্ধ বিমানের পাইলট হিসাবে ১৯৮৩’র ডিসেম্বরে বিমান বাহিনীর ফ্লাইং শাখায় কর্মজীবন শুরু করেন। এক্সপেরিমেন্টাল টেস্ট পাইলট এবং কোয়ালিফায়েড ফ্লাইং ইন্সট্রাকটর হিসাবে এয়ার মার্শাল সন্দীপ সিং-এর দীর্ঘ অভিজ্ঞতা রয়েছে। যুদ্ধ বিমান পরিচালনার ক্ষেত্রেও তাঁর বিশেষ […]

COMMENCEMENT OF SEA TRIALS OF INDIGENOUS AIRCRAFT CARRIER (IAC) ‘VIKRANT’

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Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) ‘Vikrant’ designed by Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design(DND) is being built at Cochin Shipyard Limited(CSL), a Public Sector Shipyard under Ministry of Shipping(MoS).   IAC is a leading example of the nation’s quest for “Atma Nirbhar Bharat” with more than 76% indigenous content. This is the maiden attempt of the Indian […]