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HAL rolls out it’s first prototype of Turboprop Trainer – HTT 40

Bangalore: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), India’s sole military aircraft manufacturer today announced the roll out of the first prototype of Hindustan Turboprop Trainer – HTT 40 with all the aircraft lights and powered on cockpit. HTT-40 is a tandem seat trainer aircraft being developed at HAL for the first stage training of rookie pilots. With advanced features like zero-zero ejection…

“We believe in disruption,” Ajay Kashikar – director American vision

Eyewear market in India is highly unorganized and fragmented with the presence of large number of small and regional players. Many Opticians boast being in the 2nd or 3rd generation in the business and have a large loyal customer base. In a bid to consolidate the market, Mr. Ajay Kashikar and Mr. Narendra Yadav have created an optical network under the brand American Vision which brings the…

Foundation stone laid for HAL Tumakur helicopter manufacturing facility

Indian Public Sector Unit Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has laid the foundation stone for a new helicopter manufacturing Facility at Biderehalla Kaval, Gubbi Taluk, Tumakur, about 100 km from Bengaluru. The plaque for the foundation stone at HAL Tumakur Helicopter facility was unveiled by PM Narendra Modi. Speaking on the occasion, the Defence Minister, Mr. Manohar Parrikar hoped that HAL will…

Indian Navy tests LR SAM on INS kolkata in the Arabian Sea

Mumbai: To boost its Air Defence Capability, Indian Navy test fired the Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LR SAM) from its newly built destroyer INS Kolkata. The stealth destroyer fired two missiles on 29th and 30th of December on high-speed targets, during naval exercises being undertaken in the Arabian Sea. The navy calls it a significant step towards its transformation into a force capable of…

Slum Rehabilitation Authority begins Door-to-Door Biometric Slum Hutment Survey in Mumbai

Mumbai: The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), Mumbai, commenced its landmark programme of ‘Door-to-Door Biometric Slum Hutment Survey’ from today. The Survey started from the slum of Mogra village and Majaswadi of Jogeshwari (East) is a first-ever kind of an initiative step towards empowering existing slum dwellers to establish their residence proofs and provide them the ‘Right of Residence’.…

INS Viraat to be retired by 2016 says Vice Admiral SPS Cheema

Mumbai: Indian navy’s aircraft carrier INS Viraat is expected to be retired by 2016 stated VAdm SPS Cheema FOC-in-C (West) during a press interaction onboard INS Vikramaditya on 3 December 2015. “INS Viraat was formerly HMS Hermes and was launched by Lady Clementine Churchill, the wife of Britain’s Prime Minister Mr Winston Churchill , in 1953. You can imagine how old she is,” said VAdm Cheema.…

Did Snapdeal App boycott work?

Few right wing supporters of BJP’s Narendra Modi-led NDA government had tried to boycott Snapdeal App over popular Bollywood actor Amir Khan’s comments over his wife’s fears over the manifested intolerance in India. In addition to Snapdeal App boycott, they also threatened to boycott the upcoming movies of Amir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan in 2016. The question is if boycott work? One business daily…

Su-30 MKI Repairs and Overhaul facility opens at HAL Nashik

Nashik: The Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, inaugurated the structural repair shop for Su-30 MKI ROH (Repairs and Overhaul) at HAL’s Nashik Division on 25th November in the presence of Mr. T. Suvarna Raju, CMD, HAL and others. Hindustan Aeronautics plans activities such as aircraft handling, airframe structural repair, overhauling of hatch covers, repair and servicing of looms and repair and…

Indian Railways to buy cheaper power from Ratnagiri Gas & Power (p) Ltd

Mumbai: Indian Railways purchases electric power from State Electricity Boards for running the passenger and goods train on electric traction. Power is received at various Traction Sub-Stations (TSS) located along the railway tracks and is fed to the overhead traction conductors provided above the tracks. Over the years, electricity cost increased considerably burdening the Railway finances.…

Joint pain relief in winter

Do you need a thermometer to let you know when the temperatures varies outside? Or do your joint pain serve as your weather forecast? Unfortunately, for many who suffer from arthritis or other inflammatory conditions, cold weather can cause havoc on already vulnerable parts of your body. What causes the joint pain? The Barometric pressure drops in winter. Researchers believe that when this…

Mumbai: Feryna Wazheir is back to India after a work schedule in Britain. The girl had gone for some work to Old Blighty where she completed shooting a film called A Secret Heart. Set in World War 2, ‘A Secret Heart’ is directed by Cary Sawhney. The actress is seen playing a British Jewish girl in the film, and has been given a very interesting look. Ask her about her striking resemblance to…

India and Sri Lanka repatriate fishermen

Karaikal: India and Sri Lanka repatriated fishermen after a mutual understanding between The two countries. The Indian Coast Guard undertook repatriation of 34 Sri Lankan fishermen on 21 Nov 2015. These Sri Lankan’s were in Indian custody for International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) violation. Indian Coast Guard had arrested them under the (maritime zones of India) MZI Act. Subsequently they…

India floats its first Scorpene Class Submarine

In another significant development in the Scorpene submarine project, the first of the six boats built by the MDL – that was undocked in April 6 this year in the presence of defence minister Manohar Parrikar – touched the waters for the first time on Thursday. The boat will now commence its harbour trials when it will eventually get commissioned into the navy by September 2016 and will be…

An Appreciation of Professor Balkrishna’s Treatise By Fali S Nariman

I am delighted that Commodore Arun Kumar, son of the scholarly Professor Balakrishna, has published his father’s treatise on The Role of the President of India. So little has been said (and written) about the role of India’s PRESIDENT that every new piece published is a welcome addition to the Head of State’s functions under the Constitution, about which so little is said in the Constitution…

Indian Navy installs MiG 29K technical training and maintenance simulator at NIAT

Kochi: A MiG 29K Aircraft Training Simulator Facility was commissioned by Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba PVSM, AVSM, the Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Southern Naval Command on 01 Jul 15 at Naval Institute of Aeronautical Technology (NIAT) inside the naval base, Kochi in presence of a gathering of Naval personnel and Russian specialists. The Simulator training facility, setup by the Indian Navy as…

Indian made Light Combat Helicopter completes hot weather trials

Bengaluru: HAL’s indigenously designed and developed Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) attained a milestone by successfully completing the hot weather flight trials for a nearly one week at Jodhpur recently. “Test flights were carried out in the temperature range of 39 to 42 degree Celsius. These were done with the involvement of customer pilots from Indian Air Force and Army in presence of…