Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on an exclusive interview with India Today-

“On defense, we can provide anything India wants, and technology transfer in the context of defense cooperation is absolutely unprecedented for any of India’s outside partners”

Praises Dr S. Jaishankar saying he is a true patriot who takes decisions in interest of India.

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#ForeignAffairs

Today on the Eastern seaboard, Indian Air Force undertook live firing of BrahMos missile from a Su30 MkI aircraft. The missile achieved a direct hit on the target, a decommissioned Indian Navy ship. The mission was undertaken in close coordination with the Indian Navy.

#Defence

IMF in its Growth Projections for 2022 predicts India growing at 8.2%, fastest globally.

#Economy

JUST IN🚨: Russia🇷🇺 requests India🇮🇳 for urgent medical supplies of drug ingredients & devices due to disrupted trade during war.

According to Rajiv Nath, coordinator of the Association of Indian Medical Device Industry (AiMeD), companies from India and Russia will discuss ways to increase deliveries during a video meeting to be held on 22 April.

#Health #Medicine #Trade #Exports
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https://youtu.be/iG794u9I8Lk

#MakeInIndia #Railways #Exports

Solar plant in JK's Samba district completed in record 20 days

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit, the 500-Kilowatt #Solar Plant at Palli Panchayat in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district has been completed in a record time of 20 days it will provide clean electricity and light to 340 houses in the Panchayat

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L&T bags order for its water & effluent treatment business in Tanzania

Indian multinational company L&T Construction's international arm has bagged a contract for its water & effluent treatment business to construct and commission water supply schemes for various towns in Tanzania.

The order, which the company classifies as 'significant', is worth between Rs 1,000 to 2,500 crore. The project will be funded by the EXIM Bank of India

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The number of telephone subscribers in India decreased from 1,169.46 million at the end of January-2022 to 1,166.05 million at the end of February-2022, thereby showing a monthly decline rate of 0.29 per cent

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/telecom-subscribers-base-declines-to-116-6-crore-in-february/2496851/

#Opinion #NationalSecurity

The concerns with PM Narendra Modi ji wearing an Apple Watch is not anything to do with the price but more to do with the Americans having potentially sensitive health data of our Prime Minister.

Also the GPS data which practically let's Langley know where Modiji is & when .
Shudder to think they could have backdoors into the microphone & camera as well .

https://t.co/1iKXf4eZub

#Development #ForeignAffairs

Prime Minister To Lay Foundation Stone For Rs 20,000 Crore Electric Locos Unit At Dahod In Gujarat On 20 April The proposed production unit is expected to manufacture 1,200 electric locos over the next few years

https://bit.ly/3OoDnT9

#MakeInIndia #Manufacturing #Railways

Defence Ministry earmarked 64% of Capital Acquisition #Budget for domestic industry in FY 2021-22. At end of FY 2021-22, MoD able to overachieve this target & has utilised 65.50% of Capital Acquisition Budget on indigenous procurements through Indian Industry

As per preliminary expenditure report of March 2022, MoD has been able to utilise 99.50% of the Defence Services Budget in FY 2021-22, the Defence Ministry said

#Defence #aatmanirbharbharat

#Offtopic

The beautiful Skardu of Gilgit Baltistan of PoJK. Hope it comes under our physical jurisdiction soon😄

#Economy #DigitalIndia

According to the report by Zinnov and VC firm Chiratae titled ‘India SaaS: Punching through the global pecking order’, overall funding for Indian SaaS startups is expected to touch $6.5 billion this year, from $4 billion in 2021 – an increase of 62.5%.

#Startups #IT
https://t.co/ueSInmbliX

Centre approves 477 pesticides for drone usage to fast track agri-drone adoption

The central government has granted interim approval to 477 pesticides for drone usage to fast track agri-drone adoption, the Drone Federation of India said. Earlier, each pesticide had to be approved by CIB&RC which would take 18-24 months. It's a step towards reaching the vision of "one village one drone" in the next three years, DFI President Smit Shah said.

#Agriculture #Drones
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