Former IAF chief ACM Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria (Retd) : "NaVIC will be remembered more because of its failure and promises that were not delivered rather than anything."
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The Times of India
Navic: Setback for forces as NaVIC goes down to 3 sats; ex-IAF chief calls desi navigation system a 'failure' | India News - Theโฆ
India News: NEW DELHI: Indiaโs regional navigation system NaVIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation system), costing upwards of over Rs 3,200 crore, is now hang.
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External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar (EAM) will pay an official visit to Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago from 2-10 May 2026
#ForeignAffairs
#ForeignAffairs
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Government Notifies 100% FDI In Insurance Companies Via Automatic Route, 20% Limit In LIC #Policy
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Lucknow-based ReflexDrive has developed indigenous R8 Integrated Propulsion Unit for #drones.
#aatmarnirbharbharat
#aatmarnirbharbharat
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Bengaluru-based DILABS Systems has developed an Air Data Computer (ADC) for navigation in GNSS-denied environments. #Tech #aatmarnirbharbharat
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4 Chhattisgarh District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel acheived veergati in an IED blast near the Kanker-Narayanpur district border today.
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๐จ Indian Govt invokes Force Majeure for contracts hit by West Asia disruptions
๐๐ป West Asia situation treated as war-like event for contracts
๐๐ป Contractors can claim relief for delays linked to disruptions
๐๐ป Govt may grant 2โ4 month extension case-by-case
๐๐ป No penalties or liquidated damages for eligible delays
๐๐ป Applies across goods, services & works contracts
๐๐ป Valid only if no prior default before 27 Feb 2026
๐๐ป Contracts delayed beyond 90 days may be terminated without penalty #Policy
๐๐ป West Asia situation treated as war-like event for contracts
๐๐ป Contractors can claim relief for delays linked to disruptions
๐๐ป Govt may grant 2โ4 month extension case-by-case
๐๐ป No penalties or liquidated damages for eligible delays
๐๐ป Applies across goods, services & works contracts
๐๐ป Valid only if no prior default before 27 Feb 2026
๐๐ป Contracts delayed beyond 90 days may be terminated without penalty #Policy
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Air India To Cut International Flights Till July Amid Jet Fuel Price Surge #Aviation
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๐ฎ๐ฑโ๏ธ๐ฑ๐ง IDF: Approximately 120 terror targets struck in southern Lebanon over the weekend. Around 70 military buildings and 50 Hezbollah infrastructure sites destroyed.
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Indian Development News ๐ฎ๐ณ
ECI announces Repolling tomorrow in 11 booths in Magrahat Paschim AC, 4 booths in Diamond Harbour AC from 7 am to 6 pm #GE2026
ECI announces Repolling in Entire West Bengal No.144 โ Falta Assembly Constituency on 21th May & Counting on 24th May
This comes after 60/285 booths were tampered
Results for others 293 seats on 4th May. #GE2026
This comes after 60/285 booths were tampered
Results for others 293 seats on 4th May. #GE2026
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India to manufacture ~140 AMCA stealth jets at Puttaparthi; Andhra allots 600 acres to Defence Research and Development Organisation. Project size ~โน1 lakh crore; final assembly/testing hub near Aeronautical Development Agency Bengaluru base.
#Defence
#Defence
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Indian Army BMP-2 flamethrowers. #Defence
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Marshall Islands-flagged LPG tanker Sarv Shakti, carrying 46,000 tonnes of LPG for India, has crossed the Strait of Hormuz and is en route to India
#Energy
#Energy
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After Muizzu, Nepal PM Balen Shah held no meeting with Sergio Gor, Trump's South & Central Asian envoy.
Muizzu didn't meet Gor due to the Maldives and Chagos issue, while Balen Shah has decided he won't be meeting anyone below PM level of another country. #IndianSubcontinent
Muizzu didn't meet Gor due to the Maldives and Chagos issue, while Balen Shah has decided he won't be meeting anyone below PM level of another country. #IndianSubcontinent
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๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ต๐ฐ Baglihar Damโs gates on the Chenab River in Ramban, Jammu & Kashmir, remain shut, with no visible water being released downstream towards Pakistan. #Water
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๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฐ๏ธ๐ Today at 12:29 PM IST, GalaxEye launched the worldโs first satellite that combines Optical + Synthetic Aperture Radar (optoSAR) sensors on a single platform - at a weight of ~190 kg, it is also the largest satellite built by a private company in India. The satellite was launched off SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket.
The engineering significance is colossal. By fusing SAR with multispectral imaging in one pass, the optoSAR payload produces inherently aligned, analysis-ready imagery with roughly 3x the information of single-sensor systems.
For India, this translates into special strategic capability: persistent border and maritime surveillance with no weather or night blind spots; real-time tracking of convoys, camouflage detection, and change detection; and faster military decisioning through onboard AI.
#Space #Defence #Startups #aatmarnirbharbharat
The engineering significance is colossal. By fusing SAR with multispectral imaging in one pass, the optoSAR payload produces inherently aligned, analysis-ready imagery with roughly 3x the information of single-sensor systems.
For India, this translates into special strategic capability: persistent border and maritime surveillance with no weather or night blind spots; real-time tracking of convoys, camouflage detection, and change detection; and faster military decisioning through onboard AI.
#Space #Defence #Startups #aatmarnirbharbharat
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Lakshadweep has removed the mandatory local sponsor and Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) requirements for Indian tourists #Policy
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Japan which was dependent on Gulf Countries for 95% of its Crude #Oil Requirement has now bought Russian Oil for the first time since Strait of Hormuz Closure #InternationalNews
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