Decks cleared for development of World War II era airstrip into an airport in Odisha

Decks cleared for development of World War II era airstrip into an airport in Odisha

Decks have been cleared for the development of World War II era Amarda Road Airstrip in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district under the Regional Connectivity Scheme- UDAN after the Union Ministry of Defence granted working permission on defence land admeasuring 160.35 acres of land. Amarda Road Airstrip’s runway measuring 3.5 km is stated to be the longest … Read more

Odisha’s Balasore to get country’s first thunderstorm research testbed: IMD

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Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Balasore will get the country’s first thunderstorm research testbed, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. The objective of setting up the thunderstorm testbed is to minimalise human fatalities and loss of property due to lightning strikes. IMD Director-General Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, while speaking with a private television channel, also revealed that a … Read more

Indo-Israel rapid COVID-19 testing research to fructify in ‘matter of days’: Israeli envoy

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NEW DELHI: A game-changer rapid COVID-19 testing technology being jointly developed by India and Israel should be ready for rollout in “a matter of days” and it will be able to give test results in less than a minute by simply requiring an individual to blow into a tube, the Israeli envoy to India has … Read more

Defence acquisition procedure 2020 has five new chapters on topics like leasing and ICT systems

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New Delhi: The government’s new defence acquisition procedure (DAP) unveiled Monday has five new chapters on issues like a separate procurement category called “leasing”, procurement of information and communication technology (ICT) systems and post-contract management. The new chapters in the DAP also include topics like acquisition of systems “designed and developed” by the Defence Research … Read more