Category: RECORDS, INDIA (National)
** Rajnath Singh to open revamped Rezang La war memorial
It now includes names of Army personnel who lost their lives in Galwan clash last year
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the revamped war memorial at Rezang La in Eastern Ladakh next week, a defence source said.
The memorial, dedicated to those who laid down their lives in the Battle of Rezang La during the 1962 war, now includes the names of Army personnel who lost their lives in the violent clash at Galwan last year.
** Professor Bimal Patel elected to International Law Commission for 5-year term
Prof. Patel has served in various roles such as the Director at the Gujarat National Law University and member of the 21st Law Commission of India
Professor Bimal Patel, Vice-Chancellor, Rashtriya Raksha University and Member of National Security Advisory Board of India, has been elected to the International Law Commission for a five-year term starting January 1, 2023 in a hard-fought election at the United Nations.
** Rajnath Singh inaugurates U.P.’s first private sector defence manufacturing facility
The facility is run by Aerolloy Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of PTC industries
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday inaugurated the first operationalised private sector defence manufacturing facility in the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) in Lucknow.
A Defence Ministry statement said: “The facility, run by Aerolloy Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of PTC industries, will manufacture parts for aircraft engines, helicopter engines, structural parts for aircrafts, drones and UAV, submarines, Ultra-Light Artillery guns, space launch vehicles and strategy systems.”
** Woman IPS probationer to lead Dikshant Parade for third consecutive year
Dr. Darpan Ahluwalia, a woman IPS probationer borne on Punjab cadre is the sixth woman in the history of the academy to command the parade.
Last year, Ranjitha Sharma of Rajasthan cadre and Kiran Shruthi D.V. of Tamil Nadu cadre in 2019 led the Dikshant Parades.
Darpan Ahluwalia is the overall topper of Basic Course Phase-I training and bagged Martyr KS Vyas Trophy for Internal Security and Public Order and Field Crafts and Tactics
** India’s first coronavirus victims’ memorial installed
Recognition ceremony held for rural healthcare workers
India’s first COVID-19 victims’ memorial was inaugurated at Rajannapet village in the district by Project Madad, which is a voluntary group of Indian and Indian diaspora doctors and professionals, on Thursday, a press release said.
The memorial was installed at Rajannapet alongside a marker of the village’s COVID resilience.
Telangana
** Russia starts delivery of S-400 missile systems to India, says Russian official
In October 2018, India had signed a $5 billion deal with Russia to buy five units of the S-400 air defence missile systems
Russia has started the delivery of S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to India, according to a senior Russian official.
Russia’s Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) Dmitry Shugaev told Sputnik news that the deliveries are going as planned.
** Delhi FC Crowned Champions of Inaugural Futsal Club Championship
Delhi captain Nikhil Mali was the star of the show once again, as he netted five goals in the game
India’s first wildlife OTT platform
Suyash Keshari, the 25-year-old wildlife presenter, filmmaker and conservationist from the heart of India, Madhya Pradesh, has recently released the trailer of ‘Safari with Suyash — TV’ for his OTT platform.
** Engineer’s experiment with Boer goat
T.S. Umesh crosses the Boer with the native Talcher breed and they fetch a good price
T.S. Umesh, 47-year-old from Tarabenahalli of Tumakuru district, chose agriculture instead of office soon after completing his engineering degree in 1990.
Karnataka