Cabinet approves Rs 7,000 crore deal for Indigenous ATAGS acquisition

New Delhi: Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has approved the acquisition of 307 advanced towed artillery gun systems (ATAGS) for the Indian Army. “In a significant milestone for India’s defence sector, the CCS approved acquisition of Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) worth nearly Rs 7000 crore, marking a major step towards self-reliance in artillery…

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NIT Rourkela’s Smart Iot-Enabled Device To Monitor Food Quality In Real Time

Rourkela: Researchers from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela have developed an Internet of Things-enabled smart device to monitor the quality of ingredients in processed food. The colourimeter, developed in partnership with teams from the University of the Philippines Los Banos, Philippines, tracks colour and temperature changes in real-time, making it especially useful for studying…

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Elon Musk’s X sues Centre over alleged censorship and IT Act violations

Bengaluru, 20/3: Social media giant ‘X’ (formerly Twitter), owned by US billionaire Elon Musk, has filed a lawsuit in the Karnataka High Court against Government of India, challenging what it called unlawful content regulation and arbitrary censorship. It raised concerns over the Centre’s interpretation of the Information Technology (IT) Act, particularly its use of Section…

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BIS raids warehouses of leading e-commerce platforms at multiple locations

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) carried out search and seizure operations at multiple warehouse locations of leading e-commerce platforms, including Amazon and Flipkart, in cities like Lucknow, Gurugram and Delhi. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, confirmed the above information. The press release read as follows, “In a recent raid conducted…

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Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme Held for Rural Unemployed Youths at Therubali

Rayagada :- IMFA and BIPF, in collaboration with the District Industries Centre (DIC), Rayagada, organized an Entrepreneurship Awareness Generation Programme at therubali today under the guidance of Sri Asish Kumar Roy Vice President & EIC. The event aimed to empower rural unemployed youths with knowledge and opportunities for entrepreneurship. The programme was graced by Chief…

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22 Naxals killed during an encounter in Chhattisgarh

Bijapur: As many as 22 Naxalites were killed during an encounter in the forest area at Bijapur-Dantewada border under Gangaloor police station limits. The Bijapur Police also confirmed the numbers. Earlier today in an IED blast in Malkangiri bordering Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh, two jawans were critical. The STF and DRG jawans were conducting a…

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Several dead in separate incidents of IED blasts and EOF in Malkangiri border forests

Malkangiri: In an IED blast in Malkangiri bordering Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh, two jawans were critical. The STF and DRG jawans were conducting a combing operation in the Abujhamada jungles and two jawans were critically injured as Maoists did an IED blast. In an Improviseed Explosive Devices (IED) blast two jawans were critically injured in the…

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