Hal, drdo carry out lCA Tejas first sortie
New Delhi: State-owned HAl and DRDO on Tuesday carried out the maiden sortie of the first lCA Tejas aircraft produced for the Indian Air Force by them in Bangalore. The aircraft named ‘Series Production 1' would now undergo a series of trials under the Acceptance Performance Tests before it is handed over to the IAF, DRDO officials said here.
soon, Innovation labs in every district: hrd
New Delhi: Innovation labs will soon be set up in every district for students to think of new ideas which will be funded by the Government under an ambitious scheme to encourage research at both school and university level. ‘Rashtriya Aavishkar Abhiyaan' programme would see the setting up of innovation labs in all districts to enable students develop his or her ideas, HRD Minister Smriti Irani said on Tuesday speaking at a Microsoft event which was attended by the company's CEO Satya Nadella, who is on maiden trip to India.
people’s pledge against littering tomorrow
New Delhi: “I will remain committed towards cleanliness and devote time for this... I will neither litter nor let others litter.” This is the salient point of the pledge that PM Narendra Modi will administer to the countrymen on Thursday, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, while highlighting the Father of the Nation's thrust on cleanliness.
DU, MCD join hands for Swachchh Bharat
New Delhi: The Delhi University has joined hands with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi for its cleanliness drive as a part of the Narendra Modi Government's ambitious 'Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan'. “The 'DU Swachhta Abhiyan' which will be started on October 2 from the University's Gandhi Bhavan, will be joined by around 100 MCD workers, who will go across colleges and begin the cleaning wherever required,” said Bipin Tiwari, Deputy Dean of Delhi University's Equal Opportunity cell.