What is Operation Ganga?
What is Operation Ganga? : During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Indian government launched Operation Ganga to evacuate Indian people who had crossed into neighbouring countries. To reach India, the neighbouring countries of Romania, Hungary, Poland, Moldova, and Slovakia provided transportation help. On February 26, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a number of important issues, including the safety of students. On February 27, around 2.55 a.m. Indian Standard Time (IST), the first evacuation flight from Bucharest arrived in New Delhi with 249 nationals. The next day, four union
India Accidentally Fired Missile Into Pakistan
A missile was fired accidentally from the Indian side into an area in Pakistan earlier this week, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday, blaming the incident on a “technical malfunction” that was “deeply regrettable”. “On 9 March 2022, in the course of routine maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile. The Government of India has taken a serious view and ordered a high-level Court of Enquiry,” the Ministry of Defence said in a statement. “It is learnt that the missile landed in an area of Pakistan. While the incident is deeply regrettable, it is also
Dharma Guardian 2022 war exercise concludes
Troops of India and Japan conduct a mock drill during joint military exercise ‘Dharma Guardian 2022’ at the Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Center in Belagavi, Karnataka. This annual military exercise between the armies of India and Japan began on 27 February and ended on 10 March 2022. Dharma Guardian is an annual military exercise that is being conducted in India since 2018. The exercise involves platoon level joint training on operations in semi-urban or urban areas and jungle. The exercise lays special emphasis on enhancing the tactical skills required to combat global terrorism. It seeks to enhance inter-operability between the
Swachhagraha programme 2022 started
Swachhagraha program was organized on March 5, 2022 with the aim of raising awareness about the importance of independence and cleanliness among the citizens of the country. A program on Swachhagraha was organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Jal Shakti in association with Sulabh International. This program was organized under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. The objective of this program is to raise awareness on “Cleanliness, Freedom and Accessibility”. On this occasion a special screening of the film was also done at Amrit Mahotsav. The importance of taking forward
India set up 10 GW of solar capacity in 2021: Report
According to Mercom India Research, India installed a record 10 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity in calendar year 2021, a year-on-year (YoY) growth of 212%. According to this report, 3.2 GW of solar capacity was installed by India in 2020. According to this report, India’s cumulative solar installed capacity at the end of December 2021 was around 49 GW. The report mentions that in 2021, India added a total of 10 GW of solar power, which is the highest in a single year. In 2021, 62% of the new electricity capacity was solar power. In 2021, rooftop installations grew by
Now Demand to form Ahir Regiment in Indian Army
A meeting of the Yadav community was held on Sunday afternoon in a private educational institution on Sodawas Road in Mundawar town of Alwar district to form Ahir regiment. The meeting was addressed by prominent people and public representatives of Ahir community who came from Kherki Dola Gurugram. Along with this, more and more people from Mundawar assembly constituency were called to reach the dharna at Kherki Daula on 23 March. Rao Ajit Singh came from Kherki Daula toll plaza, LN Yadav President Ahir Regiment Sangharsh Samiti Haryana, Monu Yadav Sikanderpur, Arun Yadav Kherki Daula, Sheochand Sarpanch Shikohpur, Rao Ramphool
Meghalaya withdraws consent of CBI
Meghalaya has become the ninth state in the country to withdraw consent from the CBI to investigate cases in the state. The Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946 governs the CBI and it is mandatory to obtain the concurrence of the concerned state government before initiating an investigation into an offence in a state. States generally give consensus to assist the CBI in conducting an uninterrupted investigation of corruption cases involving central government personnel in their states. It is consent by default otherwise CBI will have to take permission from the state government in every case, even for small
Pakistani drone came again for spying on Indo-Pak border, BSF shot it down by 18 rounds
Pakistan’s nefarious acts have come to the fore once again in Sriganganagar district, located on the India-Pakistan International Border. Here from across the border, Pakistani drones with nefarious intentions reached the wideband for the purpose of reconnaissance of the border area. On this, the ready soldiers of the Border Security Force opened their guns. It is being told that BSF personnel fired about 18 rounds at the suspected Pakistani drone. There is a possibility that the Pakistani drone may have been damaged in the firing by BSF. The movement of a suspected Pakistani drone was seen near Tarbandi at around
After Defence Expo India Cancels Vayu Shakti Air Exercise
India has also postponed the ‘Vayu Shakti’ exercise after the Defense Expo. Government sources gave this information on Friday. News agency ANI quoted government sources as saying that the Indian Air Force (IAF) postponed its exercise ‘Vayu Shakti 2022’ to be held in Jaisalmer on March 7. Sources said the new dates for the ‘Vayu Shakti’ exercise would be announced later. 148 aircraft including Rafale aircraft were to participate in this exercise. Not only this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was going to be present in this program as the chief guest. This is the second big news related to the
Two defense corridors changed picture of defence industry, indigenous companies giving 85% of goods to Army
Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said in Ahmedabad Design Week 3.0 that as far as the army is concerned, 85% of what we buy comes from Indian companies. General Naravane said that the defence corridors in Chennai and Lucknow have helped in changing the entire picture of the defence industry. In order to make the country self-reliant in the field of defence production, great importance is being given to these defence corridors. The government intends to produce high-quality defence materials and weapons in these defence corridors. Also, due to these corridors, the development of industries in that area