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Thimphu: After the export tariff with India was revised, the Chhukha Hydropower Project will now generate additional revenue of Nu 590 M this year, Bhutan Live reported.Bhutan’s Chhukha Hydropower Plant is expected to export over 1,300 million units of electricity this year due to higher domestic demand.The revision to Ngultrum 3, an increase by 4 of 45 chhetrum (a monetary subunit of the
New York: India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ruchira Kamboj on Friday handed over the contribution of USD 2 million to the United Nations Trust Fund in support of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), reiterating New Delhi’s commitment to peace and stability in Somalia and the Horn of Africa.Earlier, India had contributed USD 4 million to African Union
Kathmandu: The 15th meeting of the bilateral diplomatic consultation mechanism between the foreign ministries of Nepal and China will be held today in Beijing, EPARDAFAS reported.For the meeting, Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal will lead Nepal’s delegation. The delegation has already arrived in China for the meeting. China’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong will lead the Chinese
DRDO developed PINAKA multi-barrel rocket system has potential for exportsIndia’s defence exports have grown tenfold in the space of five years. Simpler export procedures, and breakthroughs like the replacement of expensive foreign parts in the BrahMos missile system with low-cost locally developed parts, have made Indian exports attractiveby Kartik BommakantiIndia imported $24 billion worth of
Open sources have indicated that the Royal Saudi Army conducted desert trials of the Bharat-52, a 155mm, 52 calibre towed howitzer, and the Garuda-V2, a 105mm gun mounted on a light vehicle chassis for enhanced mobility, both manufactured by the Pune-based Kalyani Group, in 2020. It has been reported that the Saudi Army has recently placed orders with India for one of these systems as per a
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully test-fired the L110-G Vikas Engine that will power its ambitious Gaganyaan mission to space. The engine was fired for 240 seconds at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri to mark the planned qualification tests of the engine as complete.The engine has been designed by Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) and its Gimbal
Karnataka’s Kaiga Nuclear Plant has set many world records for continuous power generationOn April 6, 2023, the Atomic Energy Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh announced in the Parliament that the centre has approved the plan of installation of ten nuclear reactors in five states across India.The Minister further informed that during the 2021-2022, the nuclear power reactors generated 47, 112 million
New Delhi: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday said Arunachal Pradesh is an inalienable part of India, and China giving its own inventive names will not change the ground reality.The MEA spokesperson was responding to a question on China’s attempt to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh."This is not the first time that China is making such attempts,
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the Indian Space Policy 2023, which aims to boost the country’s space department’s role and give a larger participation to research, academia, start-ups, and industry.The policy lays down the roles and responsibilities of organizations such as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and private sector entities.During a cabinet briefing, Minister for
New Delhi: India has seen extraordinary growth in the pharma industry and has reached from Zero to 13 per cent of the global market. This impressive growth is an outcome of a series of sound legislation and economic environment, timely actions, and to a greater extent, the motive of welfare of the masses, Asian Lite reported.The pharmaceutical industry in India has seen a massive expansion over