Tag: Aatmanirbhar Bharat
AICTE inks pact with IBM to skill students via NEAT 2.0 platform
The courses on Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), IoT, Quantum Computing, and Data Science will provide industry-relevant, technical job-role-based training for students and faculty
Aatmanirbhar Package: Centre rolls out Rs 27 lakh crore economic revival plan
The Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojna scheme has been launched to incentivise employers for the creation of new employment along with social security benefits
Indian Army to procure Software Defined Radio to boost data transmission and communication capabilities
To enable the soldiers with advantages offered by technology and equip them to fight a war in the net-centric battlespace, the existing radios are to be replaced soon by indigenously developed SDR
With eye on indigenous 5G rollout, Centre launches Rs 12,195-cr PLI scheme for telecom sector
The move is likely to reduce reliance on Chinese made telecom gears and further help in technology transfer for production of telecom equipment in India
Amazon partners Foxconn subsidiary to manufacture Fire TV sticks in India
According to the Union IT minister, Amazon’s decision to set up a manufacturing line in Chennai is a welcome move, and it will enhance domestic production capacities and create jobs as well
Budget 2021 strong focus on agriculture, organic farming to accelerate India’s Atmanirbharta
The key announcement made in Union Budget 2021 focused on the agriculture sector has the potential to accelerate Prime Minister Narendra Modi vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat and promote organic farming in the country, says senior agriculture sector leaders
‘Rs 50,000 crore National Research Fund to boost India’s research ecosystem’
Allocation of Rs 50,000 crore in Budget 2021 for the National Research Fund for the next five years is a definite step towards boosting the research ecosystem in a coordinated way.
Budget 2021: Divestment and monetisation of assets are big strides for making India Atmanirbhar
Divestment and monetisation of assets across the industry including airports, ports, railways and freight corridors is a big stride and will go a long way in making India Atmanirbhar
BEL signs contract with Indian Navy for indigenously developed Laser Dazzlers
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed a contract with the Indian Navy for initially supplying 20 Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation Dazzlers (Laser Dazzlers).
The Laser Dazzler is used as a non-lethal method for warning and stopping suspicious vehicles/boats/aircraft/UAVs/pirates, etc. from approaching secured areas during both day and night. It is capable of dazzling and thereby suppresses the person’s/optical sensor’s action with disability glare in case of non-compliance to orders.
It disorients/confuses and makes a person blind temporarily. It also dazzles and distracts aircraft/UAVs. It is portable, shoulder-operated and ruggedised for military use in adverse environmental conditions.
Laser dazzler technology was developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative, this unique product is indigenously designed and developed for the first time for the Armed Forces.
In December 2020, BEL had won the contract-beating global Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in buy global category. These would be manufactured by the company’s Pune-based plant.
89 startups pitch their proposals to Indian Army
Out of 89 pitches, Army Design Bureau (ADB) has selected 13 proposals for further examination based on their viability and applicability for the Indian Army
