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Countdown for launch of 'Indian GPS' satellite begins
Simply put, the NavIC an acronym for Navigation with Indian Constellation (formerly with a long winding name Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System IRNSS) is similar to the GPS (Global Positioning System) of the US, Glonass of Russia and Galileo of Europe as well as China's Beidou.
Watch | PM Modi inaugurates new Parliament House
After the 'puja' and 'havan', the Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the historic 'Sengol' from the Adheenams' seers and then installed it inside the new Parliament building near the Lok Sabha Speaker's Chair. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla accompanied the Prime Minister.
From mobile phones to chips, India manufacturing enters golden era
Even before that, the country saw a massive turnaround in mobile manufacturing. Before 2014, there were two mobile manufacturing factories and now, more than 200 manufacturing units have been set up in India, producing millions of devices and exporting them to other countries.
'Sengol is pride of Tamil Nadu': Thiruvavuduthurai Adheenam math pontiff
Earlier, on Friday, the Congress hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for spreading "false narrative" about "Sengol", saying that there is no documented evidence of Lord Mountbatten, C. Rajagopalachari and Jawaharlal Nehru describing this "as the symbol of transfer of British power to India" and all claims to this.
Watch | PM Modi shares video of new Parliament with a 'special request'
PM Modi gave a glimpse of the new Parliament House through a video, which he will inaugurate on May 28, with a "special request". The new Parliament building will make every Indian proud. This video offers a glimpse of this iconic building. I have a special request- share this video with your own voice-over.
G20 meeting in Kashmir: A major success
While China officially "boycotted" the event, its lobbying efforts with other G20 member countries did not yield the expected response. Beijing may have anticipated that other countries would share its opposition to the meeting.
'Glaring illegalities': CBI on acquittal of A. Raja, others in 2G spectrum case
The CBI's counsel had claimed on Monday that the verdict was riddled with "erroneous conclusions" and lacked a solid legal foundation. During the hearing on Tuesday, the probe agency argued that the evidence placed before the special court was "disregarded".
Ishita Kishore tops UPSC, top four seats bagged by women
AS per UPSC, this time, a total of 933 candidates have been recommended for appointment, of which 183 are chosen as IAS officers. Of the 933, 345 are from general category, 99 from Economic Weaker Sections, 263 from OBC, 154 from Scheduled Caste and 72 from Scheduled Tribe category.
Aadhaar authentication surges with 1.96 billion transactions in April 2023
"Aadhaar holders executed 1.96 billion authentication transactions in April 2023, a jump of more than 19.3 per cent over April 2022, indicating the growth of digital economy and usage of Aadhaar in India," the Ministry of Electronics & IT said in a statement. It said that while a majority of these authentication transaction numbers were.
ISRO to launch navigation satellite with domestic atomic clock on May 29
For the first time, an indigenous atomic clock will be flown in the navigation satellite NVS-01. According to the Indian space agency, the rocket GSLV-F12 carrying 2,232 kg NVS-01 navigation satellite is scheduled to lift off at 10.42 a.m. from the second launch pad in Sriharikota rocket port in Andhra Pradesh.
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