Union Government de-licensed manufacturing of defence items
India’s Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry de-licensed manufacturing ofdefence items. Around 55% of the defence items have been removed from the mandatory licensing list.
There is now a smaller negative list of defence items in which compulsory licensing is still required. This includes items such as tanks, vehicles fitted with military mountings of arms and ammunition or with equipment for mine laying, defence aircraft, including helicopters, UAVs and warships.
The decision is expected to generate interest of private companies like Tata, Mahindra and Larsen & Toubro as they will no longer require a license to manufacture components, castings and sub-assembly.
The primary motive of easing private sector participation is to tap available expertise in the private sector towards realizing self-reliance in the area of defence equipment production. Private sector participation will also raise the employment opportunities.
India’s Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry de-licensed manufacturing ofdefence items. Around 55% of the defence items have been removed from the mandatory licensing list.
There is now a smaller negative list of defence items in which compulsory licensing is still required. This includes items such as tanks, vehicles fitted with military mountings of arms and ammunition or with equipment for mine laying, defence aircraft, including helicopters, UAVs and warships.
The decision is expected to generate interest of private companies like Tata, Mahindra and Larsen & Toubro as they will no longer require a license to manufacture components, castings and sub-assembly.
The primary motive of easing private sector participation is to tap available expertise in the private sector towards realizing self-reliance in the area of defence equipment production. Private sector participation will also raise the employment opportunities.
Project Android One: Google’s bid to build ultra cheap Smartphones
With a view to build ultra cheap Smartphone, search giant Google launchedProject Android One at Google I/O 2014 in San Francisco. Google I/O is Google’s annual developer meeting.
Project Android One is a design reference platform that will enable manufacturers to build ultra-cheap smartphones with much more ease. Google wants to build a Smartphone within Rs. 6000 – 7000 range with a list of recommended apps from Play Auto-installs.
Google will launch the programme from India and it has already tied with Micromax, Karbonn and Spice as initial partners.
With a view to build ultra cheap Smartphone, search giant Google launchedProject Android One at Google I/O 2014 in San Francisco. Google I/O is Google’s annual developer meeting.
Project Android One is a design reference platform that will enable manufacturers to build ultra-cheap smartphones with much more ease. Google wants to build a Smartphone within Rs. 6000 – 7000 range with a list of recommended apps from Play Auto-installs.
Google will launch the programme from India and it has already tied with Micromax, Karbonn and Spice as initial partners.
Biochip developed to measure blood sugar via saliva
A new biochip sensor that can selectively measure glucose concentrations in a complex fluid like saliva has been developed by scientists at Brown University in the US. It is an important breakthrough towards developing a device that would enable people with diabetes to check their glucose levels without drawing blood.
Developers of the device have used a series of specific chemical reactions combined with plasmonic interferometry, a means of detecting chemical signature of compounds using light. The device is sensitive enough to sense variations in glucose concentrations that amount to just a few thousand molecules in the sampled volume.
A new biochip sensor that can selectively measure glucose concentrations in a complex fluid like saliva has been developed by scientists at Brown University in the US. It is an important breakthrough towards developing a device that would enable people with diabetes to check their glucose levels without drawing blood.
Developers of the device have used a series of specific chemical reactions combined with plasmonic interferometry, a means of detecting chemical signature of compounds using light. The device is sensitive enough to sense variations in glucose concentrations that amount to just a few thousand molecules in the sampled volume.
June 26: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking observed
June 26 was observed as International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The theme for this year is “A message of hope: Drug use disorders are preventable and treatable”.
It was on this day the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)launched campaigns to spread awareness about the global drug problem. The day reminds the goals agreed to by Member States to create an international society free of drug abuse.
June 26 was observed as International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The theme for this year is “A message of hope: Drug use disorders are preventable and treatable”.
It was on this day the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)launched campaigns to spread awareness about the global drug problem. The day reminds the goals agreed to by Member States to create an international society free of drug abuse.
RIMPAC 2014: World’s largest international maritime drill kicks off
World’s largest international maritime exercise named RIMPAC 2014 began on June 26. The mega drill will see participation of navies from 23 countries. The United States has sent the biggest fleet, followed by China.
This is China’s first active participation at RIMPAC. China is also likely to join drills against non-traditional security threats.
RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th naval exercise in the series and will commence from June 26 to August 1. The 23 nations participating in this year’s edition of RIMPAC are the United States, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia,France, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Peru, Norway, the Philippines, South Korea,Thailand, Tonga, and the United Kingdom.
RIMPAC
RIMPAC, the Rim of the Pacific Exercise, is the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise. RIMPAC is held biennially during June and July of even-numbered years from Honolulu, Hawaii. It is hosted and administered by the United States Navy’s Pacific Fleet, headquartered at Pearl Harbor, in conjunction with the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, and Hawaii National Guard forces under the control of the Governor of Hawaii. The US invites military forces from the Pacific Rim and beyond to participate. The theme for RIMPAC 2014 exercise is “Capable, Adaptive Partners.”
France confers ‘Officer of the Legion of Honor’ upon actor Shahrukh Khan
France will confer the honor ‘Officer of the Legion of Honour’ upon Indian actorShahrukh Khan for his contribution to Cinema.
Officier de la Legion d’Honneur (Officer of the Legion of Honour) is the highest award among Civilians and Military conferred by France upon French citizen as well as foreigners.
Shahrukh Khan is the second Bollywood actor after Amitabh Bachchan to be bestowed with Legion of Honour. Amitabh Bachchan received the honour in 2007.
Other Indian luminaries who have been decorated with France highest honor areLata Mangeshkar and Satyajit Ray.
Previously, Shahrukh Khan was honored with Officier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters) by the Government of France in 2007. The Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri in 2005.
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