Army wants its own ‘mini Air Force’, pitches for heavy-duty att...
HIGHLIGHTS The force wants three squadrons of heavy-duty attack helicopters, among other choppers, for its three primary “strike” corps The Army believes it should have “full command and control” over “tactical air assets” for rapid deployment along with its... read more »
Tuberculosis free India: J P Nadda formulates strategy to eliminate TB by 2...
Union Health Minister J P Nadda said that India has formulated a national strategic plan with a special focus on stamping out the bacterial disease at grass root levels. India on Friday pledged its commitment to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the global goal to reduce the... read more »
Banks Asked To Update ATM Software To Prevent ‘WannaCry’ Cybera...
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India has asked banks to follow the instructions of the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), a government organisation, to prevent attack by ransomware ‘WannaCry’ which has impacted various IT networks in over 150 countries. CERT-In has come... read more »
Five carcasses wash up on Juhu beach in one month
Reagan Creado who regularly visits Juhu beach for walks on Tuesday shared that he found a dead and probably half eaten olive ridley turtle carcass and decided to alert the Forest department helpline. A 36-year-old Juhu resident who has documented the carcasses of five marine species being washed... read more »
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