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By Prateek Sharma in NEW DELHI: The Indian government has given ‘In Principle’ clearance to the construction of twenty-one greenfield airports around the country, Minister of State for Civil Aviation V. K. Singh said in a written response to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. India’s annual civil aviation sector growth rate is currently around 9%, but is likely to reach double digits in the next years, according to sources. The number of airports is predicted to rise from 133 to 500 in the next two decades. Greenfield airports will account for 367 of these. According to Singh’s…
NEW DELHI: Women are slowly but steadily cracking many glass ceilings in the mainly male-dominated environment of the armed forces, frequently with the support of the Supreme Court. There are presently 15 female fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force (IAF), as well as 145 female helicopter and transport aircraft pilots in the three Services, with 28 additionally serving on frontline warships and 100 becoming certified military policewomen. Despite being enlisted as officers since the early 1990s, the latest data submitted in Parliament by the defence ministry on Monday show that women continue to constitute a tiny minority in the…
NEW DELHI: The UPSC Civil Services Mains Result 2021 was announced on Thursday. Candidates can view their results at upsc.gov.in, the UPSC’s official website. On the basis of the results of the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2021 held by the Union Public Service Commission from 7th January 2022 to 16th January 2022, the candidates with the Roll Numbers, as given below, have qualified for the Personality Test (Interview) for selection to the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and other Central Services (Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’). Personality Tests (Interviews) of these candidates will be commenced from…
NEW DELHI: India has seen a sharp decline in the number of road accidents and fatalities in 2020. A total of 3,66,138 road accidents occurred in India during the calendar year 2020, resulting in 1,31,714 deaths. Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, stated in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha that the total number of road accidents in 2018 were 4,67,044 in which 4,69,418 got injured and 1,51,417 were killed. There was a little dip of over three per cent in 2019. 1,51,113 individuals were killed in road accidents in India in 2019, with a total number…
NEW DELHI: Under the mission “Jeevan Raksha,” Railway Protection Force (RPF) men risked their lives to save 114 lives in 2022. During the month of February 2022, 35 males and 27 females were saved. Saving endangered human lives is not a Railway Protection Force (RPF) sanctioned responsibility, rather it is a divinely appointed duty for all citizens. As “citizens in uniform,” Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel go above and beyond the call of duty, putting their own lives in danger to safeguard the lives of others. There have been occasions where passengers attempting to board or deboard a moving train…
BENGALURU: The present Ukraine-Russia crisis is a wake-up call for all of us, not to be dependent on crude oil and defence equipments, Piyush Goyal, Union Minister asked Startups to help India become self-reliant in energy needs. Some of the Startups are looking for innovative ways for indigenization of defence equipments. He also said that the present situation fits in so beautifully in the Make in India programme launched 8 years ago, – the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, and the outcome of Covid-19, everything collectively is helping India’s growth trajectory. Every crisis can be converted into an opportunity like that of…