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Indian Navy gets first-ever privately made indigenized fuze of Anti-Submarine Warfare rocket

Indian Navy received for the first time a fully indigenised fuze YDB-60 for underwater Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Rocket RGB-60 used from major warships, through a private manufacturer Economic Explosives Limited (EEL), Nagpur.

This would be the first time the Indian Navy has placed supply order for underwater ammunition fuze on an Indian Private industry.

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ISRO receives Indo-US jointly developed NISAR satellite

The US Air Force C-17 aircraft landed in Bengaluru and handed over NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) NISAR to the Indian space agency which marks a milestone in the US-India ties in space collaboration.

The satellite will operate for a minimum of three years. It is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) observatory. NISAR will map the entire globe in 12 days.

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Amir Tamim appoints Sheikh Mohammed as Qatar’s new prime minister

Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has appointed Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani as the country’s new prime minister.

Sheikh Khalid was appointed as Qatar’s prime minister & minister of interior in January 2020.

Sheikh Mohammed was appointed as the foreign minister of Qatar in 2016 before being named as the deputy prime minister in 2017.

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Exercise FRINJEX – 2023: Indian and French armies maiden joint military drill in Kerala

The armies of India and France took part in FRINJEX – 2023, at the Pangode Military Station in Kerala’s capital Thiruvananthapuram.

The Indian Army was represented by troops based at Thiruvananthapuram whereas its French counterpart was represented by the French 6th Light Armoured Brigade.

It was a two-day exercise.

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Satish Kaushik, Noted Actor-Director, passes away at 66

An alumnus of Delhi University's Kirori Mal College, Sh. Kaushik made a mark in Bollywood with films like Mr India, Ram Lakhan and Deewana Mastana. He also directed movies like Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain and Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja.

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Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Raising Day | March 10

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Raising Day is celebrated every year on March 10 to commemorate the establishment of the CISF in 1969.

The CISF is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces in India. It is responsible for providing security to various public sector undertakings, airports and other important installations.

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PM Modi inaugurates third session of National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the third session of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) programme at Delhi’s Vigyan Bhavan.

The theme of this year’s programme is "Building Local Resilience in a Changing Climate".

Chaired by Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah, NPDRR is a multi-stakeholders National Platform.

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17th FEDAI Annual Conference – From 4th March to 7th March, 2023 held at Cairo, Egypt

Foreign Exchange Dealers’ Association of India (FEDAI) has been holding its Annual Conference since the year 2005. The Conference gives an opportunity to representatives of our member banks to exchange notes and share views on the latest developments and current trends in the foreign exchange market, with other market participants and regulators.

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Savitribai Phule, India’s first woman teacher: 126th Death Anniversary | March 10

Savitribai Phule was an Indian social reformer, poet, and powerful voice in the Indian freedom struggle. She worked tirelessly to emancipate women and the Dalit community, inspiring generations of Indians. Sadly, she passed away on 10th March 1897 at the age of 64, while fighting the plague.

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Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag, Tehri top landslide index: ISRO report

Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district, which houses the Kedarnath shrine, has "maximum exposure to landslide risk in the country", according to to the 'Landslide Atlas' report prepared by Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Rudraprayag has 32 chronic landslide zones, with the maximum located on NH-107.

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Kerala's Thrissur and Palakkad districts are at 3rd and 5th spots respectively.

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Tata Motors unit Tata Technologies files IPO papers with SEBI

Tata Technologies Ltd., a subsidiary of Tata Motors Ltd., has filed a draft red herring prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for an initial public offering.

The company plans on selling up to 9.5 crore shares, representing approximately 23.6 percent of its paid-up share capital through the IPO.

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Warren Harris is the CEO and Managing Director (MD) at Tata Technologies Ltd.

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Axis Mutual Fund Appoints B Gopkumar As CEO, Ashish Gupta As CIO

Axis Asset Management Company has appointed B Gopkumar, the managing director and chief executive officer at Axis Securities, as the new CEO of leading fund house Axis Mutual Fund. Gopkumar takes over from Chandresh Nigam who has stepped down as the CEO of the company.

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