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  The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) equipped its soldiers stationed in Tibet with new helmets that have a self-destruct button. The button would trigger an embedded bomb to go off, killing the soldier. The state-run media China Observer reported on Dec. 27, 2020, “At a battalion or brigade level command center, a commander uses a navigation system to monitor the soldier who is far away. The commander can activate the self-destruct function on the soldier’s helmet if he is unable to contact him.” The report stated that soldiers can also press the button themselves. “If a soldier is seriously wounded and doesn’t want to be captured, he can activate the self-destruct function himself. This can maintain his dignity, as well as prevent the enemy from obtaining this system.” The new helmet is part of an “individual soldier digital combat system” given to troops in the Tibet theater command. They face Indian troops at the border, where there were recent skirmishes over disputed t...

  A luxury ship will make history when it embarks from the Indian spiritual city of Varanasi on Friday on a voyage that the country's leader says will help usher in a new age of tourism on the subcontinent. The MV Ganga Vilas is set to travel 3,200 kilometers (1,988 miles) of waterway in India and Bangladesh, making it the world's longest river cruise, according to organizers India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has touted the cruise as one of the centerpieces of his government's major program of infrastructure initiatives, will make a digital appearance to send the ship off in style. From there, the ship will travel along the Ganges, India's holiest river, and other waterways through five states in western India, then into neighboring Bangladesh, visiting national parks, UNESCO World Heritage sites and big cities along the way. In a speech made by Modi on December 30, the prime minister referenced the cruise as part of a burgeoning trend that could br...

  The DRDO has developed a 25lg drone that can be armed with a machine gun. The gun on the drone can carry around 150 rounds and can fire in two modes - single shot and automatic With Pakistan increasingly using drones to smuggle weapons and narcotics across India’s western borders, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a UAV that can be armed with machine guns. The Indian Defence Research Wing (IDRW) quoted DRDO Director General (Technology Management) Hari Babu Srivastava as saying that work on the technology demonstration of the armed drone has been completed successfully and it is undergoing further development. According to the IDRW, the DRDO has developed a 25lg drone that can be armed with a machine gun. The gun on the drone can carry around 150 rounds and can fire in two modes – single shot and automatic.During demonstrations, the drone has reportedly shown little recoil effect when the gun is fired. It also uses a laser range find...

 The Kalpasar Project is a development of a water resource project. It is also known as the Gulf of Khambhat Development Project. A 30 km long dam will be created across the Gulf of Khambhat.  The Ministry of Earth Science is working on a detailed project report stating that the Kalpasar project cost will be around Rs. 47,000 crore. Since its the largest reservoir, the Kalpasar Project is enough to fulfil the water requirement of the state of Gujarat. Moreover, the project has the potential to develop renewable energy, fisheries and abolishment of saline land.The expected completion date of the Kalpasar Project is around 9-12 years, between the years 2032- 2035. Once completed, the project will be the world’s largest artificial freshwater reservoir. The Kalpasar Project tender is available to fill from The Gulf of Khambhat Development Project (Kalpasar). Definition of Kalpasar According to Hindu mythology, the Kalpasar is defined as “A tree that fulfils all wishes”. T...

The Young Scientist Laboratory of the premier R&D facility Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is currently developing "rat cyborgs” whose goal is to assist security forces with recovery operations and intelligence gathering. During a session of the World Science Congress, P Shiva Prasad, Director of the DRDO's Young Scientist Laboratory (DYSL-AT), stated that the rat cyborgs will have cameras mounted on their heads. He also revealed that these will be guided by electronic commands delivered via semi-invasive brain electrodes. “This is the first time India has engaged in developing such technology. Some foreign nations already have it. It will help the armed forces in Intelligence Surveillance and Recovery (ISR) operations. Phase 1 trials, in which the rat will be controlled through commands of the operator, are underway," he told PTI. He continued by saying that Phase 2 would allow researchers to feed images into the camera that was mounted ...

 Rafale Vs SU-30MKI Dassault Rafale vs Sukhoi SU-30MKI Both planes are quite similar in terms of use, maybe small adventage for Rafale because of better AAM missiles, even Su-30MKI have better tehnology and characteristics… Adventage for Rafale is bigger with any new update, french fighter tend to improve technology and avionics, and also plan to use similar weapon as SU-30 MKI, like AAM and AAG missiles of Indian company DRDO… Rafale has better thrust to weight ratio, and slightly better economical factor, but is also twice more expensive… Both planes are excellent, and in fight main factor will be experience of pilot or ground support. Indian company DRDO produce AAM, AAG and anti-radiation missiles for SU-30MKI. Astra (AAM) missile is designed to be capable of engaging targets at varying range and altitudes allowing for engagement of both short-range targets (up to 20 km) and long-range targets (up to 80 km) using alternative propulsion modes. The maximum range of Astra...

 Satellite imagery dated 20 April 2022 shows hangars large enough to house the Indian Navy's P-8I submarine-hunting aircraft are under construction next to the newly-built runway. India is building military infrastructure on Mauritius' Agalega Island to increase its presence in the western Indian Ocean. Over the last few years, a 10,000-foot runway and a jetty have been constructed on the island, which is located over 1,100 kilometre north of the main island of Mauritius.Now, satellite imagery dated 20 April 2022 shows hangars large enough to house the Indian Navy's P-8I submarine-hunting aircraft are under construction next to the newly-built runway. The hangars "measure 180 feet long and 200 feet wide — big enough to house large military aircraft such as India's P-8I Poseidon, which measures 123 in length and has a wingspan of 126 feet," the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative of the Washington DC-based Center for Strategic and International Studie...