9 countries interested in acquisition of DRDO-developed Akash air defence missile system ANI | Updated: Dec 30, 2020 19:00 IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): Nine friendly foreign countries from Southeast Asia and Africa have shown interest in the acquisition of the DRDO-developed Akash air defence missile system, government sources said on Wednesday.
After a clearance by the Union Cabinet today, a public sector unit under Defence Ministry will explore the opportunities of exporting the weapon system to these countries, they added.
Earlier in the day, the Cabinet approved the export of Akash Missile System aiming to achieve the target of USD 5 billion of defence export and improve strategic relations with friendly foreign countries.
Posted on December 29th, 2020
By Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Island
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Rauff Hakeem, MP, recently told
The Island that Sri Lanka had no option but to involve India in the development of the deep water facility, the East Container Terminal at the Colombo Port, which has been built to accommodate the largest container ships that ply around the world carrying as many as 16,000 containers (TEUs), like its competing Chinese-run Colombo International Container Terminal also in the more recently built and what is known as the Colombo South harbour.
The Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) Kandy District lawmaker said so in response to the writer seeking an explanation as regards his stand on the issue at hand in the wake of his quite controversial statement on Derana ‘Wadapitiya’, anchored by Chathura Alwis.
Cabinet clears modified scheme to enhance ethanol production
December 30, 2020
Union Minister for Shipping, Ports and Waterways, Mansukh Mandavia - KR DEEPAK×
Rs 3,000 crore project for Paradip port also got the approval
Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved modified scheme to enhance ethanol distillation capacity in the country for producing 1st Generation (1G) ethanol from feed stocks such as cereals (rice, wheat, barley, corn & sorghum), sugarcane and sugar beet.
It also gave its approval for deepening and optimisation of inner harbour facilities including development of Western dock on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode to handle cape size vessels at Paradip Port.
Highlights
It is a Surface to Air Missile with a range of 25 kms.
It was inducted in the Indian Air Force in 2014 and in 2015 in the Indian Army.
New Delhi: The Cabinet on Wednesday (December 30, 2020) approved the export of Akash Missile System following which the Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh expressed that the decision would help India to improve its defence products. So far, Indian defence exports included parts/components etc. The export of big platforms was minimal. This decision by the Cabinet would help the country to improve its defence products and make them globally competitive, said Rajnath Singh.
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