US Awasthi, Managing director and Chief Executive Office of Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) Cooperative bestowed with 2024 Rochdale Pioneers Award, conferred by International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) for his contribution in growth and development of cooperatives in India and promoting the ethos of IFFCO and Indian Cooperative model across the world.

"I am glad and overwhelmed with this historic moment in the history of cooperatives and IFFCO that today I am bestowed with the prestigious ROCHDALE PIONEERS AWARD by International Cooperative Alliance @icacoop for my contribution in growth & development of cooperatives in India and promoting the ethos of IFFCO & Indian Cooperative model across the world. My heartfelt thank to everyone for supporting me in my work," Awasthi expressed his happiness in a social media post on X.

GAIL (India) Limited has been honored with the prestigious "Initiatives in Promoting Hydrogen Company of the Year" award at the FIPI Oil & Gas Awards 2023. The accolade has been presented by Hardeep S Puri, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, during a ceremony held in New Delhi.

The event also saw the presence of Suresh Gopi, Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Pankaj Jain, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG). Key executives from GAIL, including CMD Sandeep Kumar Gupta, (Director, Finance) RK Jain, (Director, Projects) Deepak Gupta and (Director, HR) Ayush Gupta attended the occasion.

The India-Singapore bilateral military exercise, AgniWarrior 2024 will take place in Maharashtra from November 28 to November 30.

The details of the exercise were shared on X (formerly Twitter) by the Additional Directorate General of Public Information, IHQ of MoD (Army).

The exercise is scheduled to take place at the Devlali Field Firing Ranges, part of the School of Artillery in Maharashtra.

The bilateral exercise, which will last from November 28 to November 30, the primary objective of the exercise is to enhance professional military interactions between the artillery units of India and Singapore.

India-Singapore Bilateral #Exercise #AgniWarrior 2024.

IIT Kanpur has introduced a groundbreaking innovation in stealth technology with its Anālaká¹£hya Metamaterial Surface Cloaking System (MSCS). This cutting-edge system is designed to make objects almost invisible to radar, offering significant advancements in defence and national security.

Developed by a team of researchers and students from IIT Kanpur, the Anālaká¹£hya MSCS is a textile-based broadband metamaterial microwave absorber.

Its unique capability lies in its ability to absorb radar waves across a wide spectrum, rendering Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging ineffective.

The Indian Chemical Council (ICC) has been awarded the 2024 OPCW-The Hague Award for its work in promoting chemical safety and security in India. The award was presented at a ceremony during the 29th Session of the Conference of the States Parties (CSP) of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague on November 25, 2024.

This is the first time the award has been given to a chemical industry body. The ICC, which represents over 80% of India’s $220 billion chemical industry, was recognized for its efforts in promoting compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), enhancing industry-wide security practices, and promoting chemical safety.

D. Sothi Selvam, Director General of ICC, received the award on behalf of the Council from OPCW Director-General Ambassador Fernando Arias and The Hague Mayor Jan van Zanen. The Indian Ambassador to the OPCW, along with the Chairperson of India’s NACWC, attended the ceremony.

Amara Raja Infra, part of the $2 billion Amara Raja Group, has successfully completed setting up India’s first green hydrogen fuelling station in Leh, Ladakh for NTPC Ltd.

The project will enable emission-free transport in and around Leh – making India among the few countries to take a lead in the green mobility space. The green hydrogen fuelling station was inaugurated by Manohar Lal, Union Minister of Power, Housing and Urban Affairs.

With the completion of the project, NTPC will currently operationalise five hydrogen fuel cell buses in the region.

The scope of the project includes designing, engineering, supplying, construction, erection, testing and commissioning of the hydrogen station. Additionally, it also includes three years of operation and maintenance works of all systems on turnkey basis.

The Indian Cast Guard will conduct National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercises & Workshop (SAREX-24) under the aegis of NMSAR Board at Kochi from November 27 to 30, according to an official press statement.

This workshop will be conducted with imperatives to validate the National M-SAR construct through 'all-inclusive' and 'collaborative' approach.

The release added, taking cognizance of the vast 4.6 Million Sq Kms of Indian Search and Rescue Region (ISRR) bestowed to India, Indian Cast Guard has been a proponent of cooperative engagements not only with the resource agencies but also with littorals and friendly foreign countries.

Response operation to large scale contingencies at sea, termed as 'Mass Rescue Operation' (MRO) will be the essence of 11th edition of SAREX-24.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s Health Pavilion, themed ‘One Health’, received the Special Appreciation Medal at the 43rd India International Trade Fair (IITF) in New Delhi today. The Pavilion featured 39 dynamic and informative stalls, showcasing the Ministry’s major milestones in healthcare. Over the course of fourteen days, the visitors had the opportunity to learn about a wide range of programs, from life-course health initiatives to innovative solutions addressing communicable and non-communicable diseases. The Pavilion also provided free counseling, diagnostics, and consultations, making healthcare accessible to all attendees.

US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the nomination of retired American general Keith Kellogg as special envoy to Russia and Ukraine.

“I am very pleased to nominate General Keith Kellogg to serve as Assistant to the President and Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia,” Trump said.

“Keith has led a distinguished Military and Business career, including serving in highly sensitive National Security roles in my first Administration. He was with me right from the beginning! Together, we will secure PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH, and Make America, and the World, SAFE AGAIN!” said the president-elect.

The Kerala government and Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Limited have agreed to a supplementary concession agreement for the Vizhinjam International Port Project.

The state cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, approved the draft supplementary concession agreement. This approval comes after the withdrawal of arbitration proceedings.

After consultations with the legal department and the Advocate General, the cabinet gave its approval for the deal, according to a CMO release here on Wednesday.

Under the new agreement, the second and final phase of the Vizhinjam Port, originally set for completion in 2045, will now be finished by 2028.

Unlike the previous arrangement, this agreement will ensure the completion of all phases of the port. As a result, Adani Ports will bring in new investments worth Rs 10,000 crore within the next four years.