The Government has started a short-term course namely ‘Drone Service Technician’ in 126 Industrial Training Institutes. It has been started across 19 States for the session 2022-23. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the drone sector is a shining example of significant growth of innovation and start-ups in the last few years.  
     
The Minister said six short-term skilling courses have been developed for manufacturing, assembly, repairing and maintenance of drones as well as to meet the requirement of skilled manpower in the drone sector. Mr. Chandrasekhar said the course comprises ground classes and practical training.

National Democratic Alliance candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar has been elected as the 14th Vice President of India. He will take the oath of office on Thursday, a day after the term of the incumbent Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu ends. Mr Dhankhar will also be appointed the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

The Election Commission today issued a certificate announcing the election of Mr Dhankhar. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey signed the Certification of the Election of Mr Dhankhar. It will be read out at the time of the oath taking ceremony of the new vice president on August 11.

The Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman S Somanath has said that the maiden launch of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, SSLV failed to place the satellites in the intended orbit due to sensor anomaly. SSLV-D1-EOS 02 launched from Sriharikota launch pad had placed the satellites into 356kmX76 kms elliptical orbit instead of 356 km circular orbit. Due to which the two satellites remained unstable and are no longer usable. The ISRO Chairman has said the launch vehicle took off majestically at the intended time from the launch pad in Sriharikota. Its propulsion stages, overall hardware, aerodynamic design and new generation electronics, the separation system used for the first time performed very well. However after reaching an altitude of 356 kms there was a failure of logic to identify sensor failure and go for the salvage motion. Hence the launch vehicle developed an anomaly. The ISRO Chairman has said that a team of experts will go deeper to find out the reason for this isolation. He emphasised that after a small correction and revalidation, SSLV-D2 will be launched very soon.

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya  Scindia and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Gen (Retd) V.K Singh today inaugurated the First Flight of Akasa Air from Mumbai to Ahmedabad virtually.  Speaking at the event, Mr Scindia added that over the last eight years India’s Civil Aviation industry has been completely transformed.  Under Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik- UDAN scheme, there are  425 routes and the government aims at increasing it  to1000 routes and the number of airports will go up to 100 from  68 airports.

Akasa Air is the 7th schedule airline with brand name of SNV Aviation having Corporate Headquarters at Mumbai with Boeing Max - 8 aircraft. Akasa Air plans to be a low-cost carrier with single fleet and all economy seats. Akasa Air is planning to expand its activities to 72 aircrafts in next five years which will significantly enhance the domestic aviation services in India.

US Navy Ship has docked in India for the first time for repairs and maintenance. US naval ship Charles Drew arrived at L&T’s Katupalli Shipyard at Ennore, near Chennai yesterday for undertaking repairs and maintenance. This will be the first time that a US Navy ship is being repaired in an Indian shipyard.

The USNS Charles Drew will be at Kattupalli shipyard for 11 days and undergo repairs in various areas. The event signifies the capabilities of Indian shipyards in the global ship repairing market. Indian shipyards offer wide ranging and cost-effective ship repair and maintenance services, using advanced maritime technology platforms.

'Badhe Chalo’ Movement under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav has begun from today. With an objective to instill a deeper sense of patriotism among the youth,  the Ministry of Culture, has decided to create a youth centric activation for greater outreach of Amrit Mahotsav named ‘Badhe Chalo’.

It is being held across 10 cities every day from today to the 11th of this month. 'Badhe Chalo'  have begun at national level and these ten locations include Lal Chowk in Srinagar, Ashtley Hall in Dehra Dun,  Akashdeep Market in Itanagar, Central Mall in Patna, Telibandha Talab in Raipur, CMR Mall in Vishakhapatnam,  Gaurav Tower in Jaipur, the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda,  Alpha One Mall in Ahmedabad and Keshav Vatika in Kanpur.

President Droupadi Murmu has congratulated Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and Deepak Punia for winning Gold Medals at Commonwealth Games. In a series of tweet, the President said that Sakshi Malik overcame stiff challenge and  made Indians proud. She is  a role model for our youth, especially girls.

Congratulating Bajrang Punia for winning second successive gold in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games and creating history, the President said that his  consistency, dedication and  excellence are inspirational for our youth. She said. his  gold medal reflect the urge to be the best, the spirit of the new India.

Parliament has passed the Family Courts (Amendment) Bill 2022 with the Rajya Sabha approving it today amid din. The Lok Sabha has already cleared the Bill. 

It seeks to amend the Family Courts Act, 1984. The Act allows state governments to establish Family Courts. The central government is empowered to notify dates for the Act to come into force in different states. The governments of Himachal Pradesh and Nagaland have set up Family Courts in their states under the Act. However, the central government has not extended the application of the Act to these states.

The Bill seeks to extend the application of the Act to the state of Himachal Pradesh with effect from 15th February 2019 and to the state of Nagaland with effect from 12 September 2008.  The establishment of Family Courts in both states will be retrospectively valid from these dates.

The National Testing Agency NTA has said that the Common University Entrance Test CUET-UG scheduled today was postponed at a few centres across 17 states due to administrative and technical reasons.

The NTA in a statement said, the test (first shift)will be held on the 12th of this month for a few examination Centres. The centres are Namsai and Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh, Nalbari in Assam, Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh, New Delhi, Ambala in Haryana, Bokaro, Giridih, Jamshedpur and Ramgarh in Jharkhand, Leh in Union Territory of Ladakh, Sagar in Madhya Pradesh, Aurangabad, Raigad, Satara and Wardha in Maharashtra, Koraput in Odisha, Karaikal in Puducherry, Jodhpur in Rajasthan, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Tiruvarur, Viluppuram and Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu, Agartala in Tripura, Noida and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, Pauri-Garhwal in Uttarakhand and Hooghly in West Bengal.

The indigenously developed Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missiles ATGM were successfully test-fired from Main Battle Tank MBT Arjun by Defence Research and Development Organisation DRDO and Indian Army at KK Ranges with support of Armoured Corps Centre and School Ahmednagar in Maharashtra today. The missiles hit with precision and successfully destroyed the targets at two different ranges. Telemetry systems have recorded the satisfactory flight performance of the missiles.

The all-indigenous Laser Guided ATGM employs a tandem High Explosive Anti-Tank HEAT warhead to defeat Explosive Reactive Armour ERA protected armoured vehicles. The ATGM has been developed with multi-platform launch capability and is currently undergoing technical evaluation trials from the 120 mm rifled gun of MBT Arjun.