In line with the Government of India’s 'Make in India' and 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' initiatives, a contract for the construction and delivery of six 25T BP tugs was finalized with Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL), Kolkata.
He distributed more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly appointed youth in Government departments and organisations.
Goyal’s remarks came while engaging with the CEOs of over 140 PLI beneficiary companies in an interactive session, celebrating their achievements under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme.
Talking about the 'Make in India' campaign during the 114th episode of his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ broadcast over All India Radio, PM Modi said, "This month marks the culmination of 10 years of another important campaign."
India’s electronics sector is currently employing about 1.2 million people all over the country, as 325 to 330 million mobile phones are being manufactured every year, the government said on Thursday.
"Procurement of defence equipment is undertaken from various domestic as well as foreign vendors, based on threat perception, operational challenges and technological changes and to keep the Armed Forces in a state of readiness to face the security challenges"
The submarines are likely to be equipped with land attack missiles and anti-ship cruise missiles.
Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN) Lieutenant General Manoj Pande was the Chief Guest and Chairman & Managing Director, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE) Rear Admiral Vipin Kumar Saxena, IN (Retd) was present for the event.
Lauding the Department of Biotechnology for working relentlessly to mitigate the COVID-19-induced health crisis through the development of diagnostics, vaccines and novel protection equipment, apart from scaling up diagnostic capacity and rapid regulatory response, he expressed happiness that India is at the forefront of fighting the pandemic.
Prof Animangsu Ghatak from the Department of Chemical Engineering IIT Kanpur, who developed the mat with the support of the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India under the Make in India initiative, took inspiration from the adhesive pad present at the feet of wall climbing animals, like house lizards.
