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DRDO Conducts Maiden Flight-Trial of Stratospheric Airship

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted the maiden flight-trial of the Stratospheric Airship Platform from Sheopur in Madhya Pradesh. Developed by the Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment in Agra, the airship ascended to nearly seventeen kilometres, carrying an instrumental payload.The sixty-two-minute flight tested onboard systems such as envelope pressure control and emergency deflation, which performed as intended. Data from the sensors will help build advanced simulation models for future missions. The system was safely recovere..

Amit Shah Reviews Progress of Key National Cooperative Institutions

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah chaired a high-level review of National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL), National Cooperative Organics Limited (NCOL) and Bharatiya Beej Sahkari Samiti Limited (BBSSL). These institutions, formed in two thousand twenty-three under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aim to strengthen cooperative-led exports, organic farming and seed development.Amit Shah directed NCEL to explore export potential of sugar, aromatic rice, organic cotton and coarse grains, and set a target of Rs two trillion in exports. NCEL achieved a turno..

Anuradha Prasad Appointed Member of Union Public Service Commission

Ms. Anuradha Prasad, former Secretary to the Government of India, has officially assumed charge as Member of the Union Public Service Commission. The oath was administered by Lieutenant General Raj Shukla (Retired), the seniormost Member of the Commission.A graduate of Lady Sriram College and holder of a Masters in History from the University of Delhi, she also earned a Masters in Development Administration from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. Ms. Prasad is a 1986-batch officer of the Indian Defence Accounts Service with over 37 years of experience in public administration.She ha..