
Minister Reviews CMPDI Performance and Future Targets
Minister of State for Coal and Mines Satish Chandra Dubey chaired a performance review meeting of Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDI) in Ranchi. The session was attended by the Chairman-cum-Managing Director Manoj Kumar, senior directors, general managers, and heads of departments.The meeting evaluated CMPDI’s achievements in financial year two thousand twenty-four to twenty-five across exploration, report preparation, capital expenditure, research and development, solar initiatives, and corporate social responsibility. Projections and goals for financial year two thou..

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..