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  Centre allocated Rs 500 crore to modernise rural infrastructure in Goa: PM Narendra Modi

  India | October 23, 2021 14:09 IST

  PM Modi noted the infrastructural development in rural Goa will help in increasing the income of farmers, livestock farmers and fishermen.

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  BHEL bags Rs 200 crore order to upgrade Chilla hydro project

  Business | November 04, 2019 15:11 IST

  Valued at over Rs 200 crore, BHEL has bagged the order from Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (UJVNL) for RM&U of the 4x36 MW Chilla HEP, the engineering firm said in a statement

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  Army set for ‘deadly’ makeover with big ticket weapons purchases

  India | March 01, 2017 12:10 IST

  Amid heightened tensions with Pakistan and China’s ever-increasing military might, India is now fast-tracking the long-delayed modernisation of the Army’s Special Forces to make them more efficient, lethal and mobile for covert warfare.

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  Has the 6 pc hike in defence budget dealt a blow to Army’s modernisation plans?

  India | February 02, 2017 13:03 IST

  Experts believe that the paltry hike in the defence budget has dashed hopes of any major step towards military modernisation this year despite heightened tensions with Pakistan and the increasing military capabilities of China.

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  Army conducted surgical strikes with outdated weapons despite MoD’s approval for modernisation: Report

  India | October 11, 2016 13:57 IST

  The Indian Army’s Special Forces (SF), which carried out surgical strikes in PoK targeting at least seven terror launch pads, used weapons that should have been replaced with modern ones as per Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s directives last year

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  Saudi king decrees equality, diversificaton of economy

  World | March 11, 2015 7:09 IST

  Riyadh: Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud decreed that the discrimination between different sections of the society be removed and the economy diversified to be less dependent of oil revenues, media reported Tuesday.The Saudi

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  'US committed to assist India in military modernisation': Pentagon Official

  World | December 03, 2014 16:38 IST

  Washington: The US is committed to a broad defence trade and technology relationship with India to assist it in military modernisation efforts, a top Pentagon official said, noting that expanding bilateral security partnership is crucial