The all-India cover is expected to cost Adani about Rs 15-20 lakh per month
Agnipath pits batchmates against one another, creating incentives for each other's failure rather than success
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has received 94,281 applications under the Agnipath recruitment scheme within four days of the registration process getting underway on Friday. After the scheme was unveiled on June 14, violent protests against it rocked several states for nearly a week and several opposition parties have been demanding its rollback. "A total of 94,281 Agniveer Vayu aspirants have registered till 10:30 am (Monday). Registration closes on July 5," Defence Ministry Spokesperson A Bharat Bhushan Babu said on Twitter. Till Sunday, the IAF had received 56,960 applications under the scheme. Under the scheme, the government had said youths between the ages of 17-and-a-half and 21 years would be inducted for a four-year tenure, while 25 per cent of them will be subsequently inducted for regular service. The government had on June 16 increased the upper age limit for recruitment under the scheme to 23 years from 21 for the year 2022, and subsequently announced a slew of placatory
The government had unveiled the scheme on Tuesday that will overhaul the decades-old selection process to bring in fitter and younger troops to tackle future security challenges facing the nation
Other than direct revenue, air sports activities will gain more from growth of travel, tourism, infrastructure, and local employment, especially in the hilly regions
The digital payment systems should be done by online banking/UPI/PoS mode and further provision for generating computerised bills may also be placed with the given time
As many as 618 personnel were reported infected by the coronavirus on Sunday over a 24-hour time period
Amid a spike in targeted civilian killings by terrorists in Kashmir, over 5,500 additional central armed police forces (CAPFs) personnel have been sent to the Valley, officials said on Tuesday
The incident took place at around 3.15 am in the camp of the 'C' company of Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) 50th battalion
The civilian was killed allegedly in cross-firing after terrorists attacked a CRPF party
In a suspected case of food poisoning, 26 personnel of the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) fell ill
Banerjee came down heavily on the Centre for alleged politically motivated questions asked at the CAPF recruitment examination
Amid the ongoing farmers protest, the Ministry of Home Affairs has extended the deployment of 93 companies of Central Armed Police Forces in the national capital till March 15 for law and order duties
MoS for Home Nityanand Rai told LS that 119 'master bhandar' and 1,871 'subsidiary bhandar' are functioning for the benefit of serving and retired personnel of Central Armed Police Forces
This is the biggest de-induction of these forces after additional troops were rushed to the UT post the abrogation of the Article 370 of the Constitution that gave the erstwhile state a unique status
The CAPFs - CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP, SSB, NSG and Assam Rifles - canteens together sell products worth about Rs 2,800 crore annually
The police have deployed around 40,000 security personnel, 19,000 home guards and 190 companies of Central Armed Police Forces to ensure smooth conduct of the polls
While the Delhi Police personnel have been put on specific election duties, the coys of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) will ensure security of polling premises and movement of EVMs
Overall, 1,34,516 suicides were reported in the country during 2018
The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) is tasked with guarding the 1,751-km long frontier with Nepal and Bhutan