The Union Cabinet has approved the purchase of 97 more Tejas Mk1A fighter jets for the Indian Air Force. The ₹62,000 crore deal with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited marks a major push for indigenous defence production and comes as India phases out its ageing MiG-21 fleet.

The Union Cabinet has approved the purchase of 97 more Tejas Mk1A fighter jets for the Indian Air Force. The ₹62,000 crore deal with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited marks a major push.

Govt clears ₹62,000 crore deal for 97 Tejas Mk1A jets, boosting India's indigenous fighter programme

Govt clears ₹62,000 crore deal for 97 Tejas Mk1A jets, boosting India’s indigenous fighter programme

Ola Electric is preparing to recruit about 1,000 senior service technicians and specialised professionals as the company moves into the next phase of its Hyperservice programme, according to people familiar with the plan.
The expansion will substantially bolster the firm's after-sales workforce of around 2,000 and follows weeks of rapid-response efforts to clear service backlogs in key markets.
"This is the second, more structural leg of Hyperservice," a senior company official said, requesting anonymity. "The taskforce was the firefight. This phase is about ensuring we don't have to go through it again."
Unlike a typical hiring expansion, the upcoming drive focuses on senior and specialist roles - from EV diagnostics experts to service centre managers and customer-facing advisors.
Insiders say the objective is to upgrade capability rather than merely increase headcount, targeting roles that influence repair accuracy, centre operations, and first-contact customer experience.
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The expansion will substantially bolster the firm's after-sales workforce of around 2,000 and follows weeks of rapid-response efforts to clear service backlogs in key markets

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The number of road accident fatalities in India rose 2.3 per cent to over 1.77 lakh in 2024, resulting in the death of 485 persons every day, Parliament was informed.
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, in a written reply to Lok Sabha, said that the Stockholm Declaration on Road Safety, adopted at the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in February 2020, sets a new global target to reduce road traffic deaths and injuries by 50 per cent by 2030.
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A total number of 4,80,583 road accidents have been reported by Police Departments of States and Union Territories (UTs) in the country during the calendar year 2023, claiming 1,72,890 lives and causing injuries to 4,62,825 persons.
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In its pre-Budget recommendations to the government, NATHEALTH said it outlined a roadmap to strengthen healthcare delivery, foster innovation, and expand insurance and preventive coverage.
The recommendations call for a balanced mix of fiscal support, structural reforms, and public-private collaboration to build a robust, future-ready health system, it said in a statement.
In its recommendations, NATHEALTH asked the sector to be declared 'core infrastructure' and create a healthcare infrastructure fund of Rs 50,000 crore, saying currently there is limited access to long-term, lower-cost capital for hospitals and diagnostic networks.
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Govt clears ₹62,000 crore deal for 97 Tejas Mk1A jets, boosting India’s indigenous fighter programme

The Union Cabinet has approved the purchase of 97 more Tejas Mk1A fighter jets for the Indian Air Force. The ₹62,000 crore deal with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited marks a major push for indigenous defence production and comes as India phases out its ageing MiG-21 fleet.

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