UP eyeing Rs 50k crore investment in defence
Virendra Singh Rawat Upping the ante on the manufacturing roadmap, Uttar Pradesh is eyeing an investment of Rs 50,000 crore in aerospace and defence (A&D) sector. The Yogi Adityanath government…
IIT Kanpur to scale up defence testing infra
Virendra Singh Rawat IIT Kanpur Research and Technology Park Foundation (Technopark@IITK) has announced to scale up state-of-art defence testing infrastructure in its campus. It has entered into agreements with two…
UP bullish on defence manufacturing
Virendra Singh Rawat Uttar Pradesh is mulling over a new defence manufacturing policy to brighten the prospects of its ambitious UP Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC). Under the UP Defence &…
IIT Kanpur launches Cyber Commando Training
Virendra Singh Rawat Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has launched a ‘Cyber Commando Training Program’ to enhance India’s cybersecurity readiness. It is a specialised six-month residential course designed by…
UP to invest Rs 950 crore in Defence Corridor
Virendra Singh Rawat To make India self-reliant in defence ware, the Yogi Adityanath government is developing world-class infrastructure in the Uttar Pradesh Defense Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) comprising six nodes. The…
Kanpur leads investment in UP Defence Corridor
Virendra Singh Rawat The mega UP Defense Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) is rapidly progressing to enhance India’s self-reliance in defense manufacturing. Spanning six nodes across the state, the Kanpur node is…
IIT Kanpur collaborates with DRDO for research
Virendra Singh Rawat Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur in collaboration with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has established a DRDO-Industry-Academia Centre of Excellence (DIA CoE) on its…
Yogi 2.0 to push Chitrakoot node of Defence Corridor
Virendra Singh Rawat The Uttar Pradesh government is pushing for the Chitrakoot node of the mega Defence Corridor to bolster the socioeconomic development in the arid Bundelkhand region. While UP…
Yogi unveils Adani’s Rs 3,000 crore ammunition plant
Virendra Singh Rawat In a major development signalling the growing private sector partnership to meet India’s defence and militaryware inventory, Adani Defence & Aerospace today saw the inauguration of two…
UP to launch military ware projects of Rs 3,500 crore
Virendra Singh Rawat Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch 34 private sector defence manufacturing projects totalling Rs 3,500 crore in Uttar Pradesh on February 16. These projects will come up…