3 July 2021
Major restructuring of how the Indian military conducts operations, which results in disagreements between forces; Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) says Air Force is a supporting arm for ground forces and Navy just like Artillery, Engineers; Air force chief says no, there is more to air power and it is not second fiddle to the army
Setback for Modi and Macron as French judge opens criminal investigation into Rafale deal with India; in an explosive new report, the French website Mediapart says Dassault Aviation signed its first MoU with the Anil Ambani group on March 26, 2015, two weeks before Prime Minister Modi went public in Paris on his decision to buy 36 Rafale jets and scrap the earlier contract for 126 aircraft
Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin phase 3 trial results finally out after months of delays; vaccine found to be effective against Covid, including the variant
IIT-Madras professor resigns alleging ‘multiple instances’ of caste-based discrimination
Extreme and unusual weather patterns due to climate change is now impacting clean energy generation in India; Cyclones, non-seasonal rains & more cloudy days mask solar power in at least 4 States