The Agriculture Ministry announces in the crop year 2020-21, India's foodgrain production is projected to rise by 3.74 per cent to a new record of 308.65 million tonnes.
The Quad country navies including, India, the US, Japan and Australia, will be conducting the annual Malabar naval exercises, from August 21, off the coast of Guam, in the Indo-Pacific.
On Aug 11, 2021, The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired a 1,000-km range Nirbhay cruise missile from the Chandipur testing facility in Odisha.
The Cabinet Committee chaired by Prime Minister Modi has given its approval to the proposal on Deep Ocean Mission. It will be implemented for five years from 2021 to 2026.
The Geo-Imaging Satellite (GISAT-1) was launched by ISRO on the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle- F 10 (GSLV-F10). However, the satellite failed to reach orbit because of a technical setback.
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