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Kineco flags-off India’s first commercial Sonar Dome for Indian Navy

Goa-based Kineco Limited, a leading composite technology provider for defence, aerospace, railway and industrial sectors, flagged off India’s first-ever commercial Sonar Dome, at the hands of Chief Minister, Pramod Sawant on Tuesday. Image The Sonar Dome is a critical component of a warship as it houses the Sonar (Sonar Navigation and Ranging) Array - which is  used for detection, navigation, and ranging. The Sonar Dome, manufactured by Kineco was flagged off to its esteemed customer Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited Mumbai (MDL), where it will be mounted on the Indian Navy’s P15 Alpha Warship. The ceremony was attended virtually by Scientific Advisor to Chief of Naval Staff, Bhaskar Burman, Director Ship building of MDL, RAdm A K Saxena, (IN Retd), GM and project superintendent  (P17A Frigate) of MDL, Biju George, scientist and Director General - Armament and Combat Engineering Systems (ACE), Pravin K Mehta, scientist- Director of Research & Development Establishment (Eng...

One year anniversary of Article 370's abrogation: What changed for Jammu and Kashmir

Representative Image Union Home Minister Amit Shah on August 5, 2019 had announced the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A in Parliament, which resulted in the bifurcation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories. A year on, section 144 has been imposed in Srinagar to prevent some terrorist outfits from marking the day as a 'Black Day' also to keep a check on the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic that has swept the UT. According to a circular issued the district magistrate, the section 144 has been imposed for August 4 and 5. The abrogation of Article 370 and 35A has extended the reach of Parliament and Indian Constitution over the region effectively ending the autonomous status and provisions where they could make their own laws on most issues. Since the abrogation of the Articles, a number of state laws were scrapped and both union territories got lieutenant governors after the bifurcation came into effect on October 31, 2019.  Also, the scrapping of Article 35A...