
Hemant Kumar Rout
Journalist at The New Indian Express
Journalist @NewIndianXpress. Special Interest in Defence | Health | Science & Tech | Infra | Industry | Politics | Development Reporting | 📲: 9437159199.
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newindianexpress.com | Hemant Kumar Rout
India has set an ambitious target to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) by 2025, five years ahead of the global sustainable development goal (SDG) deadline of 2030. The SDG goal for 2030 is 90% reduction in TB deaths and 80% reduction in TB incidence as compared to 2015. But can India achieve its self-imposed target, especially as TB notifications touched a staggering 26.07 lakh cases in 2024, the highest in recent years? Health experts are divided.
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newindianexpress.com | Hemant Kumar Rout
BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to fast-track the implementation of two major ring road projects worth over Rs 7,500 crore, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has urged the Odisha government to immediately initiate the process for statutory clearances, especially forest land diversion.
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1 week ago |
newindianexpress.com | Hemant Kumar Rout
BHUBANESWAR: India successfully conducted release trials of long range glide bomb (LRGB) ‘Gaurav’ from a Sukhoi-30MKI aircraft in last three days, paving way for its early deployment in the forces. Sources said, the weapon was integrated into multiple stations in different warhead configurations, with land targets on the island. Developed by DRDO, Gaurav is among the new precision guided bombs that has a range of 30 km to 150 km.
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newindianexpress.com | Hemant Kumar Rout
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government has constituted a high-level task force to accelerate the pace of industrialisation by ensuring early grounding of proposed investments and expedite pending infrastructure projects in the state. The 17-member task force headed by the chief secretary will regularly review the progress of major industrial projects and ensure inter-departmental coordination for swift resolution of bottlenecks.
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1 week ago |
newindianexpress.com | Hemant Kumar Rout
BHUBANESHWAR: India successfully conducted release trials of long range glide bomb (LRGB) 'Gaurav' from a fighter aircraft paving its early deployment for engagement of targets from outside the range of standard anti-aircraft defences. Defence sources said a series of tests of the LRGB was carried out from frontline aircraft Sukhoi-30MKI in last three days. The weapon was integrated to multiple stations in different warhead configurations, with land targets on the island.
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India successfully conducts release trials of long range glide bomb (LRGB) ‘Gaurav’ from Sukhoi-30 MKI aircraft. The weapon integrated to multiple stations in different warhead configurations having land target on Island demonstrates its range of 100 km with pin point accuracy. https://t.co/UOwQgK0AiB

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