Hindustan Aeronautics limited has received the letter of intent from the services for the manufacture of 12 Light utility helicopters (LUH), which have been designed and developed indigenously.
The army is in the negotiations for acquiring 11 more Apache AH – 64E attack helicopters from US.
In addition, the request for quotation (RFQ) for the larger order of the LUH has also been issued.
The army is looking at acquiring around 111 LUHs and 95LCHs.
# Uniform civil code
A parliamentary panel has reviewed God’s Uniform civil code, and some its members feel that there are some peculiar and outdated provisions related to matrimony in it.
The Goa civil code is a set of civil laws that govern all residents of the coastal state irrespective of their religion and ethnicity.
Goa civil code has come under focus amid a call for the implementation of a uniform civil code (UCC) across the country.
# CoWin
After the success of the CoWin as a platform for the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination, the central government is looking to repurpose the technology for more health care requirement.
Work is on to adapt the app for the universal immunization programme.
The addition of digitally verifiable certificates for routine immunization will be the first of its kind globally.
# China🇨🇳
A Chinese booster rocket made an uncontrolled return to Earth on Sunday.