Tag: Israel

Sarbananda Sonowal lays foundation stone of Indo-Israeli CoE

November 4, 2020

• The foundation stone of Indo-Israeli Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Vegetables Protected Cultivation at Khetri on the outskirts of Guwahati laid the Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal.

Meghalaya Govt & Israel agreed to set up ‘Centre of Excellence’

October 9, 2020

• Meghalaya government has entered into a partnership with Israel with an aim to establish a one of a kind Centre of Excellence(CoE) on high-value vegetables in the state that will improve and promote the livelihoods of farmers.

India helds Webinar with Israel

September 25, 2020

• A webinar was held between India and Israel, under the aegis of Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence through SIDM.
• The Theme of the webinar was “Indian Defence Industry Global Outreach for Collaborative Partnership: Webinar and Expo”.

India and Israel enter into a new cultural agreement

August 23, 2020

• A cultural agreement has been signed between India and Israel with the aim of strengthening the strategic bilateral ties by the promotion of greater people-to-people exchanges.

UP Signs Agreement with Israel for Water Resource Management

August 22, 2020

• The government of Uttar Pradesh (UP) signed an agreement with the Israel’s Water Resource Minister for the water resource management in Bundelkhand region in Uttar Pradesh.The ‘plan of cooperation’ is initially signed for 2 years, with the interest of the project, this will be extended in the future.

Arrow-2 interceptor defence missile system successfully launched by Israel

August 14, 2020

• On 13th August Israel successfully tested its new defence missile system, Arrow-2 interceptor. 
• Arrow -2 is a multi-layered system designed to defend against both short- and mid-range rockets and it is also capable of defending against threats from outside the atmosphere.

AIIMS New Delhi got new AI-based equipment from Israel

August 13, 2020

• AIIMS New Delhi got new AI based technologies and high end equipment from Israel so that India will function more effectively for the COVID 19 related monitoring in the hospitals and healthcare centres.

Ultra-rapid testing kit for COVID-19 jointly developed by India and Israel

July 25, 2020

• An ultra-rapid testing kit for COVID-19 jointly developed by India and Israel.
• This rapid testing kit can generate preliminary COVID results within 30 seconds.

Israel successfully started its Intelligence Satellite Ofek-16 into LEO

July 7, 2020

• On 6th July 2020, from Central Israel’s Palmachim Airbase Israel has successfully released its intelligence satellite ‘Ofek-16’ into the Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
• This is the 12th Satellite ejected by Israel under its Ofek group of satellites. The Ofek-16 Satellite was propelled as a payload of the rocket- Shavit 2.

PM of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu sworn-in for the fifth time

May 18, 2020

• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again swore in his new government on 17 May for the fifth time. The ceremony of the swearing-in of Israel’s new government, the Knesset, was kept in accordance with COVID-19 social distancing directives.