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by milindc
28 Sep 2023 22:00
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667816

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Army moves over Rs 6,500 cr deal to Defence Ministry for procurement of 400 howitzers from 'desi' firms
https://aninews.in/news/national/genera ... 928215102/
28 Sept 2023
by milindc
13 Feb 2023 20:48
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech
Replies: 2937
Views: 982372

Re: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech

Indigenous tactical drone ‘Tango Bravo’ steals limelight at Aero India 2023

by milindc
18 Mar 2022 00:47
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian IT Industry
Replies: 1372
Views: 436103

Re: Indian IT Industry

I think govt does not publish company wise data on tax collection. However, the operation is like this per my understanding. Let's say for discussion sake there is a company called ACC. ACC usa gets a contract to implement some software project for client GEC in usa ACC usa gets into offshore contr...
by milindc
15 Mar 2022 12:29
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian IT Industry
Replies: 1372
Views: 436103

Re: Indian IT Industry

How much taxes do foreign IT services co.s like Accenture, IBM, CapGemini etc pay in India? How much profits from India do they expatriate to their HQs ? Can anyone please throw some light on this? Most of them operate as cost centers with contracts held by HQ entities. The cost center needs to hav...
by milindc
26 Jan 2022 01:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Thanks. I do understand that. What the calendar day means is any time previous day. Your son took it TWO calendar days prior. Because the flight is at 1 am it is not much of a help whether it is calendar day or 24 hours. I am taking the test on 30th between 9 & 10 am and the flight is on 31st, ...
by milindc
25 Jan 2022 15:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

No updates from 22nd? Have we peaked? From 20th to 24th 347,337,333,306,256 (in thousands from Worldometer which sources from MoHFW.in). I am counting my days from infection and hoping I have dodged the bullet. I stayed with my Sister in Law and her husband from 15th to 18th, On 20th her husband te...
by milindc
11 Jan 2022 23:15
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
Replies: 5960
Views: 2250147

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018

Don't know if this was posted before.. This is talk from Dr Tessy Thomas with few nuggets on missile guidance. How lucky are we to have this great lady work in DRDO



Agni 4 was a complete redesign of the missile.
There was an eye in sky during Balakot
by milindc
01 Jan 2022 15:26
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
Replies: 5960
Views: 2250147

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018

Amazing work by Dr S Venugopal
by milindc
04 Nov 2021 23:55
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8411
Views: 2875867

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Is UPI just a payment interface or does the term generically cover all sorts of online payment like NEFT/IMPS/RTGS/etc ? If the latter then I can believe the 1/4th of GDP number. Just UPI. IMPS/NEFT/RTGS are counted separately. UPI has become the de-facto medium including salaries for informal jobs...
by milindc
08 Oct 2021 01:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

arshyam wrote:Nandakumar sir, Aadhaar is not mandatory for Cowin entry, though all hospitals insist on it. You can use passport as well - this is first hand info reg Indian passport. Not sure about a foreign passport though.
We registered and got vaccinated with foreign passport for our kin. No issues.
by milindc
09 Sep 2021 23:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Govt orders 66cr Covishield doses. SII now has capacity to manufacture 20.29 crore in September. Amazing !!!!!

https://news.rediff.com/commentary/2021 ... eb26c82c45
by milindc
17 Jun 2021 15:08
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

With private participation in vaccination drive, we are now seeing slots available for whoever is willing to spend Rs1000 on the vaccine shot. For this reason it is imperative for Govt to provide more vaccine doses to private sector. Employers are taking care of the cost (especially large ones). Thi...
by milindc
24 May 2021 00:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

vijayk wrote:The 2 Billion doses to be manufactured in India from Aug-Dec

1. Did they secure materials needed for them?
Dr Suchitra Ella in a panel discussion with Rahul Kanwal stated that they have all materials secured for their vaccine supply until Jan 2022.
by milindc
22 May 2021 03:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

A gentleman by the name of Bogini Anandayya https://youtu.be/E0cK4l9RnVM I saw on whatsapp that he was arrested and they stopped distribution of the medicine. How far is it true? He was arrested to control the crowd. They booked him for flouting covid norms. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnQwSgFN...
by milindc
07 Apr 2021 23:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

I have some old data from 2018, and based on that estimation is that we have around 33.6 cr population who are aged 45+. Our vaccine manufacturing capacity is currently around 7cr per month. Unless we increase our capacity, we will be looking at Oct/Nov before other age groups are vaccinated. Maybe ...
by milindc
04 Apr 2021 15:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Yesterday afternoon, I went to a big private hospital in Gachibowli area in Hyderabad and got vaccinated(covishield ). I was fine till night. Today early morning, I started feeling chills and fever. Also had a slight throbbing pain in the injection area once in a while, not too uncomfortable though...
by milindc
02 Apr 2021 00:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Brazil regulator flags safety issues in Covaxin production, denies certificate Brazil’s health regulator has rejected an application to give Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin a certificate of Good Manufacturing Practices following an inspection of the company’s site in Hyderabad earlier this month. The move...
by milindc
05 Mar 2021 12:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Good experience with vaccine shot at Hyd private hospital for parents. They were given covishield and the process was complete in 40 minutes and 30 minutes more after the shot. We made the booking online for afternoon. Luckily I decided to visit the facility in morning to check if there is some pre-...
by milindc
29 Oct 2020 13:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - November 11, 2019
Replies: 2848
Views: 922941

Re: Terroristan - November 11, 2019

https://news.rediff.com/commentary/2020/oct/29/let-abhinandan-go-pak-army-chief-was-trembling/5b45b02c84edb2c41ab0cb95cf0360dd Let Abhinandan go! Pak army chief was trembling Pakistan Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa's "legs were shaking" while Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told the m...
by milindc
29 Sep 2020 15:16
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667816

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/money-faulty-ammo-100-howitzers-army-internal-report-1726586-2020-09-29 Calculating the loss to the exchequer due to poor quality OFB ammunition to be Rs 960 crore between 2014 and 2020, the Army notes, “Rs 960 crore roughly means 100 155-mm medium artillery gu...
by milindc
30 Jul 2020 14:00
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524035

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

No one is going to come out and say we're going to nuke pop centers whether it's retaliation or first use. Even a midget nuke strike will lead to massive retaliation, India warns Pak Unacceptable damage means pop centers are fair game. You miss my point has the Gov of India the political will to hi...
by milindc
10 Jul 2020 00:23
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524035

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

Shenxianwan: The ‘toughest’ China post that guards Karakoram Pass Radar at Karakoram Pass The Karakoram Pass has seen Chinese troops coming and staying at the pass for a day or two and returning. Satellite images have also caught a vehicle-based phased array radar located at Karakoram pass with the...
by milindc
08 Jul 2020 02:19
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Replies: 5226
Views: 1441756

Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector

with monthly salary of Rs 16 Lakhs, 5 BHK house, and Car worth 2.5Cr. This crap was forwarded last week on various WhatsApp groups. Just reading that one sentence about his offer in France and 5 BHK house made the whole post suspicious. Did research on Google, found many holes in his proclamations....
by milindc
01 Jul 2020 01:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

'Never made coronavirus medicine': Patanjali CEO backtracks on 'Coronil', says never claimed it can cure COVID Giving clarification to the notice issued by the Uttarakhand Drug Department, Patanjali Group CEO Acharya Balkrishna denied making any medicine named as 'Corona Kit'. https://images.livemi...
by milindc
26 Jun 2020 20:31
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

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Admin note: use your WhatsApp group for sarcastic repartee posts, not this forum. Keep it civil
by milindc
26 Jun 2020 15:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

If calling out stupidity is trolling, I'm guilty of it. If it offends can't help it, because every detail was given. Now fanboys will not accept anything which is obvious. For any drug (be it Ayurvedic) to be approved, there is no distinction since they want to claim it will provide efficacy for cer...
by milindc
26 Jun 2020 12:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

The sample size is a grand total of 100, out of which 50 were given a placebo, 45 given the drug and 5 refused consent and were excluded. This is an incredibly small sample size. Moreover according to the doctor who conducted the trial, any patient with any comorbidity was excluded, most were young...
by milindc
25 Jun 2020 13:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Attached is the letter from Patanjali to Ayush https://filebin.net/bmi9ood43qditwks/Letter_to_Ayush_Ministry__1_.pdf?t=41lg7iv7 This letter gives details on the 'clinical trial' conducted at NIMS. Anyone with even limited experience in clinical trial protocols can quickly come to conclusion that th...
by milindc
25 Jun 2020 09:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Attached is the letter from Patanjali to Ayush https://filebin.net/bmi9ood43qditwks/Letter_to_Ayush_Ministry__1_.pdf?t=41lg7iv7 This letter gives details on the 'clinical trial' conducted at NIMS. Anyone with even limited experience in clinical trial protocols can quickly come to conclusion that th...
by milindc
25 Jun 2020 08:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Somehow Indians are attached to this thought that Ayurveda is a superior system than modern medicine but don't invest time/money to prove its efficacy. This is fair. As I said above, let the Ayush ministry establish the proper protocols and make it easy for the public to review for themselves. Now ...
by milindc
25 Jun 2020 08:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

I tend to agree with disha-ji's points. If Patanjali claims a cure for their medicine, let them conduct trials just like any other medicine. If they fail, their claim falls flat. But why call them "fraud" without any evidence as some poster glibly did above? So what if it is made out of A...
by milindc
25 Jun 2020 08:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

COVID-19 Death Rate now stands at .3% https://reason.com/2020/05/24/the-cdcs-new-best-estimate-implies-a-covid-19-infection-fatality-rate-below-0-3/ The CDC's New 'Best Estimate' Implies a COVID-19 Infection Fatality Rate Below 0.3% That rate is much lower than the numbers used in the horrifying pr...
by milindc
25 Jun 2020 08:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

dishaji, Anyone saying 100% cure is questionable. Doesn’t matter who it is. There is no such a thing. Please do not be ignorant. There are diseases with 100% cure. Across human genetic variations and co-morbidities. And a single drug/herb or a combination of such treatment can cure for all humans f...
by milindc
24 Jun 2020 13:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

So Baba's Coronil's ingredients was released by Patanjali based on the request by Ayush ministry.
It is actually 3 tablets (500mg Ashwagandha, 1000mg Giloy extract, 500mg Tulsi extract) twice a day.

What Baba did is basically fraud on his simpleton believers.
by milindc
23 Jun 2020 23:15
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524035

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

Nobody is shivering about the Chinese. However threat analysis is always done by what your adversary can do, instead of what he will do. Paks confidently do "India will not do this" analysis, start a war and get surprised by when we react. I have mentioned multiple times, that the Chinese...
by milindc
02 May 2020 02:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

New cases in Mumbai are coming from bank employees, govt workers, municipality workers, police, hospital nurses etc, all of whom are exempt from lockdown. When they return home, some neighbours too are contracting it. Many border regions of Maharashtra(with telangana) have a huge hyderabadi Muslim ...
by milindc
20 Apr 2020 16:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

This is just cruel, evil and selfish. People have do not have any sense of dignity and compassion. :x Third such incident in last few days.. Same thing happened with late Dr. Sailo and Dr. Reddy.. India is only country where such things are happening as far as I know.. Saving any ICU pt takes treme...
by milindc
19 Apr 2020 14:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Post Wuhan-Virus(Covid19) World and India
Replies: 484
Views: 128750

Re: Post Wuhan-Virus(Covid19) World and India

Kanan Sir, I agree. You should volunteer in ICU and help medical staff treat those 1% patients. If not, then you should have a different perspective. If you're going to keep pushing this silly line (this is not the first time), then the reverse should also be true. If you think the lockdown is a go...
by milindc
18 Apr 2020 23:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Post Wuhan-Virus(Covid19) World and India
Replies: 484
Views: 128750

Re: Post Wuhan-Virus(Covid19) World and India

Since we can't do much to the virus and the infected more than what we are already doing, I have plan for rebooting the economy. We have to divide the society into two groups based on the resistance to the virus. one group which is less vulnerable to virus will run the economy. other group which is...
by milindc
17 Apr 2020 16:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707195

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

How good is the PDS system in cities? Does all the urban poor get the low priced 5 kg wheat/rice and 1 kg of pulses per person? That will only last 5 to 10 days. How are people surviving? Whoever has BPL ration card (white card in Telangana) is being taken care of.. some of the migrants who have id...