1. Rs 48,000 crore Tejas aircraft deal to be signed today
The government is set to formally seal on February 3 the Rs 48,000 crore deal to procure 83 Tejas light combat aircraft from state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the Indian Air Force, officials said on Wednesday.
The mega-contract will be signed at the Aero India air show in Bengaluru in presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, top brass of the IAF and senior officials of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), they said.
Tejas is a single-engine and highly agile multi-role supersonic fighter capable of operating in high-threat air environments.
2. Aero India to take off today amidst
The country's premier aerospace and defence exhibition, Aero India 2021 will take off on Wednesday amidst the COVID-19 pandemic with buzz around 'AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan' and 'Make in India' push.
With a combination of both physical and virtual exhibition, the 13th edition of the biennial international event at Air Force Station Yelahanka will be the world's first hybrid aerospace show, officials said.
A negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test report (dated January 31, 9 am or later) is a must to attend the three-day event, where each day only 3,000 visitors will be allowed at the flight display venue in view of the pandemic.
3. Nadda's Two-Day Visit To Poll-Bound Kerala Begins From today
BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda will be on a two-day visit to Kerala from Wednesday to review the election preparations ahead of upcoming state Assembly polls.
He will also address a public rally at Vadakkunnathan Temple Ground, Thrissur on Thursday. The public rally would be the first major rally of BJP in Kerala, kick-starting the assembly campaign.
According to Nadda's schedule, the party president will reach Trivandrum International Airport on February 3, where the state party leaders will accord a grand welcome to him and a motorcade rally is also planned.
Nadda will attend the state BJP core committee meeting ahead of seat-sharing discussions and candidates selection regarding Kerala assembly polls.
4. SC to hear pleas related to tractor rally violence on Republic Day today
The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a batch of pleas pertaining to tractor rally violence in the national capital on the Republic Day, including the one which has sought setting up of a commission headed by a retired apex court judge to inquire into the incident.
5. Protesting farmers’ to hold mahapanchayat today
Farmers’ “mahapanchayat” would be held in Haryana’s Jind district on Wednesday to muster support for their ongoing protest against the three central farm laws.
