Coast Guard's offshore patrol vessel Sarthak commissioned in GoaSarthak is commanded by Deputy Inspector General M M Syed and has a complement of 11 Officers and 110 men, it said.
28 Oct, 2021, 09.44 PM IST
L&T-built Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS Vigraha commissioned into Indian Coast GuardOffshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) are long-range surface ships, capable of operation in maritime zones of India, including island territories ...
28 Aug, 2021, 03.48 PM IST
Indian Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel 'Vigraha' launched to enhance coastal securityThe OPV is 98 metre long, 15 metre wide, has 3.6 m draught, 2140T displacement and a range of 5,000 nautical miles. It can attain a sustain...
06 Oct, 2020, 02.43 PM IST
India remains polio free, all vaccines used in government immunisation prog safe: UNICEF, WHOThe United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) said the risk of children getting vaccine derived polio...
11 Oct, 2018, 04.51 PM IST
Third patrol vessel for Coast Guard launchedTo be inducted after extensive trials, the OPV will be manned by a 102-member crew and utilised for day and night patrol, surveillance and ...
28 Aug, 2018, 05.49 PM IST
Off shore patrol vessel 'Shaunak' commissionedThe 105-metre-long OPV is fitted with the state-of-the-art navigation and communication equipment, sensors and machineries, a Coast Guard s...
15 Jul, 2018, 01.46 PM IST
Goa Shipyard looks at building offshore patrol vessels armed with missilesThe GSL is currently working on Defence Ministry's order of twelve mine countermeasure vessels (MCMV) costing Rs 32,000 crore.
14 Jul, 2018, 03.43 PM IST
New offshore patrol vessel built for Coast Guard launchedA 105-metre new generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), to help increase the Coast Guard's requirements for policing of the vast Indian Ex...
14 Jul, 2018, 03.30 PM IST
Rolls-Royce and Goa Shipyard Limited agree to manufacture MTU engines in IndiaUnder the agreement signed on Thursday at the Defexpo, the companies will assemble 16-cylinder and 20-cylinder engines at GSL’s new facilit...
12 Apr, 2018, 05.54 PM IST
Larsen & Toubro launches second offshore patrol vesselAn OPV is a long-range surface ship with helicopter operation capabilities. Its role includes coastal and offshore patrolling, policing mar...
22 Jan, 2018, 07.28 PM IST
Government allays concerns on polio; says India remains polio-freeHealth Ministry said the detected polio virus strain, which was was found in a sewage sample collected near the Secunderabad railway statio...
15 Jun, 2016, 04.34 PM IST
Injectable vaccine to prevent re-emergence of polio launchedHealth Minister JP Nadda said that though India was certified polio-free on March 27, 2014, the battle against polio is not over yet.
30 Nov, 2015, 01.42 PM IST
Coast Guard's patrol team gets more teethThe GSL officials said that this largest OPV will help meet the increasing requirement of the Indian Coast Guard for undertaking policing.
21 Mar, 2015, 12.09 PM IST
Pakistan plans to vaccinate three million children against polioIPV will be administered to children at end of November as a supplementary dose while Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) will be given to them as per...
04 Nov, 2014, 04.55 PM IST
Visitors from Pakistan will have to take polio vaccine: IndiaIndia announced it would be mandatory for all persons - adults or children - travelling to the country from Pakistan to take an Oral Polio ...
11 Dec, 2013, 06.41 PM IST
Panacea Biotec gets Rs 188 crore order from government for polio vaccinesDrug firm Panacea Biotec today said it has received an order worth Rs 187.61 crore from the government to supply polio vaccines till May 20...
17 Dec, 2012, 02.16 PM IST
- Panacea Biotec withdraws oral polio vaccine from WHO list
Drug firm Panacea Biotec today said it has withdrawn its oral polio vaccine from the World Health Organisation's list of pre-qualified vacc...
05 Mar, 2012, 10.19 PM IST