Search For "ministry of defence"
Indian Navy conducts 'Goa liberation' Diamond Jubilee seminar
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): A seminar was organised on Tuesday by Goa Naval Area at Raj Hans auditorium in the Dabolim village of the state to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of the liberation of Goa, said the press statement issued by the Ministry of Defence.
Read More
Char Dham: SC allows double-lane highways in view of security concern
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to double-lane widening of roads that are part of the 899-km Char Dham project in Uttarakhand in view of security concerns at the Indo-China border.
Read More
Centre making constant efforts to achieve 'Aatmanirbharta' in defence sect
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that the Central government has been making constant efforts to achieve 'Aatmanirbharta' in the defence sector, that "lagged behind due to lack of investment, innovation, research and development before the c
Read More
India successfully flight-tests indigenous Stand-Off Anti-Tank missile
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday tested the indigenously designed and developed Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) missile from Pokhran ranges, informed the Ministry of Defence.
Read More
DRDO successfully tests Pinaka Extended Range, Area Denial Munitions, indi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): The Pinaka Extended Range (Pinaka-ER), Area Denial Munitions (ADM) and indigenously developed fuzes have been successfully tested at various test ranges, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) informed on Saturday.
Read More
Over 10.03 crore disbursed between 2018-2021 for promoting defence start-u
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): The Ministry of Defence on Friday said that it has disbursed over 10.30 crore between 2018 and 2021 under the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) scheme for promoting start-ups in the field of defence sector.
Read More
Rs 300 cr earmarked to Sainik Schools, Rs 6.174 cr to Rashtriya Military S
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): At present, there are 33 Sainik Schools functioning in the country, out of which five were set up during the last three years and the total funds earmarked to Sainik Schools Society is Rs 300 crore, informed the Ministry of Defence on Friday.
Read More
Indian troops deployed in high altitude areas equipped with advanced avala
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): Indian Army troops deployed in high altitude areas are suitably equipped with modern gadgets to include avalanche victim detectors, trackers, and Ricoh reflectors, informed the Ministry of Defence on Friday.
Read More
Vice Chief of Army Staff proceeds on two-day Qatar visit
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS) Lieutenant General C.P. Mohanty has proceeded on a two-day visit to Qatar from December 8-9, the Ministry of Defence informed on Wednesday.
Read More
Over 9,000 officers-level, 1.10 lakh junior-level posts lying vacant acros
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): The Ministry of Defence on Monday said that over 9,000 officers-level and 1.10 lakh junior-level posts are lying vacant across the defence forces in India.
Read More
HAL carries ground run of prototype Hindustan-228 aircraft
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) carried out a successful ground run and Low-Speed Taxi Trials (LSTT) of a prototype Hindustan-228 aircraft, a potential commercial aircraft after Type Certification by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Read More
UK announces new action plan to end HIV infections, deaths by 2030
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government announced on Wednesday a new HIV action plan backed by 23 million pounds (30.5 million dollars) to end infections and deaths in England by 2030, while the Ministry of Defence said changes are being introduced to make it easier for peop
Read More