DEFENCE MINISTRY LAUNCHES AI-POWERED GRIEVANCE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION

July 16, 2021

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered grievance management application in New Delhi on Thursday, developed by Ministry of Defence with the help of IIT-Kanpur. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Dr Jitendra Singh graced the occasion. This is the first AI based...

MOS DEFENCE VISITS INDIAN COAST GUARD HEADQUARTERS IN NEW DELHI

July 15, 2021

Mr. Ajay Bhatt visited Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Headquarters in New Delhi on Wednesday for the first time after taking over as Raksha Rajya Mantri (RRM). During his visit, he was briefed by DG Coast Guard K Natarajan and other senior officials on the capacities & capabilities of various operations...

UNIQUE INITIATIVE OF GALLANTRY AWARDS PORTAL AND NCC TO MAINTAIN AND HONOUR THE STATUES OF WAR HEROES OF INDIA

July 15, 2021

To mark the 75th year of Independence, Gallantry Awards Portal and National Cadet Corps (NCC) have jointly initiated a unique scheme to celebrate and pay tribute to the gallants of the Armed Forces and others who made the supreme sacrifice in the service of the nation. Under the initiative, statues...

CGDA EXHORTS IDAS PROBATIONERS AT NADFM PUNE TO EXCEL AS KARMAYOGIS

July 15, 2021

Rajnish Kumar, IDAS, Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA), in his interaction with the IDAS Probationers at National Academy of Defence Financial Management (NADFM) Pune, emphasized the need to rise to the expectations of the Prime Minister by becoming ‘Karmayogi’ civil servants of the nation. The CGDA expressed satisfaction that...

147 ADDITIONAL INDIAN ARMY WOMEN OFFICERS GRANTED PERMANENT COMMISSION

July 15, 2021

Consequent to the landmark judgement of the Supreme Court for grant of Permanent Commission (PC) to Women Officers in Indian Army, a Special Number 5 Selection Board for screening Women Officers for grant of PC was constituted in September 2020 and results were declared in November 2020. Further, in March...

INDIAN NAVY RECEIVES DELIVERY OF 10TH BOEING P-8I

July 15, 2021

With the delivery of India’s 10th P-8I, Boeing is continuing to expand the Indian Navy’s long-range maritime reconnaissance anti-submarine warfare capabilities. The patrol aircraft is an integral part of the Indian Navy’s fleet and has surpassed 30,000 flight hours since it was inducted in 2013. This is the second aircraft...

WEST BENGAL’S COASTAL SECURITY DISCUSSED AT 8TH APEX COMMITTEE REVIEW MEETING

July 14, 2021

The 8th Apex Committee Review Meeting (ACRM) on coastal security for West Bengal was conducted by the Headquarters, Eastern Naval Command over video conference on Tuesday. The meeting was co-chaired by Vice Adm Ajendra Bahadur Singh, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, and Hari Krishna Dwivedi, Chief Secretary to the...

VICTORY FLAME ARRIVES AT LAUNGEWALA, 1971 INDIA-PAK WAR BATTLEGROUND

July 14, 2021

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of India’s glorious victory in the 1971 war, the year 2021 is being celebrated as ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’ by the Indian Armed Forces. The Swarnim Vijay Mashal symbolises the supreme valour and sacrifice of the immortal soldiers who fought for the motherland in the finest...

AIRBUS-BUILT EUROPEAN ROBOTIC ARM READY FOR SPACE

July 14, 2021

Airbus space engineers have installed ESA’s European Robotic Arm (ERA) onto the Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) and it is now ready for its flight to the International Space Station (ISS). Together with this module, known as ‘Nauka’, ERA and its two control stations will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome,...

190 RECRUITS PASS OUT FROM AT 58 GORKHA TRAINING CENTRE

July 13, 2021

The Passing Out Parade of the 190th Recruit Training Batch of 58 Gorkha Training Centre was held yesterday at Harish Parade Ground, Happy Valley, Shillong. The Parade marks the culmination of rigorous Recruit training during which young boys are transformed into physically fit, mentally robust & professionally competent Young Soldiers...