Ashish Singh

MISSION SAGAR-IV: INS JALASHWA ARRIVES AT PORT ANJOUAN IN COMOROS

March 17, 2021

As part of Mission Sagar-IV, Indian Naval Ship Jalashwa arrived at Port Anjouan, Comoros, to deliver 1,000 metric tonnes of rice. An official ceremony for handing over the food aid from the Government of India to Government of Comoros was held. The ceremony was attended by Dhoihir Dhoulkamal, Minister of...

PRIVATISATION TO ‘MAKE-IN-INDIA’: DEFENCE DISCUSSION IN PARLIAMENT

March 17, 2021

The ‘Make in India’ initiative in the defence sector is implemented through various policy initiatives which promote indigenous design, development and manufacture of defence items. These initiatives, inter-alia, include priority to procurement of capital items from domestic sources under Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020; notification of ‘Negative list’ of 101...

DRDO tests to border infiltrations: Defence discussion in Parliament

March 16, 2021

Twenty-eight successful tests have been carried out by DRDO in the last one year. The major weapons and other systems that have been handed over to the armed forces by DRDO are: Astra Beyond Visual Range Missile System, 10 m Short Span Bridging System, Indian Maritime Situational Awareness System (IMSAS),...

FOLLOWING PM, COAST GUARD, SAINIK SCHOOL & NCC LAUNCH AMRUT MAHOTSAV

March 16, 2021

With the Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagging off the ‘Padyatra’ (Freedom March) from Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad, and inaugurating the curtain raiser activities of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’, a series of events will be organised by the Government of India to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of India’s Independence launched 75...

INS TALWAR RESCUES STRANDED CARGO SHIP IN GULF OF OMAN

March 13, 2021

NEW DELHI: On 11th March, Indian Naval Ship (INS) Talwar, deployed for ‘Operation Sankalp’ in Gulf of Oman received a distress call from a stranded cargo ship MV Nayan, requesting for assistance. The cargo ship, on transit from UAE to Iraq, was adrift since 9th March owing to failure of...

INS Sardar Patel conducts maiden coastal security workshop

March 13, 2021

A coastal security workshop was conducted at Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sardar Patel, Porbandar, earlier this week. The maiden workshop, aimed at creating awareness about the importance of coastal security among fishing community, was attended by over 50 fishermen and representatives from the State Fisheries Department. The event saw active...

21ST MEETING OF THE WMCC ON INDIA-CHINA BORDER AFFAIRS

March 13, 2021

The 21st meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) was held on Friday. The Indian delegation was led by Additional Secretary (East Asia) from the Ministry of External Affairs. The Director General of the Boundary & Oceanic Department of the Chinese Ministry of...

INS Shardul arrives at Port Louis for Mauritius National Day celebrations

March 13, 2021

INS Shardul, a ship of the First Training Squadron of the Indian Navy (IN) is visiting Port Louis, Mauritius from 10-13 March, as part of an overseas deployment to Southern Indian Ocean nations. The ship will undertake Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) surveillance of Mauritius, in coordination with Mauritian National Coast...

75 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE: DRDO AND COAST GUARD LAUNCH AMRUT MAHOTSAV

March 13, 2021

Secretary Department of Defence R&D & Chairman Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Dr G. Satheesh Reddy launched “Aazadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav” at DRDO Bhawan on Friday. Directors General, DRDO scientists and other officers attended the event virtually from all major centres including Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Tejpur and Visakhapatnam. Aazadi...

INS Karanj commissioned at Mumbai Naval Dockyard

March 11, 2021

NEW DELHI: Indian Navy’s third stealth Scorpene class Submarine INS Karanj has been commissioned at the Naval Dockyard Mumbai through a formal commissioning ceremony. Admiral V.S. Shekhawat(Retd), former Chief of the Naval Staff, who was part of the commissioning crew of the old Karanj and later the Commanding officer during the 1971...

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