Ministry Of Defence
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How is India preparing to boost its naval capacity by 2035? | Explained
Explainers | Sep 18, 2023, 08:31 PM ISTThe Ministry of Defence recently approved plans to acquire 26 Rafale M fighter jets by Dassault Aviation for the Indian Navy.
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IAF gets its first Airbus C-295 transport aircraft: Know its key features and other details
Explainers | Sep 25, 2023, 01:19 PM ISTUnder the agreement, Airbus delivered the first 16 aircraft in "fly-away" condition from its final assembly line in Seville by 2025 and the subsequent 40 aircraft will be manufactured in India.
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INS Arnala, Navy's first anti-submarine warfare, launched
India | Dec 25, 2022, 01:59 PM ISTThis is the first of eight such ships being built by GRSE for the Navy. Eight more ASWSWC are being built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd.
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Tamil Nadu: Indian Navy launches new Survey Vessel 'Ikshak' to replace Sandhayak Class survey ships
India | Nov 27, 2022, 08:55 AM ISTIndian Navy: The ship, named 'Ikshak' which means 'Guide', is being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) and Larson and Toubro (L&T).
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Giridhar Aramane takes over as new Defence Secretary, vows to make India safe and prosperous country
India | Nov 01, 2022, 05:23 PM ISTDefence Secretary of India: Before assuming the charge, Giridhar Aramane visited the National War Memorial and paid obeisance to the fallen heroes who sacrificed their lives in order to protect the country.
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Defence Ministry, BrahMos Aerospace sign deal for acquisition of dual-role capable missiles
India | Sep 23, 2022, 12:04 PM ISTDefence Ministry has signed a contract with BrahMos Aerospace for the acquisition of additional dual-role capable surface-to-surface BrahMos missiles at an approximate cost of Rs 1,700 crore under the 'Buy-Indian' category.
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India records highest-ever defence exports worth Rs 13,000 crore
India | Jul 09, 2022, 09:56 AM ISTThe country's defence exports are chiefly to the US, the Philippines and other countries in the South-East Asia, the Middle-East and Africa.
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As Agnipath row deepens, Centre doles out new offer to quell unrest
India | Jun 18, 2022, 06:03 PM ISTThe 10% reservation will be implemented in the Indian Coast Guard and defence civilian posts, and all the 16 Defence Public Sector Undertakings. This reservation would be in addition to existing reservation for ex-servicemen.
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Defence Ministry clears proposal to buy indigenous arms, ammunitions for Army worth Rs 76,390 cr
India | Jun 06, 2022, 11:49 PM ISTThe procurement proposals were approved by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the ministry said.
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DefExpo-2022 postponed as participants experience logistics problems: MoD
India | Mar 04, 2022, 04:19 PM ISTThe MoD had said on February 22 that as many as 973 exhibitors, including 121 foreign exhibitors from 63 countries, had registered for Asia's largest exhibition on land, naval and homeland security systems.
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Advanced technologies used for one of the largest land surveys in India: Defence Ministry
India | Jan 09, 2022, 12:54 PM ISTFor the first time, drone imagery-based survey technology was used for the survey of lakhs of acres of defence land in Rajasthan.
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Rajnath approves policy on archiving, declassification of war histories
India | Jun 12, 2021, 02:21 PM ISTDefence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday approved the policy on archiving, declassification and compilation of histories of wars and operations by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
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PM Modi to address national DG conference in Kevadia today
News | Mar 06, 2021, 07:20 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Gujarat on Saturday to address a conference of the country's top military leadership at Kevadia in Narmada district. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Kevadia on Friday to participate in the conference.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announces import embargo on 101 defence items
News | Aug 09, 2020, 11:35 AM ISTIn a big push to the 'Atma Nirbhar Bharat' initiative, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday announced an embargo on 101 items 'beyond given timeline' to boost indigenous production.
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Kerala Semi High-Speed Rail project: DGCA gives nod for aerial survey
India | Nov 01, 2019, 03:47 PM ISTKerala Semi High-Speed Rail project News: The Ministry of Defence had already given its go-ahead for the survey by deploying helicopters, based on strict standard stipulations such as skipping photography of specified strategically significant sites and installations
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Defence Ministry clears acquisition of military hardware worth Rs 2,000 crore
India | Sep 13, 2019, 06:43 PM IST"The DAC, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh accorded approval for capital procurement for the services amounting to approximately Rs 2,000 crore," a defence ministry spokesperson said.
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Government restores provision of 'ration in kind' to military officers in peace areas
India | Jun 18, 2019, 06:43 PM ISTThe facility was withdrawn by the government in 2017 and it started paying a certain amount in instead of the ration to defence personnel.
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Nepal clears legal hurdles to acquire US rifles
World | Jun 14, 2019, 04:59 PM ISTThe Nepal government has cleared legal hurdles to buy rifles from the US which has been pending for over a year due to differences over payment modality, according to a media report.
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Defence Ministry rejects Vice Admiral's petition challenging Navy Chief's appointment
India | May 18, 2019, 09:21 PM ISTIn an order, the defence ministry said Verma's statutory petition dated April 10 against appointment of Vice Admiral Singh to the top post is devoid of merit and has been rejected in exercise of powers under Section 23 of the Navy Act 1957.
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Defence Ministry plans to induct 10 lakh hand grenades for combat troops
India | Mar 15, 2019, 06:28 PM ISTThe proposal for buying hand grenades will be covered under the ‘Make in India’ project in the military sector and will replace the existing HE-36 grenades which are indigenously manufactured by the Ordnance Factory Board which comes under the Ministry of Defence.