Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has achieved a Turnover of Rs.3446.69 Crore, registering a growth of 12.51% during the 1 st Quarter of FY 2023-24 over the Turnover of Rs. 3063.58 Crore recorded in the corresponding period of the previous year. Profit Before Tax (PBT) during the 1 st Quarter of FY 2023-24…
Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, AVSM, VSM assumed charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C), Eastern Naval Command (ENC) on 01 Aug 2023. Vice Adm Pendharkar inspected the Ceremonial Guard and reviewed platoons of naval and DSC personnel represented by various ships and establishments of the ENC. The ceremony was attended by all Flag Officers and…
Maj Gen Amita Rani assumed the appointment of Additional (Addl) Director General (DG), Military Nursing Service (MNS) on 01 Aug 2023. The General Officer is an alumnus of the College of Nursing, Army Hospital (R&R), Delhi. Prior to assuming the present appointment, she held the post of Principal Matron of Army Hospital (Research & Referral)….
The launch of PSLV-C56 carrying DS-SAR satellite, along with 6 co-passengers from the first launch-pad of SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota is accomplished successfully on July 30, 2023. PSLV-C56 is configured in its core-alone mode, similar to that of C55. It would launched DS-SAR, a 360 kg satellite into a Near-equatorial Orbit (NEO) at 5 degrees inclination and…
According to the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD), there is a shortage of 11,266 Major and Captain and equivalent ranks and other rank officers in the Indian Armed Forces. The Defence Ministry attributed this high shortfall owing to the low recruitment of officers in the COVID-19 period. The Indian Army, being the largest of the…
The Indian Government’s effort to privatise part of its space programme by opening bids to build its small satellite launch rocket has attracted initial interest from 20 companies. This bid to take over the manufacturing and development of the SSLV rocket programme was the first privatisation of its kind for India. India’s Small Satellite Launch…
There is an urgent requirement of indigenously made microchips by the Indian Armed Forces for various military applications. In fact, last year the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) had issued a Request for Proposal(RFP) for 5 lakh semiconductor chips divided across two designs, provided they are based on an indigenous design and Indian Intellectual Property (IP)….
Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, is on a three-day official visit to the Sultanate of Oman from 31 Jul – 02 Aug 23. The visit aims to consolidate existing bilateral defence relations and high-level discussions with military leadership of the Sultanate of Oman. During the visit, Adm R Hari Kumar would…
The number of women officers in Indian Army medical and non-medical cadres are as under: The total number of women in Indian Army medical cadres, as on 01st July 2023: Army Medical Corps (AMC) – 1,212 Army Dental Corps (ADC) – 168 Military Nursing Service (MNS) – 3,841 The total number of women officers in Indian…
ISRO offers the NISAR Utilization Programme (NISAR UP), an opportunity for Indian researchers and scientists to access, analyse and interpret the data from the NASA–ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR)satellite mission. Basically, NISAR offers vital data to observe and study Earth’s intricate processes. This cutting-edge mission involves high-resolution imaging, wide swath, precise orbit control, and short revisit…
