The 9th National Level Pollution Response Exercise (NATPOLREX-IX) was conducted by the Indian Coast Guard on 25 Nov 2023 off Vadinar, Gujarat. DG Rakesh Pal, Director General Indian Coast Guard, and the Chairman NOSDCP reviewed the preparedness of all agencies during the exercise. Representatives of various ministries and departments of central and coastal state governments, ports,…
Issue Date: 21 Nov 2023 Response Date: 04 Jan 2024 Service: Indian Army Web-link to RFI: https://indianarmy.nic.in/writereaddata/rfi/1989/90f9f8b7-7aa9-44eb-ae84-cdc7753904d1.pdf Purpose of the RFI is to identify the prospective vendor (DPSUs/ Private Indian Vendor) to undertake the Overhaul-II of Tank-T-72 on a complete outsourcing model and facilitate preparation of RFP. All DPSUs and Private Indian Vendors are eligible…
Defence Program: Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Program Conception Year: 2009 Design Group / Developed By: Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), Aircraft Research and Design Centre (HAL) and Defence Research and Development Organization To Be Manufactured By: HAL, and an Indian private company Role: Stealth multirole fighter Primary Users: Indian Air Force and Indian Navy Quantity: 7 squadrons (126 Nos.) to be inducted…
Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi visited Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) after his maiden sortie on Light Combat Aircraft ‘Tejas’ twin-seater aircraft in Bengaluru, Karnataka on November 25, 2023. Shri Narendra Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister who took a sortie in Tejas – an indigenously designed and developed fighter aircraft. The Prime Minister…
As per a new report by Times of India, Indian Governments is set to give preliminary approval to three mega indigenous defence projects which together will be worth around Rs 1.4 lakh crore. The three projects include: Manufacturing of another aircraft carrier (IAC-II) worth Rs 40000 crore approx. 97 more Tejas MK1A fighters worth Rs…
In a spectacular Passing out Parade (POP) held at Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, on Saturday, 25 Nov 23, 158 trainees comprising Midshipmen of 105 Indian Naval Academy Course, cadets of 38 Naval Orientation Course (Coast Guard), 35 and 36 Naval Orientation Course (Extended) passed out with flying colours, marking the culmination of their ab- initio…
In a historic milestone, Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi flew a sortie in the indigenously designed, developed and manufactured Tejas Twin Seat Light Combat Fighter aircraft at Bengaluru today. The Sortie was carried out from the Aircraft Systems Testing Establishment, Bengaluru. During the 30-minute sortie, capabilities of fighter aircraft Tejas were demonstrated to the…
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) site in Karnataka’s Bengaluru on Saturday. He will review and visit their manufacturing facility, including the facility for Tejas jets. To be noted that the Indian Air Force recently issued a tender to the state-owned HAL for the purchase of 12 advanced…
ISRO / Department of Space has launched a Capacity Building Programme on “Geospatial Technologies and Applications” in tandem with objectives of National Geospatial Policy – 2022. The first phase of the capacity building programme on “Geo-spatial Technologies and Applications” has been inaugurated by Hon’ble Minister of State, Department of Space, Government of India, Dr. Jitendra…
Shri Saurabh Kumar, presently Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Belgium. Further, he will also be accredited as Ambassador of India to the European Union. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly. About Mr. Saurabh Kumar Mr. Saurabh Kumar is a career…
