Ukraine and Russia exchanged hundreds of captive soldiers on Wednesday, the first such prisoner of war exchange in months. Noteworthy, the two warring sides had carried out several rounds of exchanges during Moscow’s 22-month long invasion, but the process had stalled in the latter half of last year. In almost simultaneous statements Wednesday, the Russian…
Navratna Defence PSU BEL (Bharat Electronics Limited) has signed a contract for a value of Rs.445 Crore with the Uttar Pradesh Government on December 23, 2023, for next generation UP Dial 112 project. BEL will be providing comprehensive and state-of-the-art hardware, AI based software tools and Cyber Security solutions for the Dial 112 project, which…
Indian Navy continues to monitor maritime security situation in North/ Central Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden. Noteworthy, Indian Naval ships and aircraft remain mission deployed for maintaining enhanced surveillance and undertaking maritime security operations. In the last one week, Indian Naval Task Groups deployed in the area have investigated large number of fishing vessel…
Vice Admiral Sanjay J Singh, AVSM, NM took over as the Flag Officer Commanding–in-Chief (FOC-in-C), Western Naval Command (WNC) on 03 January 2023 from Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM at an impressive Ceremonial Parade held at INS Shikra. Further, he also paid homage to all personnel who have made the supreme sacrifice in…
The India’s Prime Minister Narender Modi ji has shared the link of his interview given to India Today magazine. He has talked about the road ahead towards making India the world’s third largest economy, what does the ‘Modi Guarantee’ mean and global issues among other topics. In an hour-long interaction with India Today’s Chairperson and…
India firmed up defence procurement worth over Rs 3.50 lakh crore in 2023 as the lingering border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh as well as the crises and conflicts around the world kept the military focused on ways to enhance the country’s overall combat prowess to firmly deal with any security challenges. India also…
State-owned engineering firm BHEL is not only making India self-reliant in energy and infrastructure sectors but also contributing significantly to defence and space segments, said Union Heavy Industries Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey. The minister inaugurated the newly-constructed BHEL Sadan in Noida on the occasion of BHEL Day on Monday, the company said in a statement….
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) chief Anish Dayal Singh was appointed as the Director General of (Central Reserve Police Force) CRPF. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is a reserve gendarmerie and internal combat force in India under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of the Government of India. It is one among the Central Armed Police Forces. The CRPF’s primary role lies…
IPS officer Rahul Rasgotra took charge as the new director general of the (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) ITBP, a paramilitary force tasked to guard the India-China Line of Actual Control. Rasgotra, a 1989-batch police officer of the Manipur cadre, was handed over the customary baton by his predecessor Anish Dayal Singh. Noteworthy, the new ITBP DG…
NASA has awarded GE Aerospace a contract for Phase 2 of the Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC) program, supporting continued technology development for the next-generation of commercial aircraft engines with the aim to significantly improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions compared to engines. The new contract builds on work completed in Phase 1 of HyTEC…
