Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) The maiden flight‑test of ‘Kusha’ Long‑Range Surface‑to‑Air Missile (LR‑SAM) was successfully conducted by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on Thursday. According to the DRDO, the test was conducted against an electronic target simulating a high‑speed and high‑altitude aerial threat, which the missile system successfully intercepted.“The ‘Kusha’ missile system is capabl…
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New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) India on Thursday achieved a major milestone in indigenous aero-engine technology with the successful development of the country’s first expendable turbojet engine in the 350 kg thrust class, designed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE).According to the Ministry of Defence, the engine was successfully realised and delivered to GTRE by Hyderabad-based Azad Engineering on July 22, marking a significant st…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda will lay the foundation stone of the ICMR Centre for High Altitude Medicine and Public Health Research at Keylong in Lahaul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, on July 11, 2026, an official statement said on Thursday.The Centre will upgrade ICMR’s existing field station at Keylong into a full-fledged, multidisciplinary hub for research, innovation and capacity building focused on India’s high-altitude …
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Delhi Police have identified and examined a 36-year-old man from Ghaziabad in connection with a series of hoax bomb threat emails sent to several sensitive government organisations and an international Air India flight, officials said. According to the police, the threatening emails were received on June 29, 2026, claiming that bombs had been planted at multiple high-security locations, including the headquarters of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Indian Space R…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) At least 15 per cent of the government IT budget should be earmarked for cybersecurity, Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), S. Krishnan, said on Friday, saying that cybersecurity cannot be treated as an afterthought and must be built into digital systems by design.Addressing the Cybersecurity 360 Summit organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Krishnan said cybersecurity requires constant vigilance as organisations…
Kolkata, June 26 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) received the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) certificate for the indigenous ‘Netra’ Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) system that has been developed through close collaboration among the Indian Air Force (IAF), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Ministry of Defence said. The system has been indigenously developed through close collaboration among the IAF, DRDO, and associated industries to significantly enha…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) A two-day workshop on defence procurement, Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX), Technology Perspective Capability Roadmap (TPCR) and testing procedures for MSMEs and start-ups will be held here on June 11 and 12, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday.The event is being jointly organised by the Indigenisation Directorate, Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) and the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS) to enhance awareness and encou…
Gandhinagar/Vadodara, May 30 (IANS) Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), India’s first and only Central university dedicated to transportation and logistics education, is expanding its academic, research and industry-linked programmes as Vadodara prepares to host the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) for the Central Gujarat region. Established on December 6, 2022, under the guidance of the Central government and with the support of the state government, the university has emerged as a spe…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Short Range Ballistic Missile ‘Agni-1’ was successfully test-launched from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha, on Friday, said the Ministry of Defence. The launch validated all operational and technical parameters. The test was carried out under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command, said an official statement.On September 24, 2025, the Defence Research and Development Organisation, in collaboration with the Strategic Forces Command (SFC), carried out…
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh), May 15 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone for the Aircraft Integration and Flight Test Centre of Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and tactical defence projects in this town in Sri Sathya Sai district, Andhra Pradesh, on Friday.He, along with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for various aerospace and defence projects, including naval systems facility, defence energetics, ammunition plan…