New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) In a bid to enhance Indian Army’s minefield breaching capability, Defence Ministry on Tuesday said it has signed contracts with Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) and Electro Pneumatics and Hydraulics (India) Pvt Ltd for the procurement of TRAWL Assembly for T-72/T-90 Tanks for nearly Rs 975 crore.According to an official statement, the TRAWL Assembly for T-72/T-90 Tanks is a critical equipment developed by DRDO which will enhance the minefield breaching capability o…
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Jaipur, April 16 (IANS) Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee President Govind Singh Dotasra on Thursday criticised the state government’s decision to remove four books from the school curriculum for the 2026-27 academic session.Dotasra said that the removal of books such as Rajasthan’s Freedom Movement and Gallantry Traditions (Class 9), History and Culture of Rajasthan (Class 10), Golden India After Independence (Class 11), and Golden India After Independence – Part 2 (Class 12) would result …
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) In a major drive to achieve ‘atmanirbharata’ in defence preparedness and military prowess, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has undertaken a major indigenisation program to give the fighter jet fleets an edge by equipping them with cutting-edge components and homegrown launchers. Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets fleet, that fire BrahMos – one of the most lethal missiles, are undergoing indigenisation under the “Super Sukhoi” upgrade program, where they will be empower…
Visakhapatnam, April 3 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday laid the foundation stone of a state-of-the-art Large Cavitation Tunnel (LCT) facility at the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) of the DRDO in Visakhapatnam, an official said. The facility will significantly enhance India’s naval research and testing capabilities, marking a major step towards achieving technological self-reliance, said an official statement.Addressing scientists, researchers, and personnel a…
Ujjain, April 2 (IANS) In a renewed push to assert that Indian time calculation is more precise than prevailing Western systems, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will inaugurate a three-day international conference titled ‘Mahakal: The Master of Time’ on Friday, April 3, at the Dongla Digital Planetarium Complex near Ujjain. He will also dedicate the newly constructed Ujjain Science Centre to the public on the occasion.The conference, scheduled from April 3 to 5, aims to create a un…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the all-party meeting on Wednesday evening to brief political leaders on the evolving crisis in West Asia, amid rising concerns over its economic and security implications for India.Five to six ministers, including External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, will attend the meeting on behalf of the government.Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will provide a briefing on the latest situation in West Asia during the meeting.The meeting i…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday took stock of the situation in West Asia and its impact on India’s defence preparedness, asking the military brass and policymakers to learn lessons from the ongoing conflict to improve the country’s forces, an official said. The meeting was attended by the Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs, the Defence Secretary, the Secretary (Defence Production), and the Chairman, DRDO.The Defence Minister was briefed on the g…
Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) The Indian Army and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay have formalised a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance collaborative research, software innovation and talent development, a Defence Ministry official said on Friday.“The partnership aims to harness Army-Academia synergy to accelerate indigenous technological solutions and strengthen capability development in emerging domains,” said the official in a statement.The MoU also aims to forge the …
Yerevan, Feb 2 (IANS) Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan, who is on a four-day official visit to Armenia, on Monday laid a wreath at the Armenian Genocide Memorial and Museum in Yerevan, honouring the memory of 1.5 million Armenians who were massacred. “General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff CDS, laid a wreath at the Armenian Genocide Memorial & Museum in Yerevan, honouring the memory of 1.5 million Armenians who lost their lives in the genocide. The Memorial’s symboli…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Secretary (Defence Production) Sanjeev Kumar on Monday called for aligning academic research with the needs of defence production and evolving structured mechanisms for sustained engagement. He shared his views during a virtual interaction with Directors/Deans of leading academic institutions, including IITs, NITs and IISc, along with DPSUs and other stakeholders in New Delhi.The discussions included fostering long-term student-driven research in academic institutions, s…