Minister of State (MoS)

New Delhi: There has been considerable rise in the contracts given to indigenous vendors in defence sector touching 75.03 per cent in 2019-20 from 39.06 per cent in 2015-16, Rajya Sabha was told on...

  New Delhi. An investment of approximately Rs 3,700 crore was announced by Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) and private industries for Uttar Pradesh Defence Corridor and another investment of approximately...

Kolkata. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), a Mini Ratna Category 1 company under the administrative control of Ministry of Defence, has been awarded Governance Now PSU Awards 2019 in the categories of...

New Delhi: The 12th South Asia Conference on “India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ Policy: Regional Perceptions”, organised by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) concluded in New Delhi on January 29. In his keynote address,...

  New Delhi: A total of 21 civilians were killed and 19 injured in the Army firing ranges, Lok Sabha was told on December 11. All the cases have been thoroughly investigated by the Army and...

New Delhi: Attempts are on across the border to reactivate the terror training camps at Balakot which had been bombed by the Indian Air Force on February 26 after terrorists attacked a convoy of...

  New Delhi: During last three financial years (2016-17 to 2018-19), 149 capital acquisition contracts in procurement of defence equipment have been concluded, out of which 58 contracts worth about Rs 1,38,727.16 crores and 91...

  New Delhi: “The nation is proud of the Indian Air Force and its professionalism,” said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurating the two-day second bi-annual IAF Commanders’ Conference in New Delhi November 25. Singh, who was...

  New Delhi: Modernisation of the Army is a systematic process undertaken through a fifteen years Long Term Integrated Perspective Plan, Army’s Five Years Capital Acquisition Plan and the Annual Acquisition Plan (two year roll...

  New Delhi: In a boost to indigenous industry to construct defence equipment, the Centre has inked a contract with the Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) for construction of two advanced missile frigates for Indian Navy,...

  New Delhi. The third vessel in the series of five Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) for Indian Coast Guard (ICG) was launched at a ceremony at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) on November 14 by Mrs...

New Delhi: The Defence Ministry, which is organising ‘Def-Connect’ in New Delhi on November 11, to showcase the accomplishments of the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) initiative and construct a strong outreach towards the...

  New Delhi. Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said the Government was committed to enhancing the role of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in future and detailed the various steps...