Defence
ITBP performs Yoga at 18,000ft icy heights of Ladakh
Performing Yoga shows the commitment of ITBP personnel because this area in Ladakh witnesses minus 30 degree Celsius during winter, which often leads to cracking gun barrels and other issues. The road to Galwan are also few, which means soilders have to survive in thin air while carrying all their equipments.
India is 'priest' of peace, but can give apt reply to aggression: Rajnath
Dedicating the 20 km Kimin-Potin double lane road in Arunachal Pradesh and 11 other strategic road projects constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in Arunachal Pradesh and other places, he said any kind of disturbance in the peace and tranquility in the border areas is bound to have adverse implications.
Tensions rise in South China Sea, Rajnath calls for negotiations
The minister asserted that India supports freedom of navigation, over flight, and unimpeded commerce in these international waterways. Singh was referring to escalating territorial tensions in the South China Sea in recent weeks. China lays claim to nearly all of the South China Sea while other countries also claim parts of the region leading to territorial disputes in the region.
Year after Galwan clash: Indian Army develops military infra, deploys around 60K troops
Indian and Chinese military delegates have had 11 rounds of talks to resolve the border disputes at the friction points. The only thing that has happened is that both the countries have agreed to resolve the dispute peacefully. The Indian Army has focused on being better prepared to face Chinese belligerence in Ladakh over the last year, as a final resolution seems far off.
Defence Ministry approves Rs 498.8 cr for startups, innovation
Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar said that the step is a big boost to startups in defence. He stated that the approval will give a big boost to become self reliant in the defence manufacturing sector. In 2018, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) had introduced the "Innovations for Defence Excellence" (iDEX) initiative.
Purchase of indigenous air defence guns, ammo worth Rs 6K cr cleared
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), in its meeting chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has approved proposals concerning capital acquisitions of various equipment for modernisation and operational needs of the armed forces amounting to approx Rs 6,000 crore.
Defence Ministry comes up with 2nd negative import list of 108 items
The second list includes 108 defence equipment which will not be imported. Earlier, the ministry had come up with a negative import list of 101 items to give impetus to self-reliance in defence manufacturing. With the new list of items banned for imports, the tally has now gone up to 209 since August last year when the embargo on defence items was announced.
Defence Ministry to come up with second negative arms import list soon
The second negative import list owing the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The second list includes bigger weapon systems such as tanks and aircraft and others. "The consultations with all the stakeholders, including the industry, are over. The Department of Military Affairs is taking a final look into the list of weapon systems that would be banned for import," said the source.
India carries out successful trial of Python 5 missile from Tejas
The test firing in Goa completed a series of missile trials to validate its performance under extremely challenging scenarios. The Derby missile achieved direct hit on a high-speed maneuvering aerial target and the Python missiles also achieved 100 per cent hits, thereby validating their complete capability.
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