Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has planned 36 missions including satellites and launch vehicles for the fiscal year 2020-21.
In order to achieve Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to increase participation of youth in National Cadet Corps (NCC), the home minister has taken an unprecedented decision to give NCC certificate holders bonus marks in direct entry examinations for the CAPFs, as prevalent in armed forces examinations, a home ministry statement said.
The Border Security Force (BSF) is set to soon have its own set of regulations for its air wing, after the Lok Sabha passed key amendments to the Aircraft Act, 1934. Now the BSF, like the defence forces, is set to be outside the ambit of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
The Acquisition Wing of Ministry of Defence Ministry on Thursday signed the capital acquisition contract worth Rs 880 crore with Israel Weapons Industries for procurement of 16,479 Light Machine Guns (LMG) for the Indian Army. The contracted Negev 7.62X51 mm LMG is a combat-proven weapon and currently used by several countries around the globe
Harley-Davidson has announced that it will retail its Street range through the Indian Army canteen. Indian armed force personnel, ex-servicemen and their dependents in India will be able to purchase both motorcycles at special prices through the Canteen Store Departments (CSD) across the country.
“The DAC has accorded approval for acquisition of indigenous Defence equipment for about INR 1,300 crore ($174 million). The proposals were for procurement of Aerial Fuses and Twin-Dome Simulators for Hawk Mk32 aircraft for the IAF,” the Indian defence ministry said in a statement.
Railways is giving a big thrust to infrastructure creation and capacity augmentation. Railway Projects are taken up on the basis of remunerative, last mile connectivity, missing links and alternate routes, augmentation of congested/saturated lines, socio-economic considerations etc. depending upon throw forward of ongoing projects, overall availability of funds and competing demands and sanctioning of projects is a continuous process.
The defence ministry on Wednesday gave a green light to the purchase of 83 Light Combat Aircraft Mk-1A advanced Tejas jets from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and the proposal would be sent to the Cabinet Committee on Security for final approval soon, a ministry spokesperson said.
The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), which is celebrating its 219th foundation day on Wednesday, has exported its newly developed 52-calibre barrel for 155 mm artillery guns to Bofors Test Center, its chairman Hari Mohan said. “We have made a prototype which is truck-chassis mounted,” Mohan told newspersons here.
Sharing details of enemy properties in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, MoS (home) G Kishan Reddy said the maximum of these properties were located in UP (5,936), followed by West Bengal (4301), Delhi (659) and Goa (295). The 12,426 enemy properties vested with the custodian of enemy property of India are spread over 23 states/UTs.
