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India Moves to Ban Imported Goods at Military Shops

The defence canteens sell liquor, electronics and other goods at discounted prices to soldiers, ex-servicemen and their families. With annual sales of over $2 billion, they make up one of the largest retail chains in India. The October 19 internal order from the defence ministry, reviewed by Reuters, said that in future, “procurement of direct imported items shall not be undertaken”.

Navy Operationalizes First Batch of Women Pilots

The first batch of women pilots of Indian Navy have been operationalized on Dornier Aircraft by the Southern Naval Command (SNC) at Kochi. The three women pilots were part of the six pilots of the 27th Dornier Operational Flying Training (DOFT) Course, who graduated as ‘Fully operational Maritime Reconnaissance (MR) Pilots’ at a passing out ceremony held at INS Garuda, Kochi on 22 Oct 20.

Final User Trial of NAG Missile

Final user trial of 3rd generation Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) NAG was carried out today on 22 Oct 2020 at 0645 hrs from Pokhran range. The missile was integrated with the actual warhead and a tank target was kept at designated range. This was launched from NAG Missile Carrier NAMICA. The missile hit the target accurately defeating the armour.

Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) to Launch Emergency Response Number & App

The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI,) Darjeeling has plans to launch an emergency response number and an App which will consist a directory of trained volunteers who will help during any crisis including natural calamities, disasters and pandemics, pan India. This service will be flagged off with a WhatsApp group on November 4, 2020, on the occasion of the 66th raising day of the institute.

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh Releases DRDO Procurement Manual 2020

To encourage more participation of Indian industry, including Start-ups and Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Defence Research & Development (R&D) for achieving ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh released a new version of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Procurement Manual 2020 (PM-2020) here today.