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Indo-Pacific Military Health Exchange Conference

March 8, 2022

On 7th March 2022, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh virtually inaugurated the four-day Indo-Pacific Military Health Exchange (IPMHE) conference. This conference is being co-hosted by the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) and Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS). Overview: This conference will continue ..

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Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)

March 7, 2022

Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is one of India’s Central Armed Police Forces. About CISF CISF was set up under an act of the Parliament of India in 1969 to provide security cover to certain sensitive public sector undertakings (PSU’s). It was ..

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HANSA-NG

March 7, 2022

HANSA-New Generation (HANSA-NG) is India’s first indigenous aircraft trainer. About HANSA-NG HANSA-NG is indigenously designed and developed by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research -National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL). It is a two-seater aircraft and a revamped version of the HANSA, ..

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SLINEX 2022 Exercise

March 7, 2022

From March 7 to 10, the ninth edition of the Indian and Sri Lankan Navy bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX (Sri Lanka–India Naval Exercise) will be held at Visakhapatnam. Overview: In two phases this exercise will be conducted with the Harbour ..

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National Security Day 2022

March 5, 2022

India celebrates National Security Day on March 4th. It is also known as Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas, and it honors the security forces of India. Overview: The aim of the day is to express gratitude to the nation’s security forces, which ..

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Modernization Plan-IV for CAPFs

March 5, 2022

In continuation of the scheme Modernisation Plan-III for CAPFs, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved the Modernisation Plan-IV for Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) scheme. Overview: The scheme will run from 1 February 2022 to 31 March 2026 ..

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Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020

March 4, 2022

Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020 promotes self-reliance in defence manufacturing in the spirit of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’. Background of DAP 2020 In 2002, Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) was initiated to streamline the procurement of military hardware for the Armed Forces ..

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J&K Village Defence Groups

March 3, 2022

Residents from the villages of Jammu and Kashmir will be enrolled for local defence before the delimitation process of Union Territory starts. The government has approved the village defence groups’ (VDG) formation. Overview: VDGs will be created so that they ..

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INS Visakhapatnam

March 2, 2022

On February 27, 2022, India’s indigenous INS Visakhapatnam was dedicated to the City of Destiny, formally. Key Facts The destroyer was dedicated by Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Jagan Mohan Reddy, in a formal ceremony at the Naval Dockyard. It ..

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Invest4iDEX

March 2, 2022

Invest4iDEX is an event that will be organized during the Defence Expo 2022. In this event, start-ups will be able to pitch their ideas in front of a live audience of reputable investors and venture capitalists. Overview: In Gandhinagar, Gujarat, ..

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