Cabinet Committee on Security
Vadodara: IAF Transport aircraft manufacturing facility
On October 30, Prime Minister Modi will lay foundation stone for C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing facility in Vadodara, Gujarat. Background of the project The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) had approved the procurement of 56 C-295 MW transport aircraft from ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Defence Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
First indigenously developed LCH
The first indigenously-developed multirole light combat helicopters named Prachand were inducted into the Indian Air Force. Key facts Prachand was formally inducted into the 143 Helicopter Unit – an IAF fleet in Jodhpur Base, Rajasthan. Earlier, the Cabinet Committee on ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Defence Current Affairs
National Security Directive on Telecom Sector
The Cabinet Committee on Security recently announced the National Security Directive on Telecommunication sector. It will mandate service providers to purchase equipment from trusted sources. It has been framed in the perspective of national security. Under the provisions, the Government ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
India to get its First Chief of Defence Staff
The Cabinet Committee On Security (CCS) chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the creation of a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) post that will function as a single point of contact for different branches of armed forces. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Government clears setting up of Defence Space Research Agency
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) of the Central Government of India headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cleared setting up of new agency called Defence Space Research Agency (DSRO. The DSRO has been entrusted with task of creating ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Cabinet Committees and their Functions
The Standing Committees of the Cabinet are constituted by the Prime Minister who sets out the specific functions to them. The Prime Minister can add or reduce the number of committees. Why the cabinet committees are necessary? Article 77(3) of ..
Rajnath Singh to chair Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will chair the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs and be part of the all-important panel on political affairs headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Singh was also made a member of two new committees set ..
Centre reconstitutes 8 key Cabinet Committees
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government which stormed back into power for a second term at Centre after recently concluded 17th Lok Sabha eletion, reconstituted eight key cabinet committees. He also reconstituted six previous Cabinet sub-committees and formed two ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019