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India’s First Maritime Theatre Command
The first Maritime Theatre Command (MTC) of India is to be launched in 2021. The MTC will look after the 7,516-km long coastline, the entire Indian Ocean Region and the 1,382 islands. This is important to counter Chinese ever-expanding naval foot-print in the Indian Ocean Region. China has the largest Navy with 350 warships and ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Andaman and Nicobar Command • Chief of Defence Staff • Eastern Theater Command • Indian Air Force (IAF) • Indian Army • Indian Navy • Maritime Theatre Command • theatre command
Lt Gen KJS Dhillon appointed as DG DIA and Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Intelligence) under CDS
Lt Gen KJS Dhillon has been appointed as the Director-General of the tri-services organisation Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) and Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Intelligence) under the Chief of Defence Staff. He was a former 15 Corps Commander and with his recent appointment, he will replace Lt Gen AS Bedi. The new role as ..
Topics: Chief of Defence Staff • Defence • Intelligence agencies
Defence Minister lays foundation stone of Thal Sena Bhawan
India’s new Army Headquarters is christened as ‘Thal Sena Bhawan’. Recently, the Defence Minister laid foundation stone of the new Headquarters at Delhi Cantonment. The new Army headquarters is to be constructed spanning around an area of 39 acres. The newly created Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) office will also be set up in the ..
Topics: Chief of Defence Staff • Defence Minister of India • Indian Army
First India-Africa Defence Ministers’ Conclave held in Lucknow
The first-ever India-Africa Defence Ministers’ Conclave was recently held in the city of Lucknow, during the 11th edition of the biennial defence exhibition DefExpo 2020. The Defence Ministers and Heads of Delegation from African countries and the Defence Minister of India jointly held the first India Africa Defence Ministers’ Conclave. The Conclave adopted the Lucknow ..
Topics: Africa • Chief of Defence Staff • Defence Minister of India • DefExpo 2020 • India-Africa Partnership • Indian Armed Forces
Portal for grant of Permission for Aerial Survey launched by Defence Minister
For obtaining No Objection Certificate (NOC), with the final permission for undertaking Aerial photography/remote sensing survey from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the Defence Minister of India, Rajnath Singh on Monday, 6th January 2020 has launched a web portal www.modnoc.ncog.gov.in. The Minister at the launch emphasized on the need for developing an internal ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Chief of Defence Staff • Defence Minister of India • Directorate General of Civil Aviation • General Bipin Rawat • No Objection Certificate • Public Sector Undertaking • Rajnath Singh