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India and France begin naval exercise 'Varuna'

10-day naval exercise ‘Varuna’ between India and France began on 23 April 2015 off the Goa coast. It is the fourteenth edition of this naval exercise which will...

April 24, 2015

Indigenous INS Arihant ballistic missile submarine Flagged Off for Trial

India’s first indigenously developed nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine- INS Arihant was flagged off by the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar from Vizag for sea trials. In maiden sea trial, Arihant’s light water...

December 16, 2014

India starts project of producing indigenous Main Battle Tanks (MBTs)

India has started an ambitious project of producing indigenous Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) Arjun Mark-I. Production of MBTs under this project has already started in Heavy Vehicle Factory (HVF),...

December 10, 2014

India successfully test fired Nuclear-Capable Agni IV missile

India successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable strategic ballistic missile Agni-IV, from a test range located at Wheeler Island, off the Odisha coast. Test: The missile was supported by a...

December 3, 2014

Defence minister inaugurates Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) in Gurgaon

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has inaugurated the Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) located in Gurgaon. It is a joint initiative of Indian Navy, Coast Guard and Bharat...

November 24, 2014

Government clears procurement of 814 artillery guns under buy and make in India policy

Defence Ministry has cleared the proposals for acquiring 814 long-range mounted artillery guns in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s buy and make in India policy. The final...

November 23, 2014

Environment Ministry approves waiver of mandatory green clearances for strategic border roads

Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has given in-principle approval to Union Home Ministry and Ministry for Road Transport and Highways for waiver of mandatory forest and environment...

November 22, 2014

India successfully test-fires nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile

India has successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II surface-to-surface missile, from Chandipur test range in Odisha. It was fired from a mobile launcher in salvo mode from...

November 14, 2014

India test fires Agni-II missile

On 9th November 2014, India test fired nuclear-capable Agni-II ballistic missile. This successful test was conducted from Wheeler Island, Odisha. The test was a part of training exercise...

November 9, 2014

Manohar Parrikar resigns as Goa CM

On 8th November 2014, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar resigned from his position to take up post of Defence minister in the Union Cabinet.  With the resignation of Parrikar,...

November 9, 2014

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