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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...
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...
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...
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...
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... 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,...
Madhya Pradesh becomes first state to formulate defence products investment policy
On 5th November 2014, Madhya Pradesh state government approved its ambitious Defence Products Investment Policy. Madhya Pradesh has become the first state to formulate such a policy in the...
Government clears defence projects worth 80,000 cr
The Defence Acquisition Council has given the clearance to defence projects amounting to 80,000 cr. Multiple deals that involve either upgradation of equipments or capability enhancement of the...
Government grounds entire fleet of Sukhoi-30, each aircraft to undergo technical check
In response to the recent crash of a Sukhoi-30 plane in Pune, the Government has ordered the grounding of India’s entire fleet of Sukhoi-30 airplanes pending technical checks...
Nuclear capable Cruise Missile Nirbhay tested successfully
India successfully tested Nirbhay, India’s first indigenously designed and developed long range sub-sonic cruise missile. The missile was fired from the Integrated Test Range at Balasore, Odisha. Nirbhay...
Combined Commanders' Conference held in New Delhi
PM Modi and other political leaders and senior bureaucrats met top military officers at the war room of the Defence Ministry. This Combined Commanders’ Conference is the first...
