Defence Minister launches Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO)

The Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has launched the Naval Innovation and Indigenization Organization (NIIO) through an online webinar in order to inculcate the virtues of research and development in defence manufacturing in the Indian Navy. What is NIIO? It is a three-tiered organization and the Naval Technology Acceleration Council (N-TAC) will bring together the twin ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: Defence Innovation Organization • DIO • i-DEX • Ministry of Defence • National Innovation and Indigenization Organization • NIIO

Defence Ministry signs MoU with IIT Kanpur and DARPG for analysis of public grievances

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Ministry of Defence and Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government of India, has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conduct and develop the explanatory analysis of the grievances received in the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS). Details of the Project The project ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: CPGRAMS • DARPG • Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances • IIT Kanpur • Ministry of Defence

Second draft of Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 placed in public domain for suggestions

The second draft of the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP), titled as ‘Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020’ has been uploaded by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, for inviting suggestions and comments from the various stakeholders and general public. Background The first draft of the DPP was published in April 2020 and then the deadline for ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Category: Defence Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Defence Acquisition Procedure • Defence Procurement Procedure • DPP 2020 • Ministry of Defence

Invalid Pension to Armed Forces Personnel even with Service of Less than 10 years Approved by Govt.

The government has taken the decision that invalid pension for the armed forces will now be extended to the army personnel with less than 10 years of service also. Earlier, any army personnel would be eligible for this only after completing 10 years of service. This will be applicable to all the eligible people who ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: Indian Army • Ministry of Defence • Pension

ANANYA: Disinfectant Spray developed by Defence Institute

The Pune based Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) has developed Nano-Technology based disinfectant spray to fight against COVID-19. The spray has been named ANANYA. Highlights The spray can be used by common man, health care workers. Also, the spray can be used on a large-scale use as well. It can be used on masks, ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Ananya • Defence • disinfection • Indian Air Force (IAF) • Indian Armed Forces • Indian Navy • Indian Ordnance Factories • Ministry of Defence • Nano Technology • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)