On January 17, 2022, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as West Bengal’s tableau for the Republic Day parade was rejected without providing reasons...
As a part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, Rashtra Raksha Samparpan Parv will be organised from November 17 to November 19, 2021. Key Points Rashtra Raksha Samparpan Parv...
Department of Ex-servicemen welfare working under ‘Ministry of Defence’ has integrated ‘Electronic Pension Payment Order’ (EPPO) with the Digi Locker. Key facts Electronic Pension Payment Order is generated...
Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a $2.5 billion contract for the acquisition of 56 Airbus C-295 aircraft on September 24, 2021. Key Facts 56 Airbus C-295 aircraft...
The public sector undertaking of the Defence Ministry, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), has successfully carried ground tests for making a civilian aircraft named ‘Hindustan-228’. Key Points Ground run...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his address on 75th Independence Day celebration, announced that Sainik Schools across India will now be open for female students as well. Highlights...
Government has approved its decision to dissolve Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and replaced it by seven new Defence Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs). which will oversee 41 ordnance factories...
The Union Sports Minister, Kiren Rijiju, has presented the Republic Day Awards for 2021 Parade Tableaux. Key Facts In the parade of 72nd Republic Day, 32 tableaux participated....
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...
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)...
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...
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...
