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"When In Doubt, Go For India. This Should Be Our USP": Rajnath Singh On Defence Production
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today pushed for domestic production of defence equipment, saying it is not a long-term solution.
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Ordnance Factory Board To Be Split Into 7 Entities For Defence Manufacturing
The government approved a long-pending proposal to restructure the nearly 200-year-old Ordnance Factory Board that operates 41 ammunition and defence equipment production facilities into 7 separate corporate entities.
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Defence Shares Rally After PM Modi Calls For Self-Reliance In Defence Production
PM Modi said India's self-reliance on defence capabilities will boost its standing of being a net security provider in the Indian Ocean.
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Rajnath Singh Launches Online Portal To Promote Indigenisation In Defence Production
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday launched an online portal that provides information about defence equipment and items that can be taken up for indigenisation by private sector companies.
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Government May Issue Draft Defence Production, Export Promotion Policy Soon
On May 16, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced a series of initiatives to promote indigenous defence production.
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Defence Ministry Patents Low Cost PPE Developed By Navy, Production Soon
The Indian Navy said on Thursday a low cost personal protective equipment (PPE) developed by it has been successfully patented by the Defence Ministry in a step towards its rapid mass production amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Indian Origin Man Charged For Hoarding Protective Kits In US Amid Pandemic
A 45-year-old Indian-origin man has become the first person to face criminal charges in the US under the country's Defence Production Act for allegedly hoarding the scarce personal protective equipment and selling it at huge markups during the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities said.
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Make Us Ventilators To Fight Coronavirus, UK Asks Ford & Rolls-Royce
Britain has asked manufacturers including Ford, Honda and Rolls-Royce to help make health equipment including ventilators to cope with the coronavirus outbreak and will look at using hotels as hospitals. Britain, which has reported 35 coronavirus deaths and 1,372 cases, has taken a different approach to some European countries that have imposed str...
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Government Approves Procurement Of Military Products Worth Rs 3300 Crore
The Defence Ministry today accorded approval for procurement of indigenously designed and developed military equipment including anti-tank guided missiles worth over Rs 3300 crores for the armed forces.
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Defence Production Target Set At Rs 90,000 Crore For 2019-20
The department of defence production has set itself a target of producing equipment worth Rs 90,000 crore in the financial year 2019-20. Exports worth Rs 15,000 crore have been envisaged from the total quantity of equipment produced.
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Defence Key Pillar Between India, Czech Republic: President Kovind
President Ram Nath Kovind today said defence is a "key pillar" of relationship between India and Czech Republic as he called for mutual development and production of defence equipment by the two nations.
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Centre To Unveil Key Policy To Make India Hub For Defence Manufacturing
The government is likely to unveil a major policy next month outlining a roadmap to build a robust defence production industry and make India one of the top five manufacturers of military equipment and platforms in the next 10 years.
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Government Eases Rules For Private Sector Entry In Defence Production
The Commerce and Industry Ministry can now grant licences to companies for manufacturing tanks, fighter jets, warships and other defence equipment, the Home Ministry has said in a gazette notification. The Home Ministry said the secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion or DIPP can now issue licences for manufacturing defence h...
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Manohar Parrikar Says Blacklisting Of Firms Not To Hinder Procurement
Defence firms that have committed corruption-related offences will face action under a proposed blacklisting policy but the government will not hesitate to buy a product from another company even if any equipment or software manufactured by the blacklisted entity was embedded into it.
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79 Units In Production Stage Since Defence Opened For Private Firms
The Defence Ministry today said 79 units operated by 50 private companies have begun production after the government opened the defence equipment industry to private sector in 2001.
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"When In Doubt, Go For India. This Should Be Our USP": Rajnath Singh On Defence Production
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today pushed for domestic production of defence equipment, saying it is not a long-term solution.
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Ordnance Factory Board To Be Split Into 7 Entities For Defence Manufacturing
The government approved a long-pending proposal to restructure the nearly 200-year-old Ordnance Factory Board that operates 41 ammunition and defence equipment production facilities into 7 separate corporate entities.
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Defence Shares Rally After PM Modi Calls For Self-Reliance In Defence Production
PM Modi said India's self-reliance on defence capabilities will boost its standing of being a net security provider in the Indian Ocean.
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Rajnath Singh Launches Online Portal To Promote Indigenisation In Defence Production
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday launched an online portal that provides information about defence equipment and items that can be taken up for indigenisation by private sector companies.
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Government May Issue Draft Defence Production, Export Promotion Policy Soon
On May 16, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced a series of initiatives to promote indigenous defence production.
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Defence Ministry Patents Low Cost PPE Developed By Navy, Production Soon
The Indian Navy said on Thursday a low cost personal protective equipment (PPE) developed by it has been successfully patented by the Defence Ministry in a step towards its rapid mass production amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Indian Origin Man Charged For Hoarding Protective Kits In US Amid Pandemic
A 45-year-old Indian-origin man has become the first person to face criminal charges in the US under the country's Defence Production Act for allegedly hoarding the scarce personal protective equipment and selling it at huge markups during the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities said.
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Make Us Ventilators To Fight Coronavirus, UK Asks Ford & Rolls-Royce
Britain has asked manufacturers including Ford, Honda and Rolls-Royce to help make health equipment including ventilators to cope with the coronavirus outbreak and will look at using hotels as hospitals. Britain, which has reported 35 coronavirus deaths and 1,372 cases, has taken a different approach to some European countries that have imposed str...
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Government Approves Procurement Of Military Products Worth Rs 3300 Crore
The Defence Ministry today accorded approval for procurement of indigenously designed and developed military equipment including anti-tank guided missiles worth over Rs 3300 crores for the armed forces.
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Defence Production Target Set At Rs 90,000 Crore For 2019-20
The department of defence production has set itself a target of producing equipment worth Rs 90,000 crore in the financial year 2019-20. Exports worth Rs 15,000 crore have been envisaged from the total quantity of equipment produced.
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Defence Key Pillar Between India, Czech Republic: President Kovind
President Ram Nath Kovind today said defence is a "key pillar" of relationship between India and Czech Republic as he called for mutual development and production of defence equipment by the two nations.
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Centre To Unveil Key Policy To Make India Hub For Defence Manufacturing
The government is likely to unveil a major policy next month outlining a roadmap to build a robust defence production industry and make India one of the top five manufacturers of military equipment and platforms in the next 10 years.
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Government Eases Rules For Private Sector Entry In Defence Production
The Commerce and Industry Ministry can now grant licences to companies for manufacturing tanks, fighter jets, warships and other defence equipment, the Home Ministry has said in a gazette notification. The Home Ministry said the secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion or DIPP can now issue licences for manufacturing defence h...
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Manohar Parrikar Says Blacklisting Of Firms Not To Hinder Procurement
Defence firms that have committed corruption-related offences will face action under a proposed blacklisting policy but the government will not hesitate to buy a product from another company even if any equipment or software manufactured by the blacklisted entity was embedded into it.
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79 Units In Production Stage Since Defence Opened For Private Firms
The Defence Ministry today said 79 units operated by 50 private companies have begun production after the government opened the defence equipment industry to private sector in 2001.
