Defence Ministry

War Archives, Declassified War Histories To Be Public Soon: Defence Ministry

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 12, 2021

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today approved the policy on archiving, declassification and compilation of histories of wars and operations by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Centre Clears Mega Defence Project To Build 6 Submarines For Navy: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 4, 2021

The Defence Ministry today cleared a mega project to domestically build six conventional submarines for the Indian Navy at a cost of around Rs 43,000 crore, in a major decision aimed at significantly boosting India's naval prowess.

Seeped In Her Husband's Colours: Pulwama Hero's Wife Earns Army Uniform

India News | Reported by Rajeev Ranjan, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Saturday May 29, 2021

Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal was killed in a gun battle in February 2019. He had been married only a year. Today, his wife, Nitika Kaul, passed out of the Officers' Training Academy, Chennai.

Covid Pandemic: Army Engineers Find WayTo Convert Oxygen Into Low Pressure Gas

Business | Edited by Animesh Singh | Wednesday May 19, 2021

To resolve the issue of transporting liquid oxygen in huge cryogenic tanks, Indian Army engineers have converted it into low pressure oxygen gas.

Navy Bringing Critical Items From Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Singapore

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 8, 2021

Naval ships were bringing in critical items, including oxygen generators and cylinders, from Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Singapore to help fight the second wave of COVID-19, the Defence Ministry said on Friday.

Covid: Emergency Financial Powers Sanctioned To Military Medical Officials: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 24, 2021

The defence ministry on Friday sanctioned emergency financial powers of Rs five crore to the director general of medical services of the three services to make procurement to boost medical infrastructure amid Covid.

Amid Covid Crisis, Government To Airlift 23 Oxygen Generation Plants From Germany

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 23, 2021

The Defence Ministry has decided to airlift 23 mobile oxygen generating plants from Germany as several states reeled under an acute shortage of medical oxygen due to a massive surge in coronavirus cases, officials said today.

Germany Plans To Pull Troops Out Of Afghanistan From July 4: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 21, 2021

Germany's defence ministry on Wednesday said it planned to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan in early July, after the United States announced plans to pull out by September 11.

'Want Defence Ministry's Manpower To Handle Covid Crisis': Hemant Soren At NDTV Solutions Summit

India News | Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Sunday April 18, 2021

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren today suggested that he will need the military's help to tackle the surging Covid-19 crisis in his state. He also expressed shock at the apparent lack of fear among people despite the raging pandemic.

DRDO Develops Lightweight Bullet-Proof Jacket For Indian Army

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 1, 2021

The DRDO has developed a lightweight bullet-proof jacket that weighs 9 kg and meets the qualitative requirements of the Indian Army, the defence ministry said on Thursday.

India, US Carry Out Joint Military Drill In Himachal Pradesh

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 31, 2021

Special forces of India and the US carried out a joint military exercise at Bakloh in Himachal Pradesh this month to further enhance interoperability between the two sides, the defence ministry said on Tuesday.

Taiwan Reports Largest Ever Incursion By Chinese Air Force

World News | Reuters | Friday March 26, 2021

Twenty Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan's air defence identification zone on Friday, in the largest incursion yet reported by the island's defence ministry and marking a dramatic escalation of tension across the Taiwan Strait.

3 Military Pilots Dead In Russian Bomber Accident

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday March 23, 2021

Three military pilots died in Russia on Tuesday when ejection seats of their Tu-22 strategic bomber malfunctioned, the Russian defence ministry said.

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Business | Edited by Peter Noronha | Tuesday March 23, 2021

The Defence Ministry has placed an order with Mahindra Defence Systems Limited (MDSL) for the supply of 1,300 light specialist vehicles to the Indian Army at a cost of Rs 1,056 crore

Defence Ministry To Procure 1,300 Light Combat Vehicles From Mahindra

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 22, 2021

The defence ministry on Monday said it finalised a contract with Mahindra Defence Systems Ltd (MDSL) to procure 1,300 light combat vehicles for the Indian Army at a cost of Rs 1,056 crore.