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The cost of neglecting water transport
03 Feb 2025
Inland water transport is widely recognised as a cheaper and environment friendly mode of transport and, as per a report prepared by RITES
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Russia is reported to have developed a system that can locate, track and destroy signals from SpaceX’s Starlink satellites that helped Ukraine accurately locate and destroy Russian targets during the ongoing conflict.

Defence ministry approves Rs21,772-cr equipment acquisition for armed forces
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The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), headed by Defence minister Rajnath Singh, on Tuesday (3 December 2024)

Modi, Xi Jinping talk peace on the margins of BRICS summit
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit at Kazan on Wednesday

DRDO conducts field, firing trials of light tank ‘Zorawar’
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Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), on Friday conducted successful preliminary automotive trials of the indigenously developed light tank, Zorawar.

Defence ministry approves Rs1.45 lakh crore capital acquisition proposals for defence forces
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Defence ministry has lined up Rs1.45 lakh crore capital acquisition programme for the Defence forces, which include procurement of future-ready combat vehicles

Dassault to set up MRO facility for Rafale, Mirage 2000 fighter jets in India
06 Aug 2024
French aerospace and defence major Dassault Aviation is expanding its presence in India with a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

India flight-tests missile-based torpedo system for submarines
02 May 2024
India on Wednesday announced the successful flight test of a Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system that would give a big boost to Indian Navy’s anti-submarine warfare capability.

India tests Agni-5 missile capable of multiple strikes
12 Mar 2024
India on Monday successfully carried out the first flight-test of the Agni-5 missile with multiple warheads, each capable of targeting objects hundreds of kilometers apart, and a range of 5.000 kilometres.

Defence ministry approves Rs39,126-cr contract for domestic equipment makers
05 Mar 2024
The defence ministry on Friday signed five major contracts with local defence equipment manufacturers for capital acquisition worth a total Rs39,125.39 crore, as part of the government’s `Make-in-India’ initiative.

DRDO conducts maiden flight of unmanned aircraft demonstrator
05 Jul 2022
DRDO said the flight is a significant step towards self-reliance in defence technologies, which will pave the way for development of critical military systems for autonomous aircraft
Armed forces to recruit 46,000 youth under ‘Agnipath’ scheme this year
20 Jun 2022
Agniveers, enrolled in the three Services for four years will be offered attractive monthly package with risk and hardship allowances besides a severance package of Rs11.71 lakh and a service profile that would enable employment in the civil sector

Ray of hope as Russia offers ceasefire, Ukraine distances from Nato
09 Mar 2022
Russia announced the ceasefire for evacuation of the civilian population from Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Mariupol, and Zaporizhzhia, even as Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is no longer pressing for Nato membership for Ukraine, and cooled down on break-away provinces

Vladimir Putin seeks lawmakers’ permission to use force outside Russia
07 Mar 2022
Putin's move to sign a decree recognising Donetsk and Luhansk (Donbass) as independent regions, will pave way for Russian military forces to enter into these separatist-dominated regions claiming to be an ally of the rebels

CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, wife among 13 dead in IAF chopper crash
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Lone survivor Capt Varun Singh SC, Directing Staff at DSSC with injuries is currently under treatment at Military Hospital, Wellington
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