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Govt dismisses China's Galwan Valley claim, says bid to alter LAC foiled

PMO sought to dispel a 'mischievous interpretation' of PM Modi's remarks made at Friday evening's all-party meeting

Finance ministry Twitter followers cross 2 mn, Home ministry has 4.9 mn

The ministry started its twitter handle @FinMinIndia in July 2014

Covid-19: Govt extends delivery period for defence acquisitions by 4 months

The decision has been taken due to supply chain disruptions arising out of measures put in place by the government to contain spread of the pandemic

DRDO develops 'GermiKlean' to sanitise uniforms of police, security forces

The sanitising chamber has been set up at Parliament Street Police Station

Govt places indent for supply of 156 combat vehicles worth Rs 1,094 cr

Under this indent, the combat vehicles will be manufactured by Ordnance Factory in Telangana's Medak at an approximate cost of Rs 1,094 crore

MoD discusses proposed defence procurement guidelines with industry

On the question of making procurement faster and simpler, Chandra said that DPP 2020 aimed at reducing the burden of bank guarantees

Rajnath Singh approves Rs 400-crore defence testing infrastructure scheme

This is directed towards promoting indigenous defence capability, specifically amongst micro, small and medium enterprises and start-ups

Key takeaways from FM Sitharaman's fourth tranche of the economic stimulus

The eight sectors in which reforms are to be introduced are coal, minerals, defence production, aviation, power discoms in UTs, space technology and atomic energy

Govt exhorts DRDO to revive work on biological defence initiative

Biological Warfare Convention prohibits offensive bioweapons, but allows antidote development

Armed forces told to take optimisation measures amid Covid-19 crisis

Officers, however, fear this will sharply impair the military's equipment and functioning

Missing in Action: the unfinished stories of India's lost soldiers

This intensely researched book opens up a crucial and uncomfortable chapter of military, political and diplomatic history that few care to visit

Defence ministry approves largest 'Make in India' order for Tejas Mark 1As

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has ordered 40 Tejas Mark 1 fighters, of which HAL has already built and delivered 16

Women in command

Decision on permanent commission was long overdue

Defence Ministry procurement chief talks up cooperation with Israel

Underlining the continuing belief on India-Israel cooperation, HAL and Israeli firm, Elbit Systems, signed a MoU for joint development of a UAV

Strategic shift: India asks private companies to firm up defence production

With defence budget stagnating and government agencies lagging in building weapon systems, India needs the private sector to fill up the production vacuum

Rajnath meets Qatar deputy PM, S Korean counterpart, discusses defence ties

The Qatari delegation will be visiting the DefExpo, being held in Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow between February 5-9

Budget 2020: In a first, defence gets more for pension, less for salaries

Army planners are increasingly worried about this drain on funds that could otherwise go towards equipment modernisation

Defence Ministry has nearly 40,000 vacant posts for officers: Govt in RS

The minister of state for defence said there are 201,000 vacancies in other categories in the ministry

Govt to give special family pension to soldiers who get re-employed

The government has been receiving grievances from various quarters for grant of dual family pension including special or liberalised family pension for armed forces personnel on lines of government

Defence ministry shortlists firms for Rs 50,000 crore submarine project

In a significant move, the defence ministry on Tuesday shortlisted two Indian shipyards and five foreign defence majors for the Rs 50,000 crore project to build six conventional submarines in India for the Navy besides approving military procurement worth Rs 5,100 crore. The shortlisted Indian entities to construct the submarines, being billed as one of biggest 'Make in India' projects, are L&T group and state-owned Mazagaon Docks Ltd (MDL), official sources said. Adani Defence, which was a strong contender for the project, named as P-75 I, failed to make the cut following a detailed evaluation of eligibility criteria by a high-powered committee, they said. The mega project is being implemented under the ambitious strategic partnership model under which select private firms are being roped in to build military platforms like submarines and fighter jets in India in partnership with original equipment maker. The decisions on the submarine project and procurement of military ...