Defence  

Ladakh Lt Governor Ladakh Radha Krishna Mathur launched the projects from Turtuk, the northernmost village of India.

In this regard, the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority, the nodal agency to execute the defence corridor project in the state, has already allotted 10 hectares of land to Encore Research and to Allen & Alvan Pvt Ltd.

Captain Naveen Nagappa of the 13 JAK RIF was deployed in Kargil when Pakistani intruders took control of the heights. His mission was to re-capture Point 4875. He still remembers how before they set out for their mission, Captain Vikram Batra told him, 'Gale lag na yaar, na jane kaunsi mulakat aakhri hogi...' (Let's embrace my friend. Who knows this could be our last meeting)

Built by the Cochin Shipyard Limited, the 'Made in India' aircraft carrier's performance, including hull, main propulsion, power generation and distribution and auxiliary equipment, were tested during Vikrant's maiden sea voyage.

The defence ministry has approved budgetary support of nearly Rs 499 crore for research and innovation in the defence sector for the next five years
 

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the policy on archiving, declassification and compilation or publication of war and operations his-tories
 

To give an impetus to indigenisation in the defence sector, the defence ministry has banned import of 108 more weapon platforms and equipment
 

This is the first time in the Indian defence ecosystem that an order for hand grenades is being given. To date, the Indian Army has been using the British-era vintage hand grenades, which will be replaced by the first consignment of 40,000 Multi-Mode Hand Grenades
 

Defence minister Rajnath Singh has launched Services e-Health Assistance & Tele-consultation (SeHAT) OPD portal. The portal provides tele-medicine services to the serving armed forces personnel, veterans and their families
 

Ministry of defence has authorised the director general of the Armed Forces Medical Services to hire 400 retired military doctors
 

Defence minister Rajnath Singh has granted emergency financial powers to them by invoking special provisions

The defence ministry is doing its bit to help alleviate the problems caused by the pandemic. It includes building covid centres to increase oxygen supply
 

Developed by Defence Bioengineering & ElectroMedical Laboratory (DEBEL), Bengaluru of DRDO, the system delivers supplemental oxygen based on the SpO2 levels and prevents the person from sinking in to a state of Hypoxia, which is fatal in most cases, it sets in

Indian defence forces are all set to get a boost as India will install 5G technology, artificial technology and unmanned vehicles across the three wings of the Indian armed forces
 

The Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE), Kanpur, a DRDO laboratory has developed a bullet-proof jacket for Indian Army