What’s in the news? The Opposition parties have demanded a discussion on the Agnipath military recruitment scheme during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. Several Opposition parties, including TMC, BJD, Shiv Sena, TDP, Akali Dal, CPI(M),CPI, RSP and JMM, skipped the …
What’s in the news? Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that his Ministry has set a target of one lakh 75 thousand crore rupees of defence production by 2025, which includes the export of 35 thousand crore rupees. He expressed …
Why in News: The Defence Minister at the ‘AI in Defence’ symposium unveiled an AI-based Mandarin translation device for troops on LAC. Mandarin language is the most widely spoken form of Chinese. It is one of the most spoken languages …
Why in News: India’s defence exports for 2021-22 were estimated at ₹13,000 crore, the highest ever. India’s defence exports were worth Rs 8,434 crore in 2020-21, Rs 9,115 crore in 2019-20 and Rs 2,059 crore in 2015-16. The Government has …
About Sainik Schools Sainik Schools are residential schools for boys, providing Public School Education with Military bias. The schools are affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi and are supported by Central and State funding. The …
What’s in News India had 160 nuclear warheads as on January 2022 and it appears to be expanding its nuclear arsenal, Stockholm-based defence think tank SIPRI claimed There are total nine countries that have nuclear weapons – the United States, …
What is the role of the Chief of Defence Staff? The Government’s decision in 2019 to create the post of a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), a long-pending demand to bring in tri-service synergy and integration, is the biggest top-level …
What is the role of the Chief of Defence Staff? The Government’s decision in 2019 to create the post of a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), a long-pending demand to bring in tri-service synergy and integration, is the biggest top-level …
About DAC Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) is constituted under the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for overall guidance of the defence procurement planning process. It includes Defence Minister as Chairman and Minister of State for Defence (when appointed), Chief of Defence …
Why in News At the recent Quad Summit in Tokyo, the Indo-Pacific maritime domain awareness initiative was inaugurated. What is it? It’s a regional project for information exchange and marine monitoring. The IPMDA would provide a maritime domain awareness image …