Why in News: The Coast Guard commissioned an indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH)-MkIII squadron, 835 Squadron (CG), at the air enclave at Pornandar in Gujarat. About Coast Guard The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is a maritime law enforcement and search …
Why in News: Tapan Kumar Deka, a 1988 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer has been appointed as Director, Intelligence Bureau for a period of two years. About IB It is India’s internal intelligence agency, and carries out counterintelligence and …
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 …
Why in News: The Centre has announced the Agnipath scheme for recruitment of soldiers in the three branches of the armed forces, on a short-term basis. About Under the scheme, youth(both men and women) between 17.5 to 21 years of …
Why in News: The Navy is looking to procure variants of the indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) and Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) modified for ship-based operations. The Navy which has taken an early lead towards indigenisation decades ago and in …
What’s in News: The Defence Minister unveiled the second edition of the ‘Mehar Baba’ swarm drone competition by the Indian Air Force (IAF) for Indian start-ups to develop a swarm drone based system to detect foreign objects on aircraft operating …
Why in News: Given its successive abstentions during votes on Ukraine in the UN Security Council and elsewhere, India has attracted criticism citing “realpolitik” by critics. Russia provides 60-70 percent of India’s military weaponry. Any disruption in supplies might have …