Why in News: The Defence Minister has approved the budgetary support of ₹498.8 crore to Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) challenge under the Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO) for the next five years. What is iDEX? The iDEX framework and establishment …
Why in News: India’s Eastern Army Command, Andaman-Nicobar Command get new chiefs What is a theatre command? A theatre command is an organisational structure that is responsible for commanding all military assets in a theatre of battle in order to …
Why in News? The Defence Ministry notified the second negative import list — now renamed as the ‘positive indigenisation list’— can now be only purchased from indigenous sources. What is a Negative Import List (positive indigenisation list) The negative list …
Why in News: The Suryakiran aerobatic display team of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has just completed 25 years. About the team One of the few nine aircraft display teams in the world and the only one in Asia. Since …
Why in News? The first destroyer of the Indian Navy, INS Rajput is set to be decommissioned. About INS Rajput INS Rajput, the lead ship of the Kashin-class destroyers built by the erstwhile USSR, was commissioned in 1980. The ship …
Why in News? The U.S. State Department approved the proposed sale of six P-8I patrol aircraft and related equipment to India. What are P-8I patrol aircraft? P-8 is a long-range, multimission maritime patrol aircraft offered by Boeing. The P-8I aircraft …
Why in News? The Defence Minister invoked special provisions and granted emergency financial powers to the armed forces to empower them and speed up their efforts to tide over the current COVID-19 situation. What are these powers? The Defence Ministry …
About CDS: The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) acts as a single-point military adviser to the government as suggested by the Kargil Review Committee in 1999. CDS acts as the principal military adviser to the defence minister on all tri-service …
NEWS Many Central forces are functioning without regular chiefs, which could impact their efficiency. CONTEXT The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), National Security Guard and other crucial organisations like the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Narcotics …
About NCC The National Cadet Corps (NCC) is a youth development movement. It is a Tri-Services Organisation, comprising the Army, Navy and Air Wing, providing opportunities to the youth of the country for their all-round development with a sense of …