Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh reviews progress of construction of first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier at Kochi
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh reviewed the progress of construction of first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) built by M/s Cochin Shipyard Ltd., at Kochi on June 25, 2021. Shri Rajnath Singh was accompanied by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh and Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command Vice Admiral AK Chawla. The Raksha Mantri visited […]
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh reviews development works at Karwar Naval Base under ‘Project Seabird’;
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh visited the Karwar Naval Base in Karnataka on June 24, 2021 to review the progress of ongoing infrastructure development under ‘Project Seabird’. Accompanied by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh, Shri Rajnath Singh undertook an aerial survey of the Project Area and Sites before arriving at the INS […]
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh approves Rs 498.8 crore budgetary support for Defence innovation through iDEX – DIO
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has approved the budgetary support of Rs 498.8 crore to Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) – Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO) for the next five years. The budgetary support will provide a big boost to the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi as iDEX–DIO has the primary objective […]
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh flags off first-ever solo woman motorcycle expedition organised by BRO
The first-ever solo woman motorcycle expedition, organised by Border Roads Organisation (BRO), was flagged off by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh from BRO Headquarters in New Delhi on June 11, 2021. Ms Kanchan Ugursandi, a 29-year-old lady biker with 10 years and 21,000 km of riding experience, is undertaking the challenge to cover 3,187 km […]
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh approves policy on archiving, declassification & compilation of war/operations histories
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has approved the policy on archiving, declassification and compilation/publication of war/operations histories by the Ministry of Defence. The policy envisages that each organisation under the Ministry of Defence such as Services, Integrated Defence Staff, Assam Rifles and Indian Coast Guard, will transfer the records, including war diaries, letters of proceedings & […]
रक्षा मंत्री श्री राजनाथ सिंह ने सड़क सुरक्षा और सड़क निर्माण को बढ़ावा देने के लिए बीआरओ के दो उत्कृष्टता केंद्रों का उद्घाटन किया
श्री राजनाथ सिंह ने दिनांक 11 जून, 2021 को नई दिल्ली के सीमा सड़क भवन में सीमा सड़क संगठन (बीआरओ) द्वारा स्थापित उत्कृष्टता केंद्रों को देश को समर्पित किया। इन केन्द्रों की स्थापना सड़क सुरक्षा में उत्कृष्टता प्राप्त करने के साथ-साथ सड़कों, पुलों, हवाई क्षेत्रों और सुरंगों के निर्माण में वृद्धि को बढ़ावा देने के लिए की गई है। सड़क […]
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurates BRO’s two Centres for Excellence to promote road safety & road construction;
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh dedicated to the nation two Centres of Excellence established by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) at Seema Sadak Bhawan in New Delhi, on June 11, 2021. These Centres have been established to achieve excellence in road safety as well as foster growth in construction of roads, bridges, air fields and tunnels. […]
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh releases E-booklet on 20 MoD reforms in 2020
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh released anE-booklet titled ’20 Reforms in 2020’, highlighting the major reforms undertaken by Ministry of Defence (MoD) in 2020, in New Delhi on June 07, 2021.Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Y Naik, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of Air Staff […]
First such acquisition under Strategic Partnership model to give a big boost to Make in India
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), in its meeting held under the Chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh on June 04, 2021, has approved proposals concerning Capital Acquisitions of various equipment for modernisation and operational needs of the Armed Forces amounting to approx. Rs 6,000 crore. In addition, the DAC also approved issue of RFP […]
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh reviews bilateral defence cooperation in a telephonic conversation with his Australian counterpart
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh had a telephonic conversation with Australian Minister for Defence Mr Peter Dutton on June 01, 2021. During their interaction, both Ministers reviewed the defence cooperation between the two countries in the backdrop of the current regional situation.Both Ministers acknowledged the momentum that defence cooperation between India and Australia has achieved […]