Sagar Kavach
The Governments of Odisha and West Bengal conducted joint security exercise named ‘Sagar Kavach’. The aim of the exercise is to further tighten the existing coastal security mechanism along the 630 km long coastline along…
USTTAD scheme
Context: The USTTAD scheme aims at preserving & promoting the rich heritage of the traditional arts & crafts of the Minority communities. This is one of the flagship programmes of…
Indus civilisation developed around extinct river: study
Context: Contrary to current belief, it was the departure of a large river — not its arrival — that triggered the growth of Indus urban centres that developed in what…
IMMSAREX-2017
Context: The 2017 International Multilateral Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise (IMMSAREX) was held in Bangladesh from November 26 to 28 2017. The exercise is taking place under the aegis of…
Sukhoi-30MKI
The world's fastest supersonic cruise missile BrahMos was successfully test fired from Indian Air Force's (IAF) Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet for the first time. The missile was gravity dropped from Su-30MKI…
BrahMos missile test-fired
In a first, India successfully test-fired the air-launched version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from an IAF Su-30MKI aircraft. BrahMos, which is multi-platform, multi-mission missile, is now capable of…
SAMPRITI 2017
The seventh Indo-Bangladesh joint exercise SAMPRITI was held at Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School, Vairengte in Mizoram. Exercise SAMPRITI is an important bilateral defence cooperation endeavour between India and Bangladesh. The…
China launches worlds first fully electric cargo ship
China launched world's first fully electric cargo ship in Guangzhou, capital city of Guangdong province. It is the first ship in the world to use lithium ion battery. The ship…
Defence Acquisition Council
To counter corruption and speed up decision- making in military procurement, the government of India in 2001 decided to set up an integrated Defence Acquisition Council (DAC). It is headed by…
Ex Blue Flag-17
Context: In order to strengthen military cooperation and develop the operational capability, Indian Air Force for the first time is set to participate in ‘EX BLUE FLAG-17’ exercise which is going to be…
- Go to the previous page
- 1
- …
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- …
- 42
- Go to the next page