News: The United States has overtaken Russia, Israel & France to become India’s largest arms supplier over the last 4 years. Attack helicopters, Strategic airlift, Anti-submarine warfare, Howitzers, Heavy-lift helicopters are the present projects of United States. Source: DefenceNews

News: Running a sustained audio-visual campaign to rein in welfare costs, the three public sector oil companies have managed to convince over one million consumers across India to surrender their LPG subsidy. Around 15.3 crore consumers are registered with the three companies, Indian Oil (Indane), Bharat Petroleum (Bharat Gas) and ...

News: Batting for early implementation of the USD 10 billion TAPI gas pipeline project PM evinced India’s interest in long-term investment in the energy sector in Turkmenistan. Both the countries have decided to intensify efforts in dealing with threats of terrorism, organised crime and illegal drug-trafficking. After talks between the two ...

News: The Modi government unilaterally called off foreign secretary-level talks with Pakistan last August but has now decided to hold National Security Advisory-level (NSA)talks. This move has decided that under the Modi government India’s Pakistan policy will be decided, shaped and choreographed by PMO. PM has decided to experiment a ...

News: India has test-fired its indigenously developed Nag anti-tank guided missile (Helina), which can hit a target upto seven km, from a helicopter at a firing range in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. HeliNa is a helicopter-launched version of Nag and has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) ...

News: Department of Industrial Policy has come up with a multi-pronged strategy to develop innovation and creativity. The government, for a more refined and developed intellectual property regime in order to boost its ‘Make in India’ campaign, has announced a slew of measures to promote homegrown talent. The measures are listed below: ...

News: Use of the Ayni airbase for the Indian Air Force, tops the agenda for discussion with Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Ayni airbase near Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe has long been key to expanding India’s strategic footprint in Central Asia. The origins of the airbase ...

News: The Indian Railway has witnessed a negative growth of over 8 per cent in the passenger segment for June this year as compared to the corresponding period last year due to improved condition of roads. Barring coal, the loading of iron ore, cement and foodgrains was negative as compared ...

News: Memorandum of understanding on supply of chemical products between the Indian Public Sector undertaking ‘Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited’ and the Turkmen State concern ‘Turkmenhimiya’. Memorandum of understanding between the Foreign Service Institute of the Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India and the Institute of International ...

News: Nuclear submarines are strategic assets and typically stay deep inside the sea ready to launch in case of nuclear strike. The indigenously made nuclear submarine – INS Arihant – will fire its first missile, also made in India, this year to formally complete the nuclear triad for India. The ...