Tag: Nirmala Sitharaman
Budget 2019-20: New Space India Ltd Incorporated as New Commercial Arm of D/o Space
New Delhi. Presenting the General Budget 2019-20 at Parliament in New Delhi on July 5, Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman said a Public Sector Enterprise viz. […]
Government Earmarks Rs 3.19 Lakh Crore Defence Budget, Excludes Defence Pension
New Delhi. Government has earmarked Rs 3,18,931.22 crore for Defence (excluding Defence Pension) in the Union Budget 2019-20 presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at Parliament in New Delhi […]
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Inaugurates Air Force Commanders’ Conference
New Delhi. The first bi-annual Commanders’ Conference of Indian Air Force (IAF) for the year 2019 began at the Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) in New Delhi on April 11. Chief […]
Silver Jubilee Celebrations at Southern Naval Command
KOCHI. The year 2018-19 marks the Silver Jubilee of Indian Navy’s nodal centre for leadership studies, namely the Centre of Excellence in Ethics, Leadership and Behavioural Studies (CELABS). On March […]
India Hosts Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue – 2019
NEW DELHI. The second edition of Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) – 2019 is all set to be hosted at Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi from March 5-6. This is in […]
India Successfully Test Fires QRSAM
CHANDIPUR, Odisha. India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired indigenously developed Quick Reach Surface-to-Air missiles (QRSAM) from ITR Chandipur, off the Odisha Coast on February 26. The […]
Defence Minister Visits Aero India Fire Incident Site, Takes Stock of Situation
Bengaluru. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 24 visited the site of fire incident of Aero India 2019 at Yelahanka Air Force Base and took stock of the situation. Officials […]
Runway to a Billion Opportunities: Defence Minister Inaugurates Aero India 2019
BENGALURU. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the 12th biennial edition of International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition and declared the Aero India 2019 open amid a lot of fanfare at Air […]
Defence Minister, Army, Navy Senior Officials Visit Alpha Design Technologies at Aero India
BENGALURU. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and other senior officials from Indian Army and Indian Navy visited the stall of Alpha Design Technologies Pvt Ltd (ADTPL) at Aero India in Bengaluru […]
Diffo Bridge to Provide All-weather Road to Troops Deployed on China Border
NEW DELHI. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on January 18 inaugurated the 426.60 metre long Pre Stressed Concrete Box Girder type bridge over Diffo river on Roing-Koron-Paya road in Arunachal Pradesh. […]
Defence Minister Reviews Operational Preparedness of A&N Command
Port Blair. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) on January 13 and 14. On arrival at INS Utkrosh, Port Blair on January 13, she was received […]
Defence Minister Visits Andaman Nicobar Command to Review Operational Preparedness
Port Blair. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived at Port Blair on January 13 evening and was received by Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, AVSM, ADC, Commander-in-Chief, Andaman & Nicobar Command at […]
Defence Minister Inaugurates Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region
GURUGRAM. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) at Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) Gurugram on December 22. Apart from representation by […]
India-Russia Discuss Defence Cooperation During 18th IRIGC-MTC Meeting
NEW DELHI. India and Russia discussed defence cooperation during their 18th meeting of Inter-Governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC) held in New Delhi on December 13. The meeting was […]
India-US Agree to Deepen Bilateral Defence Cooperation
WASHINGTON. India and the United States have agreed to further deepen bilateral defence cooperation building on the discussions and outcomes of the ‘2 + 2 Dialogue’ held in New Delhi […]