Manohar Parrikar

OFB_indianbureaucracy
Defence

Ordnance Factory Board

August 16, 2016

Majority of the requirement of items like Ammunition, Armoured Vehicles, Troop Comfort items etc for Indian Army are met through the Ordnance Factory Board

indian air force
Central

Aircrafts of Indian Air Force

August 16, 2016

The Indian Air Force (IAF) inventory is a mix of old and new generation aircraft. Present policy of maintenance as provided by Original Equipment

BRO_indianbureaucracy
Defence

BRO Irregularities

August 14, 2016

A case of irregularity in the purchase of various types of Hume pipes was noticed in Project Vartak (44 BRTF) of Border Roads Organisation

Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu indianbureaucracy
Central

Purchase of Tanker Ships

August 13, 2016

The Defence Acquisition Council has accorded Acceptance of Necessity to procure five Fleet Support Ships which, in addition to other roles, will also serve

Bio-Toilets_DRDO_indianbureaucracy
Defence

Bio-Toilets developed by DRDO

August 12, 2016

The bacteria from Antarctica are components of anaerobic microbial consortium that is used for seeding (inoculation) of bio-digesters. The consortium is composed of bacteria

Dhanush Cannons_indianbureaucracy
Defence

Dhanush Cannons

August 12, 2016

Three nos. 155 mm x 45 Calibre Artillery gun ‘Dhanush’ have been handed over to Indian Army in June 2016, for undertaking user exploitation. Special

Ministry of Defence
Defence

University for Defence Purposes

August 11, 2016

Government has accorded ‘In-principle’ approval for setting up of Indian National Defence University (INDU) in the district of Gurgaon in Haryana. The salient features

F-16 combat aircraft-indianbureaucracy
Defence

‘Make In India’ options for IAF

August 11, 2016

A seminar on ‘Make in India for Indian Air Force’ was held at New Delhi on 19th April, 2016. Representatives of Ministry of Defence,

India and Japan_indianbureaucracy
Defence

India and Japan defence cooperation

August 10, 2016

Defence Minister of Japan Mr Gen Nakatani visited India on 14th July, 2016. Bilateral discussions covered a range a defence related issues, focusing on