New Delhi, October 30, 2023: Indian Army and Indian Air Force contingent comprising 120 personnel departed for Kazakhstan today to take part in the 7th edition of Joint Military ‘Exercise KAZIND-2023’. The Exercise will be conducted at Otar, Kazakhstan from 30th October to 11th November 2023. Indian Army contingent comprises 90 personnel led by a Battalion from the DOGRA […]
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How many women are in the Indian Army?
New Delhi, August 15, 2023: The number of women in Indian Army medical and non-medical cadres are below. The total number of women in Indian Army medical cadres, as on 01st July 2023: Army Medical Corps (AMC) – 1,212 Army Dental Corps (ADC) – 168 Military Nursing Service (MNS) – 3,841 The total number of women […]
Army including millets like bajra in its rations
With a view to promote consumption of millets in light of UN declaring 2023 as the International Year of Millets, the Indian Army has steered introduction of Millets Flour in the rations of soldiers. This landmark decision will ensure troops are supplied with native and traditional grains after over half a century, when these were […]
Indian Army to participate in Exercise ZAPAD 2021
New Delhi, September 3, 2021: A 200 personnel contingent of Indian Army will participate in Exercise ZAPAD 2021, a Multi Nation exercise being held at Nizhniy, Russia from 03 to 16 September 2021. ZAPAD 2021 is one of the theatre-level exercises of the Russian Armed Forces and will focus primarily on operations against terrorists. Over […]
FIRST BATCH OF WOMEN MILITARY POLICE INDUCTED INTO THE INDIAN ARMY
New Delhi, May 9, 2021: The Corps of Military Police Centre & School (CMP C &S) at Bengaluru held the attestation parade of the first batch of 83 women soldiers at the Dronacharya Parade Ground on 08 May 2021. The parade of the Military Police was conducted as a low key event while observing all […]
SHANTIR OGROSHENA 2021: Indian Army to participate in Multinational Exercise in Bangladesh
New Delhi, April 1, 2021: Multinational Military Exercise SHANTIR OGROSHENA 2021 (Front Runner of the Peace) will be held in Bangladesh to commemorate the birth centenary of Bangladesh ‘Father of the Nation’ Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and mark glorious 50 years of liberation in which India actively took part. Indian Army contingent comprising of 30 […]
Indian Army Formally Closes Down Military Farms
New Delhi, March 31, 2021: Military Farms were set up with sole requirement of supplying hygienic cow’s milk to troops billeted in various garrisons across British India. First Military farm was raised on 01 Feb 1889 at Allahabad. After independence Military Farms flourished with 30,000 heads of cattle in 130 Military Farms all over India in […]
How many women are there in the Indian Armed Forces?
New Delhi, February 9, 2021: Raksha Rajya Mantri Shripad Naik answered a question asked by Dr Fauzia Khan in Rajya Sabha on February 8, 2021, with regards to gender ratio in the Indian Armed Forces. Here is what he replied. The number of men and women employed in the Indian Armed Forces are as under: […]
Lieutenant General CP Mohanty takes over as Vice Chief of the Army Staff
New Delhi, February 2, 2021: Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM assumed the appointment of the Vice Chief of the Army Staff on 01 February 2021. Life: An alumnus of Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehradun, National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Lt Gen CP Mohanty was commissioned into the Rajput […]
Indian Army hands over 20 fully trained military horses and 10 mine detection dogs to Bangladesh Army
New Delhi, November 11, 2020: Indian Army gifted 20 fully trained military horses and 10 mine detection dogs to Bangladesh Army yesterday. These equines and canines were trained by the Remount and Veterinary Corps of Indian Army. The Indian Army has also trained Bangladesh Army personnel for training and handling these specialist dogs and horses. […]