Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal for admission of girl children in Sainik schools w.e.f. academic session 2021-22 in a phased manner. The decision has been taken following the success of the pilot project started by the Ministry of Defence for admission of girl children in Sainik School Chhingchhip in Mizoram two years […]
Some 8 hours back Defence Minister Rajnath Singh left for France on a two-day visit. On October 8th morning, Rajnath Singh will meet Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic. Later, he will participate in the Rafale fighter aircraft handing over ceremony at Merignac along with French Minister of Armed Forces Florence Parly. He will […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has given in principle approval to enhancement of monetary assistance to Next of Kin (NoK) of all categories of Battle Casualty (BC) from Rs two lakh to Rs eight lakh. The amount will be granted under Army Battle Casualties Welfare Fund (ABCWF). Earlier, there was a provision of financial assistance of […]
Government is deeply conscious of the requirements of the Armed Forces and remains committed in providing requisite focus and financial support for its modernisation, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said this today at the Commissioning Ceremony of indigenously built submarine INS Khanderi in Mumbai. Rajnath Singh said due impetus has been given for timely acquisition of […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called for a proactive coordination among all agencies and stakeholders involved in coastal security to achieve the common goal of national security. He was addressing a gathering at the Commissioning Ceremony of Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) ‘Varaha’ in Chennai today. Defence Minister exuded confidence that ICGS ‘Varaha’ will further […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has given approval for initiating work of writing the history of the country’s border. The Minister held a meeting with eminent personalities of Indian Council of Historical Research and officials of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Directorate General of Archives, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of […]
Rajnath Singh has scripted history by becoming the first Raksha Mantri to fly the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) ‘Tejas’. The Defence Minister undertook 30-minute sortie in the indigenously-built multi-role fighter aircraft with Air Vice Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari, at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Airport in Bengaluru this morning. He described his experience of flying the […]
Air-to-Air missile ASTRA, has been successfully flight tested on 16 September 2019 off the coast of Odisha. The missile ASTRA was launched from Su-30 MKI as a part of User trials. The live aerial target was engaged accurately demonstrating the capability of first indigenous air-to-air missile. Switzerland supports India’s membership in the Nuclear Supplier’s Group […]
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh chaired the first meeting of the Apex Committee for DefExpo 2020 in New Delhi on September 9 2019, in the presence of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath. The huge exhibition that will showcase India’s Defence manufacturing capabilities as well as the world’s top defence manufacturing companies would be held […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to visit Japan (02-03 September 2019) and the Republic of Korea (05-06 September 2019) for a bilateral visit. As part of his visit to Japan, Singh will co-chair the Annual Defence Ministerial Dialogue with his counterpart, Takeshi Iwaya, Minister of Defence of Japan.The Ministerial Dialogue will aim to further […]
