Dirang-based National Institute of Mountaineering & Adventure Sports (NIMAS)-led by its director Colonel Ranveer Jamwal has created history by undertaking the first-ever cycling expedition in six South East Asian countries, covering a distance of 5,374 kilometers in just 37 days. Read More

The chief of defence staff, General Anil Chauhan, inaugurated a two-day workshop on “Human Factors Engineering in Military Platforms” in the national capital, on Wednesday. The workshop has been organized by the Defence Research and Development Organization’s Delhi-based laboratory Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences. Read More

As part of the General Bipin Rawat Australia-India Young Defence Officers’ Exchange Programme instituted in honour of India’s first chief of defence staff, a 15-member Australian contingent, including four female officers from the Australian military’s three services visited the Agra-based Indian Army’s Parachute Regiment’s Shatrujeet Brigade along with 15 selected officers from the Indian military. Read More

Fifteen officers from the Australian defence forces are visiting India from March 1 under the inaugural General Rawat India-Australia Young Defence Officers’ Exchange Program. The contingent, which includes four female officers, are from the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, and Royal Australian Air Force. Read More

The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, called the Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar, on Wednesday, to discuss the alleged Bihar Police’s brutality against a fallen soldier’s father. Rajkapoor Singh, 70, alleged that the police manhandled him around midnight on February 25 over a dispute regarding the building of a memorial for his son. Read More

The Union Cabinet, on Wednesday, approved the procurement of and 70 HTT-40 indigenous trainer aircraft and three cadet-training ships worth ₹10,000 crore, aimed to give a boost to the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative in the defence manufacturing sector. Read More

Family members of one of the Galwan Valley 2020 bravehearts – Jai Kishore Singh -- alleged that the martyr’s father was dragged, beaten and abused by the Jandaha Police for building a memorial for his son on government land in Chak Fateh village of Jandaha block in Bihar's Vaishali district. Read More

A fifteen days Army Attachment camp for NCC Cadets (Girls) was organised from February 13-27 at Brigade of the Guards Regimental Centre, Kamptee under the aegis of HQ UM & G Sub Area. Read More

The Delhi high court, on Monday, dismissed a batch of pleas challenging the newly announced Agnipath scheme for recruitment of the Agniveers in the defence forces, stating that the scheme has been made in national interest and to ensure that the armed forces are better equipped. Read More

India and Sri Lanka reviewed their ongoing defence cooperation activities, on Thursday. The two countries also agreed to increase the complexity of bilateral military exercises between them. Read More