The Indian military is actively deliberating on setting up a new joint training command to meet the training needs of all its three branches, the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, ThePrint has learnt. The development has also put on hold for now the Army’s proposal to shift its training command ARTRAC from Shimla to Meerut, sources told ThePrint. “The opportunity of a joint coaching command for the three companies is being deliberated upon. Shifting out ARTRAC from Shimla might not be related at this level,” a senior defence official mentioned. The official added that there could be discussions

2 March 2020, was the historic day for half the country’s population. The Supreme Court , while hearing a petition for giving permanent commission to women officers in the army directed that women are qualified in all respects for the command post. They should be given permanent commission in the army. Apart from this, the court said during the hearing that a permanent commission should be made for women within three months.             “Need to change in attitude towards women”. The court told the Center that it should have been implemented after the 2010 Delhi High Court order. The coutt

President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office of Chief Information Commission (CIC) to Bimal Julka. The Bimal Julka is a 1979 batch retired IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh Cadre. He has been posted as Secretary in the Ministry of information and Broadcasting. A Rashtrapati Bhawan release said that President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office of CIC to the Central Information Commission in a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhawan. The post of the head of the commission was vacant after Sudhir Bhargava retired on January 11. The commission has 11 sanctioned posts of Information Commissioners including

On March 2018, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat released a book on Paramveer Chakra awardees named “Paramveer Parvane”. This book mentions the bravery of Paramveer Chakra awardees from the years 1947 to 1965. The author of this book is Dr. Prabha Kiran Jain. This book has been published by Medha Books. The book consists of 11 short stories , poems and songs. This Book mentions the courage and leadership of the brave soldiers who sacrificed the their lives to protect the motherland. It is written in simple and interesting language keeping young reads in mind . The second part of

The Hon’ble President of India and the Supreme Commander of Indian Armed Forces, Shri Ram Nath Kovind has lauded the remarkable contribution by Indian Navy and INS Shivaji to the nation in Lonavala, Maharashtra on February 13, 2020. The President colour was presented to INS Shivaji during a ceremonial Parade comprising 130 officers and 630 sailors of the Navy that also included a 150 men Guard of Honour. The President congratulated the officers and the sailors of the INS Shivaji for their contribution and impressive appearance of the establishment. The contribution of INS Shivaji in training of modern-day Marine Engineers

New headquarters will be built for the Indian Army. Sources in the Indian Army said that the Army building will be constructed for the Indian Army at Delhi Cantt. Its existing offices in South Block and Sena Bhawan continue unchanged. News Agency ANI has said that quoting army sources, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will perform Bhoomi Pujan for the construction of the new building. The Government as also preparing to build a new building of Parliament House. The government has approved a plan to redevelop Central Vista and a 2024 deadline has been set for it. The new Parliament House

A year ago, on this day Indian Airforce has shown the world their bravery and guts and taught the terrorists that “don’t mistake our silence for ignorance or weakness; even the nicest people have their limits”. On 26th February 2019, Indian Air Force carried cross-border air strike on terrorist’s camps in Pakistan’s Balakot in response to the terrorist attack on a CRPF convoy on 14th February 2019 in Pulwama Situated in Jammu in which more than 40 soldiers on CRPF were killed. ABOUT BALAKOT AIRSTRIKE The Balakot airstrike was conducted by Indian Airforce in the early morning hours of 26 February

What is CAPF CAPF  is a abbreviation used  for central armed police forces or paramilitary forces of India. The forces in CAPF comes under MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs), Minister responsible Mr .Rajnath Singh . I’ll give u glimpse of what all are the forces which come under CAPF, for more you can Google it simply writing CAPF. The forces under CAPF are BSF , SSB , CISF , CRPF , ITBP , RPF , NSG,Assam Rifles Government’s New Scheme The Centre is planning a new scheme for UPSC Centre Armed Police Forces, (CAPF) exam. According to the official’s reports,

What is IDSA : Formerly stands for Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses – situated New Delhi, It is an Indian think tank for advanced research in international relations, especially strategic and security issues, providing training to civilian and military officers of the Indian government. It is financed by the Indian Ministry of Defence but operates as a non-partisan and autonomous body. It aims to promote national and international security by carrying out research on defence and security-related issues and disseminating the knowledge among the policy-makers and wider public About Manohar Parrikar: Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar was an Indian politician and leader of the Bharatiya Janata

Just some days ahead of the visit of the US President Donald Trump to India, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for the procurement of 24 MH-60R 24 MH-60R Seahawk maritime multi-mission  helicopters from the US-based Sikorsky-Lockheed Martin for the Indian Navy. It is to be estimated that this will perhaps be the only deal which will be approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security ahead of the visit and get announced at the end of bilateral talks on February 25 in New Delhi. The deal which is going through the Foreign