PCR – PIB Report

Indian Satellites in Outer Space ( 20 July 2017 )

At present, there are 42 Indian satellites operational in orbit.

India-South Africa Twenty Years of Strategic Partnership ( 7 October 2017 )

India and South Africa are celebrating twenty years of strategic partnership this year. The Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan attended the celebrations of the collaboration in science and technology in Durban

Indigenisation of Defence Equipment ( 4 August 2017 )

Procurement of defence equipment is undertaken from various domestic as well as foreign vendors, based on threat perception, operational challenges and technological changes and to keep the Armed Forces in a state of readiness to meet the entire spectrum of security challenges.

Indo – Kazakhstan Joint Exercise “PRABAL DOSTYK 2017” Begins ( 2 November 2017 )

A fourteen day joint training exercise “PRABAL DOSTYK – 2017” between the Indian Army and the Kazakhstan Army commenced today with the Opening Ceremony at Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh.

Indo – Mongolian Joint Exercise Nomadic Elephant ( 8 April 2017 )

Twelfth iteration of Indo – Mongolian Joint Military Exercise Nomadic Elephant is presently underway at Vairengte from 05 April 2017 till 18 April 2017.

Indo-Bangladesh Exercise ‘SAMPRITI 2017 comes to an end ( 17 November 2017 )

Closing ceremony for the seventh Indo-Bangladesh joint exercise SAMPRITI was held at Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School, Vairengte in Mizoram today.

Industrially Backward States ( 24 July 2017 )

The primary responsibility of industrial development of backward areas rests with the State Governments. The Union Government supplements their efforts through various Schemes launched by it with a view to promote industrialization in industrially backward areas of the Country.

Industry Consultations on Revitalising Defence Industrial Ecosystem Through Strategic Partnerships ( 11 May 2017 )

Minister of Defence, Finance and Corporate Affairs Shri Arun Jaitley, accompanied by senior MoD officials, held consultations with representatives of chambers of commerce and industry on the proposed Strategic Partnership model here today.

Infrastructure Development in Border Areas ( 28 July 2017 )

Government keeps a constant watch on all developments having a bearing on India’s security and takes all necessary measures to safeguard it.

INS Darshak completes hydrographic surveys in Sri Lanka ( 13 May 2017 )

INS Darshak of the Eastern Naval Command which has been on a two month deployment to Sri Lanka has successfully completed surveys of Weligama Bay and Southern coast of Sri Lanka.