New Delhi: Amid rising tensions along the northern borders, the defence minister Rajnath Singh-headed Defence Acquisition Council, on Wednesday, delegated powers for progressing urgent capital acquisition cases upto ₹300 crore to the armed forc...
New Delhi: In the wake of ongoing border standoff in Eastern Ladakh between India and China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh-headed Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Thursday approved the proposal for procurement of 21 MIG-29 along with upgradation...
New Delhi: Amid border standoff between India and China in Eastern Ladakh, the government has granted the three services emergency financial powers of up to Rs 500 crore per procurement project to buy arms and ammunition.“The special fina...
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Defence will introduce new chapters on post-contract management and procurement of ICT software and systems.These chapters will be also placed in public domain shortly as part of the draft of defence procurement proce...
New Delhi: Aiming to give an impetus to Make in India initiative, the government on Wednesday issued directives providing for procurement of 26 spares and equipment for military use only from domestic suppliers.All the items identified for procuremen...
New Delhi: Aiming to enhance the border infrastructure, the government on Monday gave approval for implementation of the Committee of Experts' recommendation to outsource road construction work beyond optimal capacity of Border Roads Organisation...
New Delhi: Aiming to attract investments from abroad, the government on Saturday announced a slew of measures to promote indigenisation of defence production under its 'Make in India' initiative, including raising the foreign direct investmen...
New Delhi: Stating that China not only sincerely supports India in its fight against Covid-19 but also takes concrete actions to help, Chinese Embassy in India on Tuesday expressed concern after the Chinese products were labeled as “faulty&rdqu...
New Delhi: Two Chinese companies that are manufacturing the Covid-19 rapid antibody test kits have expressed shock and surprise after the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) halted surveillance testing for two days.They said that the products ...
New Delhi: Appreciating the armed forces for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also asked them to ensure their operational preparedness so that the adversary could not exploit the current situation.While reviewing the ope...