J’khand carrot & stick policy weans villagers from Maoism

By: Sapna Singh At a time when Naxals’ influence has been confined to a few pockets in the bordering areas of Jharkhand, police officers deployed in these areas are still finding it difficult to wean villagers from Naxal ideologies, but Govern...

Manufacturing of Pinaka rockets not fully stabilized even after 10 years of production: CAG

Indigenously manufactured Pinaka rockets remained unused until July last year as its supply to the Army was halted due to some errors, a report by the CAG has said. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), in its report tabled in Parliament ...

INS Sumedha deployed in Maldives for EEZ surveillance

The Indian Navy has deployed its Offshore Patrol Vessel (NOPV) Sumedha to provide Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) surveillance support in Maldives. The vessel will undertake joint EEZ surveillance of Maldives till May 17 as part of Indian Navy’s...

Eyeing permanent commission for women, Army to create “specialized cadre”

In an effort to resolve the issue of offering permanent commission to women, the Indian Army is mulling to create a “specialized cadre” system so that they can be assigned non-combatant roles. Six branches of the Indian Army have been identifi...