Defence
NCC Cadets Given Hero’s Welcome After Historic Mount Everest Summit
The National Cadet Corps (NCC) Mount Everest Expedition Team was warmly received at DGNCC Camp, New Delhi on June 05, 2025 after successfully summiting the world’s highest peak on May 18, 2025. The team of ten cadets comprising five boys and five girls, with an average age of just 19…
Padma Shri awardee Shri Umashankar Pandey graces World Environment Day celebrations at DGDE
Environment protection is not just Govt’s responsibility, but a collective duty of all citizens, says the noted environmental activist Noted environmental activist and Padma Shri awardee Shri Umashankar Pandey graced the World Environment Day celebrations at the Directorate General Defence Estates (DGDE) in New Delhi on June 05, 2025. The…
All-Women Sailing Expedition Completes 1,800-NM Voyage to Seychelles and Returns Home
The expedition marks first-ever international open-sea sailing mission by an all-women team from Indian Armed Forces The Tri-Services All-Women Sailing Expedition team returned home on June 04, 2025, after completing a ground-breaking 1,800-nautical-mile international voyage to Seychelles. The historic expedition, launched on April 07, 2025, marks the first-ever international open-sea…
Indian Coast Guard Leads Marine Conservation Efforts on World Environment Day 2025
On the occasion of World Environment Day 2025, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) reaffirmed its leading role in marine conservation and sustainable maritime governance. With over 58 major coastal clean-up operations removing more than 194 tonnes of plastic waste in the past year, the ICG has significantly contributed to this…
Raksha Mantri holds bilateral meeting with Australian Deputy PM & Defence Minister in New Delhi
Rajnath Singh highlights India’s right to respond in self-defence against cross-border terrorism India’s actions against Pakistan were measured, non-escalatory, proportionate & responsible: RM India & Australia agree to combat terrorism in all forms Concur to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation to achieve shared objective of peace & prosperity in Indo-Pacific region…
Sanjay Seth Announces the Expansion of NCC by Three Lakh Cadets
Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth inaugurated the Special Joint State Representatives and Additional/Deputy Directors General (JS R&A/D) Conference of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) in Bhopal on June 03, 2025. He also announced the planned expansion of NCC by Three lakh cadets across the country with several States already…
Lt Gen Dinesh Singh Rana takes over as Commander-in-Chief of Andaman & Nicobar Command
Lt Gen Dinesh Singh Rana assumed charge as the 18th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman & Nicobar Command (CINCAN) on June 01, 2025. The Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC), based at Sri Vijaya Puram, is India’s first and only joint services operational command, integrating the Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast…
Maiden Visit Of Eunavfor Ships To India
Ships from Spanish Navy and Italian Navy operating under EUNAVFOR engaged in Table Top Exercise in Mumbai Joint Exercise at Sea, between Indian Navy and EUNAVFOR also planned ESPS Reina Sofia, commanded by Cdr Salvador Moreno Regil, Spanish Navy and ITS Antonio Marceglia, commanded by Cdr Alberto Bartolomeo, Italian Navy, are…
Air Marshal Jasvir Singh Mann AVSM, VM Takes Over As Senior Air Staff Officer, Western Air Command, Indian Air Force
Air Marshal Jasvir Singh Mann took over as Senior Air Staff Officer of Western Air Command, Indian Air Force on 01 June 2025. The Air Marshal is an alumni of the National Defence Academy and was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the IAF on 16 December 1989. He has…
Shailendra Nath Gupta takes charge as Director General Defence Estates
Shri Shailendra Nath Gupta assumed the office of Director General of Defence Estates on May 31, 2025. A 1990-batch Indian Defence Estates Service officer, Shri Gupta has a distinguished career in Cantonments and Defence land management. Prior to this appointment, the officer has served in various capacities including CEO of…









