New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan has highlighted the need for collaborative efforts with a "whole-of-nation" approach towards fostering innovation for achieving self-reliance in defence in India.He said this in his address during a two-day brainstorming session ‘Impetus to Indigenisation’ organised by the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) that concluded in New Delhi on

New Delhi: Secretary General of the French Foreign Affairs Ministry, Anne-Marie Descotes, met National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Tuesday and discussed the deepening of India-France ties.This meeting comes a few weeks after French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to India."Secretary General of the French Foreign Affairs Ministry @amdescotesmet NSA Ajit Doval today to discuss the

ISRO had earlier identified two potential landing locations within Indian watersThe human spaceflight programme ‘Gaganyaan’ led by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) aims to position India among the world’s top space-exploring nations. Should it succeed, India will be counted alongside the United States, Russia and China as countries with ongoing human spaceflight endeavours. ISRO

In the last four years, Ladakh has shut down on multiple occasions amid fears of disempowerment of locals and overreach of bureaucracyNew Delhi: The Centre’s talks with Ladakh’s civil society leaders failed after a six-member delegation from the Union Territory met with Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi today. Former BJP MP Thupstan Chhewang, who is also the chief of the Ladakh Buddhist

Ministry of Defence has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BEML Limited, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI) for indigenous development of Advanced Fuelling and Control System for Engines for heavy duty applications. The MoU was inked with Chairman & Managing Director, BEML Limited Shri Shantanu Roy; CMD, MIDHANI Dr SK Jha; and CMD

China’s main state-owned contractor plans test flights for two new large diameter reusable rockets in the next couple of years, despite existing commercial reusability efforts.The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) plans to launch four-meter and five-meter-diameter reusable rockets for the first time in 2025 and 2026 respectively, Wang Wei, a deputy to the National People’s