The government has accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) to proposals worth ₹3.61 lakh crore under various categories of capital procurement, which promotes domestic manufacturing as per DAP2020.The total share of domestic procurement has seen a phenomenal improvement from 54 per cent in FY19 to 75 per cent in FY23 and is expected to improve as 90 per cent of proposals are to be sourced from the

Satellite would also be able to measure water, agriculture, S Somanath saidThe joint satellite mission ISRO has undertaken with US’ NASA was not for surveillance purposes, but aimed at studying the Earth with a focus on sustainability, the space agency chief S Somanath said on Saturday.The Bangalore-headquartered ISRO is involved with The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for

Visakhapatnam: The Indian Navy is going to carry out major operations involving the fleets of both of its aircraft carriers off the west coast in the next ten days, Admiral R Hari Kumar said on Sunday.In an exclusive interaction with ANI, he said both aircraft carriers, including the INS Vikramaditya and made-in-India INS Vikrant, would be present in Vishakhpatnam during the ‘Exercise Milan’ but

Next Generation Launch Vehicle or NGLV is currently under development by ISROCHENNAI: Nothing succeeds like success and the success always motivate one to achieve even more better and higher results.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is definitely proceeding on this path having increased its payload capacity using its heavy rocket GSLV from the initial 1,500 kg to 2,274 kg as on date,

MANILA – India is aiming to become a key player in the Philippines’ military capability upgrade as it seeks to promote itself as a major arms exporter in the region.The Indian Embassy in the Philippines flew in a business delegation to Manila last week to showcase its domestically made defense platforms and explore potential defense industry partnerships as part of the inaugural India-Philippines

After more than a half-century of neglect, during the past decade, the importance of the Indian Navy has been acknowledged in matters of policy. The immense coastline added to the Exclusive Economic Zone including those provided by the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, not to forget Lakshadweep, make it a necessity to ensure that the Indian Navy and Coast Guard have the capability to ensure the safety