Indian Army

No haircuts for Indian Army as coronavirus cases cross 29,000 in India

Indian Army soldiers are adhering to lockdown guidelines strictly and one important instruction given to them is not to get a haircut done.

Apr 28, 2020

How army officer, his wife address sanitizer demand with 'no profit no loss' model?

The officer and his wife have formulated 809 liters of sanitizer to date and are working on a 'no profit no loss' model.

Apr 18, 2020

Indian Army and Railways to run two special trains from Bengaluru to fulfill military needs

The Army in coordination with Indian Railways have decided to run special trains for Army personnel stranded at places due to the lockdown to meet operational requirements at Northern and Eastern borders.

Apr 16, 2020

Fact Check: No, Army has not been deployed in Gujarat to enforce coronavirus lockdown

Reports in a section of media claimed that the Army has been deployed in Gujarat to strictly enforce the coronavirus lockdown, which has been extended till May 3.

Apr 14, 2020

Gunfight rages in Kashmir's Kulgam, terrorists trapped

During the cordon and search, terrorists hiding in a village fired at the security forces which led to an encounter.

Apr 11, 2020

Pakistan violated ceasefire, Indian Army retaliates

Days after deadly encounter, Indian Army targets terror launchpads across LoC, releases video

The Indian Army said it has inflicted heavy damage on the Pakistani army's gun areas and terrorist launchpads.

Apr 11, 2020

Medicines, arms, weeks of ration recovered: How Indian Army eliminated 5 deadly terrorists in J&K

The terrorists were also carrying lots of other essential items including morphine, edible items such as figs and cashew nuts and also flavoured drink mix Tang.

Apr 8, 2020

Encounter breaks out between security forces & terrorists in J&K's Sopore

Heavy firing exchanges started on Wednesday, April 8 between holed up terrorists and the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town. Security forces started a cordon and search operation in the area on April 7 night.

Apr 8, 2020

Sam Manekshaw's 106th Birth Anniversary: Interesting facts about the Indian war hero

The most revered military officer and the first Field Marshal of the Indian Army, Sam Manekshaw's life will soon be casted on screen by Meghna Gulzar.

Apr 3, 2020

IAF ramps up fight against Coronavirus, deploys transport aircraft to ferry medical equipment

Notably, ever since the outbreak of Covid-19 in the country, the tri-services have been playing a critical role containing the spread of this deadly virus.

Mar 29, 2020

Coronavirus: Indian Army prepared to call in veterans with medical expertise

Initially, the role of Army was limited to establish quarantine centers for those evacuated from abroad but as the number of cases are on a rise and expected to jump in the future, the government is assigning more roles to its 1.3 million-strong force.

Mar 28, 2020

Indian Army fights coronavirus: More personnel to work from home as precautionary measure

The Army has already canceled all mass public gatherings, celebrations, mass activities, visits to crowded places, guest lectures and movies for the cadets and Jawans under training including its staff till further notice.

Mar 24, 2020

Draft Defence Procurement Policy: Armed forces may be allowed to take equipment on lease

Taking lessons from the past, the defence ministry has mooted a new `trial wings' as a separate service of the armed forces, which will be specialised in conducting field evaluations.

Mar 22, 2020

India signs Rs 880 crore deal with Israel to procure light machine gun

The Indian Army had requested a Light Machine Gun in 2009 but regular delays resulted in the process getting behind schedule for more than a decade.

Mar 20, 2020

Indian Army jawans vacate living quarters to give way to quarantine facility

Two Army battalions vacated their living accommodations in Jodhpur and Jaisalmer to ramp up their efforts of containing Coronavirus outbreak.

Mar 19, 2020

Covid-19: Indian Army postpones all courses as coronavirus outbreak worsens

Army has already cancelled recruitment rallies by a month and has directed its personnel to travel only for essential duties.

Mar 18, 2020

After years of delay, Indian army set to place order for 118 Arjun Mark 1-As

The Arjun MBT project has witnessed major delays with the entire plan started way back in the mid-1970s but the tanks were inducted by the Army only in 2004.

Mar 16, 2020

Make in India: Defence PSUs to struggle over lack of orders & under-utilisation of production facilities

The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited which has experience in manufacturing aircraft including Russian-origin Sukhoi-30MKI fighters, Tejas jets, and Dhruv advanced light helicopters has no new orders beyond 2021-22.

Mar 16, 2020

Fascinating facts about SOORAN, India's first AI-powered unmanned ground vehicle

The vehicle runs on petrol and has three modes of operations including remote-based, teleoperated from a mobile control station and an autonomous mode.

Mar 14, 2020

Coronavirus in India: Indian Army sets up seven more quarantine facilities to accommodate people

Apart from Manesar and Hindon, seven quarantine facilities have been set up by the Indian Army.

Mar 13, 2020

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