Tag: Mantri

Key Highlights of RM’s speech: ·         Effective response mechanism to address humanitarian crises & natural disasters one of the most important pillars of SAGAR ·         Our Armed Forces have always stood for the country’s partners in times of need ·         Need for collective solution to deal with global challenges in post-COVID world ·         Benefits of emerging cutting-edge technologies must be shared with all ·         Need for new ideas in global & national strategies for implementation of 2030 Sustainable Development Goals post COVID “Our Armed Forces have time and again demonstrated that they care for and stand by the country’s partners in times of need without ... Read more

Key highlights: CDS General Bipin Rawat will deliver welcome address Session on ‘Historical Perspective of Women’s Roles in Combat Operations’ will be chaired by Dy Chief of IDS (Medical) Lt General Madhuri Kanitkar Former Foreign Secretary Mrs Nirupama Rao Menon will chair session on ‘Emerging Trends in Wars and Likely Roles of Women Warriors’          Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh will deliver the inaugural address at a webinar on ‘Role of Women in Armed Forces’, being organised by Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on October 14, 2021. The international webinar in video conference mode is hosted by the Ministry of Defence. Chief ... Read more

Key Highlights: Over 38,000 beneficiaries in FY 20-21 Rs 133.21 crore spent under AFFDF in FY 2020-21 Rs 33.35 crore collected during FY 2020-21 Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has appealed to the general public to generously contribute to the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund (AFFDF), which is used in rehabilitation and welfare of dependents of our brave soldiers who were killed in action or disabled. The Flag Day gives the countrymen an opportunity to fulfil this obligation. Out of the income earned on the AFFDF corpus, 7.5 per cent is ploughed back into the corpus and balance is used ... Read more

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered grievance management application in New Delhi on July 15, 2021, developed by Ministry of Defence with the help of IIT-Kanpur. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Dr Jitendra Singh graced the occasion.  This is the first AI based system developed to improve grievance redressal in the Government. The AI tool developed as part of the initiative has capability to understand the content of the complaint based on the contents therein. As a result, it can identify repeat complaints or spam automatically. Based on the meaning ... Read more

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh reviewed the progress of construction of first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) built by M/s Cochin Shipyard Ltd., at Kochi on June 25, 2021. Shri Rajnath Singh was accompanied by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh and Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command Vice Admiral AK Chawla. The Raksha Mantri visited the construction site and was briefed about the successful Basin Trials completed during November 2020. He was also appraised of the progress achieved on integration of a number of other navigational, communication and operational systems since then, as it prepares for its maiden Contractor Sea ... Read more