Acombined liver and kidney transplantation was carried out on a young soldier who was on regular hemodialysis for last one year. After the treatment he was blessed with a second life. Combined liver-kidney transplantation has
Defence News
Following the floods caused by protracted heavy rainfall, unprecedented in Rajasthan, the troops under Army’s South Western Command moved for flood relief duties. They were requistioned by the civil administration. To provide
Approved by the Defence Minister AK Antony, the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a joint venture with M/s Rosoboron export, Russia and M/s Splav “SPA”, Russia to manufacture five versions
The NCC Pre-Everest Expedition 2012 to Mount Kamet (25,446 ft) in the Garhwal Himalayas Region was flagged off on August 28, 2012 by Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma. This will be the second pre-Everest expedition in
The Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDO) developed surface to surface PRITHVI (P-II) Missile,…
On August 24, 2012 the first fully modified aircraft for indigenous Airborne Early Warning and Control Systems landed on Indian soil at the Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS), DRDO, at the Hindustan Aeronautics Laboratory
As 2012-13 is declared as the ‘Year of the Veterans’ the Army Chief, Gen VK Singh, PVSM, AVSM, YSM launched the ‘Eyewatch mobile phone application’ for India’s ex-servicemen and their families. This gives an ‘emergency alert
On March 22, 2012 Coast Guard Station Dahanu, the third such station in Maharashtra, was commissioned by Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan, Director General Indian Coast Guard at Dahanu. The station is part of ongoing efforts by
Defence Minister AK Antony stated in Parliament on March 14, 2012 that the government is aware through intelligence inputs that Pakistan has constructed new bunkers, morchas (forward trenches etc) and towers and carried out repairs
Afriendly cricket match series between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Afghanistan Air Force (AAF) teams were played under the aegis of the Air Force Sports Control Board in March 2012. The teams played two one day matches and one
