The first batch of five Rafale fighter aircraft has reached India from France. The Rafales are escorted by two Sukhoi 30 MKIs after they entered the Indian air space. The jets were also re-fuelled mid-air from a French tanker at a height of 30,000 feet. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 ...

Lieutenant General Manoj Pande took over as the 15th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN). He was Director General at Army Headquarters dealing with subjects of Discipline, Ceremonial and Welfare, prior to assuming the present appointment. Lt. Gen. Manoj Pande was ...

An ultraviolet (UV) sanitisation bay to decontaminate things like tools, masks and clothes was set up at the naval dockyard in Mumbai, which is a part of the Western Naval Command. "Naval Dockyard (Mumbai) has manufactured a UV sanitisation bay to meet this emerging requirement. The UV bay will ...

The Indian Air Force will operationalise its No.18 Squadron at Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu on May 27, equipping it with the fourth generation LCA Tejas aircraft. No.18 Squadron is equipped with the fourth generation LCA Tejas FOC (final operation clearance) aircraft. It will be the second IAF ...

Defence Ministry approved the procurement of 26 defence items only from local suppliers to boost the "Make in India" initiative. Centre has issued Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order 2017 to promote the manufacturing and production of goods and services in India. MoD has ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Sachet and two interceptor boats (IBs) C-450 and C-451 in Goa via video conference. Commissioning of these ships is an important milestone in India's coastal capability building process. The move is in line with Prime ...

According to a Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report India has become the third largest military spender in the world, after the US and China. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points For the first time that India and China are among the top three military ...

All S-400 air defence missile systems of Russia will be delivered to India by 2025. The production of S-400 missiles to be delivered to India has started. The S-400, an upgraded version of the S-300, had previously only been available to the Russian defence forces. Daily Current Affairs Quiz ...

Dr Ajay Kumar, a 1985-batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre, has been appointed as Defence Secretary in the Ministry of Defence. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Dr Kumar who will replace Shri Sanjay Mitra, a 1982-batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre, ...

RAW´s Special Secretary VK Johri Appointed as New BSF DG. The order has been issued by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) that is headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has Home Minister Amit Shah as its member. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Johri, a 1984-batch Indian ...