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Noida@50: How Sanjay Gandhi’s Emergency-era idea turned dusty fields at Rs 4 to Rs 5 lakh per sq yardNoida, established on April 17, 1976, during India's Emergency, was conceived from an aerial view by Sanjay Gandhi to relocate Delhi's fact...
"Governments before 2014 kept India dependent on foreign countries for defence needs": PM ModiPM Narendra Modi claims that governments prior to 2014 purposely made India rely on foreign countries for defence. He witnessed war exercis...
We transformed Hindustan Aeronautics into a record profit-making company: PM ModiIn a scathing attack on Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that earlier governments destroyed the ordinance factories a...
UK, Pakistan sign pact for supply of ammunition to Ukraine via GermanyThe UK's ministry of defence signed the pact with Pakistan Ordinance Factories recently, following which an ammunition consignment of 162 c...
Parliament passes Essential Defence Services BillThe bill which seeks to replace the related Ordinance promulgated in June 2021 was tabled in the House for passage and consideration by Min...
Bill in Lok Sabha to prohibit strikes by those engaged in essential defence servicesIn order to improve autonomy, accountability and efficiency in ordnance supplies, the Government decided to convert the Ordnance Factory Bo...
Ordinance issued to prevent strike in Ordnance FactoriesThe Essential Defence Services Ordinance (Edso) comes weeks after the Centre announced a radical overhaul of the OFB and is in anticipation...
Government issues ordinance prohibiting strikes by those engaged in essential defence servicesA gazette notification said employees involved in the production of defence equipment, services and operation or maintenance of any industr...
Webley & Scott to launch 'Made in India' revolversWebley and Scott is an arms manufacturer founded in Birmingham, England. Webley produced handguns and long guns from 1834-1979 when the com...
Gujarat and MP to exempt new businesses from provisions of two labour laws for 1,000 daysEmployers will get the flexibility to hire and fire workers and do away with paying bonus and wages at double the hourly rate for extra wor...
Boost for defence manufacturing: Government provides private firms level-playing field with defence PSUsCentre plans to create an even field for private players by taking away the edge with PSUs for quoting lower rates in open bids for contrac...
Procurement delays hitting armed forces' operational readiness: Parliamentary panel"Non-accessibility to ammunition and spares may some times lead to dangerous situation at the time of urgent necessity like war," the repor...
Arms smuggled out of Ordinance factory reached Maoists and other banned outfits in India, Nepal: PoliceSeven revolvers, a carbine and ten rounds of ammunition were recovered from their possession.
PSUs should stop thinking like 'government department' to push Make in India: Manohar ParrikarParrikar asked defence PSUs to "stop thinking like a government department" if they are to compete with private companies for 'Make in Indi...
HMT reopens plant to make last batch of watchesElaborating on the development to open the factory, an official from HMT's Haldwani management said, “We had received orders for 5,500 watc...
More role for private sector in defence soon: OfficialPromising "paradigm shift" in defence procurement policy soon, a top official said government is making efforts towards facilitating privat...
Narendra Modi defends NDA's ordinance decisionsRuling out that the new land law was meant to benefit the industry, he said land will be acquired only for the welfare of villagers not for...
CBI searches five places in Jabalpur over tender irregularitiesAccording to an officer, they got some clinching evidence of the money received by Ashish and Pankaj to favour the two companies and also f...
- 'Nirbheek': Lightweight revolver for women's defence
Inspired by 'the Nirbhaya' incident, the revolver is light and can be kept by women in their purses or handbags.
- Ordinance to provide CISF cover to private industries
The government on Friday decided to promulgate an ordinance enabling the private sector to avail of CISF cover.