India faces severe ammunition shortage, can fight war for only 20 days: CAGCAG said the Ordnance Factory Board was failing to meet requirements due to limited production capacity and the import was "unreasonably" s...
Are Indian armed forces ready for intense wars? The answer is 'not yet'It will take the 15-lakh strong Indian armed forces another couple of years to become "fully fighting fit" with "optimal" stockpiles of amm...
No improvement in Army's availability of ammunition: CAGHaving such critical deficiencies means that it will be difficult for the army to, if the need arises, fight against two countries at the s...
Use of war reserves for new corps suicidal: House panel raises alarm on Army moveRaising of the 17 Corps, with 90,274 addl soldiers, was approved by the UPA-II regime in July'13 at a cost of Rs 64,678 cr spread over 8 ye...
Amid rising Indo-Pak tension, Navy plans major drillEven as the Army and IAF airbases maintain top-levels of operational readiness, the Navy too is swinging into action with a major exercise,...
Army struggles to raise mountain strike corps in absence of dedicated fundingThe Army firmly believes there is no alternative to "boots on the ground" given its lack of cutting-edge military technology in several are...
Parliamentary panel raps Defence Ministry over raising of mountain strike corpsA Parliamentary Standing Committee today rapped the Defence Ministry for "milking existing resources" to raise a mountain strike corps aime...
CAG pulls up Defence Ministry on ammunition management in ArmyThe CAG said it observed that the overall holding had been continuously depleting over the years and was more prominent in high calibre amm...
Government clears local manufacturing of 8 types of AmmunitionThe ministry said the aim of the decision is to facilitate development of indigenous capacity, reduce import dependence and develop a robus...
Usha Martin net loss narrows to Rs 32.6 crore in Q1There was an improvement in average price realisation of finished goods both in steel and wire & wire rope (WWR) business, it said.
Anar Patel’s business partner Dakshesh Shah clarifies in Gir land deal caseDakshesh said the land was bought by Dubai-based businessman Sanjay Dhanak and his partner Harshad Mehta in 2010 from the state government.
Congress says Gujarat government illegally issued NOC for farm house on WWR landCongress today alleged that Gujarat government had illegally issued NOC for constructing a farm house on the land under eco-sensitive zone.
Trailer of Irrfan Khan-Konkona starrer 'Talvar' based on Aarushi murder case unveiledThe story of "Talvar" revolves around the controversial murder of Aarushi Talwar & domestic helper Hemraj, that took place in 2008 in Noida.
Number of High Net Worth Individuals and their wealth hits new highsAccording to the report, majority of the millionaires and their wealth is evenly distributed between North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Army needs 4 lakh balaclavas, 2 lakh bootsAir Marshal PP Reddy, chief of Integrated Defence Staff, said India needs to be prepared for war on both fronts, China and Pakistan.
Indian Army's ammunition won't last 20 days of warAs per the overall Army "ammunition roadmap", the WWR will reach 100% only by 2019 if there is budgetary support of around Rs 97,000 crore.
Army running low on ammunitionTanks and air defence units, artillery batteries and infantry soldiers are all facing the crunch.