GPF interest rate for government employees: Has Finance Ministry changed GPF interest rate for April-June 2026 quarter?The Ministry of Finance has announced the General Provident Fund (GPF) interest rate for the April-June 2026 quarter will remain at 7.1%. T...
10 Apr, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
8th Pay Commission latest update: Finance Ministry reveals status of proposed changes, salaries, pensions and fiscal impactThe 8th Pay Commission is now functioning in New Delhi. It will submit recommendations on pay, allowances, and pensions within 18 months. C...
25 Mar, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
US wants oversight of Pakistan defence budgets, seeks more accountabilityThe US State Department’s 2025 Fiscal Transparency Report has urged Pakistan to bring defence and intelligence budgets under parliamentary ...
21 Sep, 2025, 10.15 AM IST
Defence mutual funds down by 20% in six months. Will the scenario change post budget?Defence mutual funds have experienced more than a 20% decline in the past six months, with only two funds existing in the market. Despite t...
07 Feb, 2025, 12.43 PM IST
Despite war needs, Israel's military should not get a 'blank check' -cenbank chiefBank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron supported forming a committee to scrutinize Israel's defense budget, emphasizing that the ongoing war do...
30 May, 2024, 06.27 PM IST
Defence Budget 2024: Sitharaman hikes defence expenditure by 4% as India seeks to fortify bordersIn her Interim Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has raised expenditure on defence to Rs 6.25 lakh crore from Rs 5.94 lakh crore ...
01 Feb, 2024, 04.44 PM IST
Denmark to invest $5.6 bn to modernise defence: ministry"Approximately 27 billion kroner will go to defence materiel, buildings, IT and personnel to handle accumulated challenges... and another 1...
04 May, 2023, 05.22 PM IST
Budget 2016: Holistic approach to defence planning is absent in IndiaThe biggest surprise in the Union Budget is that, of the Rs.3,40,922 crore set aside for the MoD, not a single additional rupee has gone to...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.51 PM IST
Decision on defence equipment based on security review: GovtCapital procurement for defence were currently being progressed as per the current LTIPP (2012-27) and AAP (2014-16), he said.
27 Feb, 2015, 04.22 PM IST
Barack Obama appoints Christine Fox for second top Pentagon postUS President Barack Obama has appointed a woman for the second topmost post in the Department of Defence.
03 Dec, 2013, 09.44 PM IST
- Defence Ministry struggling to get budget allocation: A K Antony
"Now I am struggling to get the budgetary amount," he told reporters here when asked if he was hopeful of getting the additional Rs 40,000 ...
08 Nov, 2012, 02.12 PM IST
- Defence Ministry to review major modernisation projects tomorrow
The meeting comes at a time when there is a possibility of a budget cut in view of the economic slowdown.
06 Nov, 2012, 08.13 PM IST
- Military Intelligence unit seeks more funds
Military Intelligence top brass is set to make an attempt to explain to the defence secretary unusual jump in their spending during the las...
24 Sep, 2012, 02.56 PM IST
- Union Budget 2011: Budgetary allocation for defence up 12% to Rs 1.64 lakh cr
Keeping a balance between fiscal prudence and the India's strategic imperatives, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee hiked the country'...
28 Feb, 2011, 06.47 PM IST
- US now trains guns on Lockheed, Boeing weapons to rein in costs
Lockheed Martin Corp's F-22 fighter jet and Boeing's Future Combat Systems are among programmes at risk as the Obama administration begins ...
06 Apr, 2009, 01.13 AM IST
- Centre plans to restructure DRDO on lines of global labs
India will attempt to transform DRDO over the next three years by consolidating around 50 research labs into fewer centres and moving towar...
12 Mar, 2009, 01.35 AM IST
- DRDO rejig likely on lines of global labs
India will attempt to transform its Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) over the next three years by consolidating around ...
11 Mar, 2009, 02.15 AM IST