A detour from earlier stand of minimising litigations against veterans, govt move comes month it tweaked rules for granting of disability pensions to military personnel, causing furore.
Defence ministry introduces new rules allowing women soldiers, sailors & air warriors 360 days of childcare leave in their career. 180 days of maternity leave also allowed for pregnancies.
EP or emergency procurement power was extended to Army, Navy and Air Force. In case of Army, EP has been instrumental in capital procurement through 140 schemes across 4 tranches.
Change in name to Impairment Relief doesn't affect 'true nature of entitlement or quantum of emoluments', says CDS. Concerns of ex-servicemen were addressed by a panel, he adds.
All-India Ex-Servicemen Welfare Association, in statement addressed to defence ministry, says new entitlement rules 'turn medical science on its head and beat logic to death'.
At a time when IAF plans to replace even AN-32s, procurement of C295s is likely to come in handy because of load-carrying capacity & its ability to take off on shorter airstrip.
Rajnath Singh approves increase in funeral expenditure & transportation of mortal remains for casually paid labourers killed while working in challenging terrains to build roads in border areas.
In inaugural SF Rodrigues Memorial Lecture, Gen. Manoj Pande says artillery will undergo structural changes. Ukraine conflict has aptly demonstrated primacy of technology, he adds.
WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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