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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
TopicIndian Navy

Topic: Indian Navy

Ex-Navy sailor tests positive for Covid-19 in Mumbai, his building under quarantine

Direct contacts of the former Navy sailor have been traced and isolated, while the process of identifying his indirect contacts is going on.

Navy gets battle-ready for Covid-19 with low-cost temperature sensor, oxygen supply system

The naval dockyard in Mumbai has designed a hand-held temperature sensor while a Portable Multi-feed Oxygen Manifold was designed by personnel in Visakhapatnam.

This is how the Indian military is trying to prevent COVID-19 from entering its bases

The Army, Navy and Air Force are putting in place separate measures after the Indian military’s first case of COVID-19 was detected in Leh.

COVID-19: Jagran calls for citizen cooperation, Ujala says take inspiration from S Korea

A weekend round up of editorial comments in leading Hindi newspapers on the most topical issues of the week.

Military’s isolation camps on standby, Army ready to deploy facilities to fight COVID-19

The Army issued fresh guidelines in which it stated location of a quarantine facility should be far away from troops & also emphasised on cleanliness of the isolation camps.

Joint training command for Army, Navy & IAF in the works, Nagpur the likely base

The development puts Army plan to shift ARTRAC from Shimla to Meerut on hold for now.

SC permanent commission order likely to open last frontier for Navy women — service at sea

While women are allowed to serve in many other branches, restrictions on sea service put them at a disadvantage against male colleagues when it comes to promotions. 

‘Women sail with same efficiency’ — SC says yes to permanent commission for women in Navy

Supreme Court upholds 2015 verdict of Delhi High Court that said there was no convincing reason to exclude serving women officers from consideration for permanent commission.

Indian military bans all non-essential foreign travel amid coronavirus pandemic

While the Indian Air Force has a limited team abroad currently, the Navy has several personnel out in the international waters.

Private vessel hits jetty at naval station Karanja that houses major armament depot

The private vessel drifted and collided with the jetty at Indian Naval Station Karanja, which houses INS Tunir — one of the biggest armament depots of the Indian Navy.

On Camera

Pakistani fundamentalists closer to controlling state. Now the battle is over baby milk bank

Islamic clerics push back against human milk banks as Shari’a proscribes marriages between so-called milk siblings. But several Islamic countries, including Iran, operate them.

Noida International Airport, Delhi NCR’s 2nd, delayed. To begin operations by April 2025

According to a statement by the airport, commercial operations likely to begin next year 'in view of the current construction status'. It was supposed to commence operations by 2024 end.

India’s 15-yr quest for anti-tank missile: Israeli Spike, DRDO option, back to US for Javelin talks

Recent high-profile visit was of US National Security Adviser this month during which a number of key issues, including military cooperation, was discussed by both sides.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.