The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has developed a 3-km section of Satta-Gandhav stretch of NH-925A, as an Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) for the Indian Air Force.
Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate an emergency landing facility constructed for the Indian Airforce in Rajasthan's Barmer on Thursday, September 9.
This project will improve connectivity between villages of Barmer and Jalore districts located on the international border, a statement said.
A high-level meeting took place at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence in New Delhi. Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, CDS Bipin Rawat, NSA Ajit Doval are present at the meet. The agenda of the discussions is not yet clearly known.
Sources said the ongoing situation in Afghanistan figured in the meeting among other important matters.
The parts of the 12 national highways that will be used as airstrips are being identified and prepared by the IAF.
The Taliban took control of Afghanistan on August 15, capturing all major cities in a matter of days, two weeks before the US was set to complete its troop withdrawal after a vexatious two-decade war.
The Defence Ministry is seriously considering the formation of Integrated Battle Groups (IBGs) as quick decision-making is a key aspect during wartime, Rajnath Singh said addressing the Defence Service and Staff College at nearby Wellington.
On ICGS Vigraha, he said "from its design conception to development, the ship is completely indigenous."
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a stadium named after Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra. This stadium is at Army Sports Institute in Pune. Army Chief General MM Naravane and Neeraj Chopra were also present at the occasion.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended an event at Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) in Pune on August 27. While addressing the gathering he said, "It is not possible to make India a superpower without advanced or niche technology. We feel a sense of pride when we think of institutions like the DRDO."
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the Central Government is boosting the private sector in the Defence.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended the handing over ceremony of indigenous multi mode hand grenades to the Indian Army in Nagpur, Maharashtra on August 24.
Kalyan Singh's demise is a sad news for the BJP leaders. PM Modi will be paying tribute to Kalyan Singh in Lucknow today. He will be accompanied by Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah.
President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on August 21 condoled the demise of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on August 20 flagged off five trauma care ambulances donated by a non-profit group for Army's strategic unit deployed in Jammu and Kashmir.
The ambulances have been donated by Borderless World Foundation to the Chinar Corps, the Army's strategic unit that guards the Line of Control in Kashmir.
Southern Naval Command (SNC) offered a sneak peek into the engineering marvel that is INS Vikrant, the country's first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC).
The Opposition has been demanding a discussion in Parliament on the Pegasus row and its leaders have been giving adjournment notices every day.
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