President Kovind, who is on a four-day visit to the southern state, visited the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Vikrant and interacted with the Navy officers who provided him with a first hand brief on the progress of the sea trials.
He said the Navy has 130 ships, including warships and others, 60 helicopters of all types and four submarines. He said the ENC is getting ready to host two events of significant national and international importance.
The state Marine Police has progressively been integrated into the response mechanisms to deal with exigencies like natural calamities, search and rescue (SAR) operations, and also during the ongoing Covid pandemic wherein the seaward element of the lockdown was enforced by the coastal states
The Supreme Court last month had issued its verdict to allow unmarried women to apply for the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Exam.
Carl Schuster, an expert on maritime issues speaks to Outlook about China’s growing naval assertiveness across the Indo-Pacific.
India and three other Quad member countries - the US, Australia and Japan joined France in kick-starting the three-day naval exercises in the eastern Indian Ocean
Sri Lanka hosts the fourth national security advisor trilateral meeting on maritime security cooperation with India and the Maldives.
Jaishankar arrived on Tuesday on the first leg of his six-day three-nation tour to Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Seychelles
Fifty-year-old retired Indian Navy officer Jadhav was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism in April 2017.
Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba said that government is planning to strengthen its maritime area around Maldives after having a favourable government.
The Indian Ocean Naval Symposium, launched in 2008, seeks to increase maritime cooperation among navies of the Indian Ocean Region.
The Pakistani authorities detained 16 Indian fishermen for alleged violation of the country's maritime boundary.
The Indian Navy would be represented by three indigenously-designed warships and a fleet tanker.
A series of tests including "taxi-ins" of the jet was carried out on a naval platform in Goa, in a significant milestone for development of the naval version of the jet.
Three people, two women and a man,managed to reach the coast and alert authorities.
The Bihar Government has announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the families of those killed in the incident.
Total six submarines are going to be built at the MDL.
The coast guard is preparing to cordon the vessel to avoid oil spillage.
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.