The 23rd edition of the bilateral naval exercise VARUNA, symbolising the robust maritime partnership between India and France, is scheduled to take place from March 19 to 22.
The President received an in-depth briefing on the Indian Navy's missions and strategic operations.
This would be the President’s first voyage aboard the aircraft carrier to witness a wide range of naval operations.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will address the first edition of the Naval Commanders' conference onboard INS Vikrant, India's first indigenous aircraft carrier, scheduled to commence on March 6, an official release said.
In a major success for made-in-India weapon systems, Indian Navy on Monday carried out the maiden landing of homegrown LCA(Navy)…
The Indigenous Aircraft Carrier is named after her illustrious predecessor, India's first aircraft carrier, which had played a vital role in the 1971 war.
Modi will also go on Karnataka and Kerala visits on September 1 and 2. He will visit Sri Adi Shankara Janma Bhoomi Kshetram on September 1 evening. It is the holy birthplace of Adi Shankaracharya at Kalady village near Cochin Airport.
With the delivery of the aircraft carrier, India would join a select group of nations with the capability to indigenously design and build an aircraft carrier,
Contrary to the two previous emails, which were sent to a few top officials, this time it has been a general mail to the Shipyard.
Vikrant, designed by the Indian Navy's Directorate of Naval Design (DND), is being built at the Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL), a public sector unit under the Ministry of Shipping.
