ASSAM GETS 4 NEW GI TAG CERTIFICATION

* ASSAM BAMBOO CRAFT 

* ASSAM BIHU PEPA 

* KARBI ANGLONG HANDLOOM PRODUCTS 

* DEURI HANDLOOM PRODUCTS 

11 PRODUCTS FROM JHARKHAND GETS GI TAG

* BHAGAIYA SAREE AND FABRICS ( GODDA SANTHAL) .

* KUCHAI SILK SAREE ( HANDICRAFT OF SERAIKELA)

* KESARIYA KALAKAND 

* DOKRA CRAFT 

 * DUMKA CHADAR & BADONI PUPPET 

* MUNDA JEWELLERY 

* JHARKHAND BAMBOO CRAFT 

* TUSSAR SILK & SAREES 

* JADOPATIA PAINTING 

* PANCHI SAREES & FABRICS 

* JHARKHAND NAMELESS HANDICRAFTS 

3 PRODUCTS FROM BIHAR GETS GI TAG

* BAWAN BUTI SAREE AND FABRIC ( NALANDA) 

* PATTHAR KATTI STONE CRAFT ( GAYA)

* PIDIYA PAINTING ( BHOJPUR) 

AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2026 ( BADMINTON S500)

MEN'S SINGLE - A FARHAN 

WOMEN'S SINGLE - AKANE YAMAGUCHI 

MEN'S DOUBLE - B CHEN & Y LIU 

WOMEN'S DOUBLES - Y F JIA & S X ZHANG 

MIXED DOUBLES - D P HUANG & Y Z FENG 

WOMAN'S SINGLES TITLE AT AUSTRAILIAN OPEN 2026 ( BADMINTON S 500)

* AKANE YAMAGUCHI CLINCHED THE WOMEN'S SINGLE TITLE AT AUSTRAILIAN OPEN 2026 ( S 500 ) 

JANUUARY TO MAY RENAME AND LOGO IN 2026

JANUARY - 

LOGO & MASCOT - 

* The Ministry Of Statistics And Programme Implementation Unveiled It's New Logo And Mascot. 

* India International Conference On Democracy And Election Management 2026 Logo Launched.

* External affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Has Unveiled The New Logo Of BRICS 2026 SUMMIT 

( HOST - INDIA) 

* External affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Along With Spain Foreign Affairs Minister Have Unveiled The Logo Of INDIA -SPAIN Friendship 

RENAME - 

*  Madhya Pradesh To Rename The Ratapani Tiger Reserve After Padmashri Archaeologist Dr. Vishnu Sridhar.

* Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Announced The Institution Of The Semmozhi Literary Award, Replacing Sahitya Academy Award 

* Dobh Shrikot Nursing College, In Sringar Has Rename After Ankita Bhandari.

*  Kathua Railway Station, Renamed After Martyr Captain Sunil Kumar Chaudhary

NEW DISTRICT - 

*  Goa Set To Add Third District Named - Kushavati ( NAMED AFTER KUSHAVATI RIVER) 

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FEBRUARY - 

RENAME - 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Unveiled The New Name Of Adampur Airport As Shri Guru Ravidas Maharaj In Adampur, Punjab 

*  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Unveiled The SEVA TEERTH, As New Name Complex Housing PMO, 

* Udyog Bhawan Metro Station Renamed As Seva Teerth 

* Union Cabinet  Has Approved The Renaming Of State Kerala To Keralam.

* Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang Announced That State's First' Government Medical College Named After FREEDOM FIGHTER Savitri Devi.

MARCH - 

* Patiala Law University Passes Resolution To Drop Rajiv Gandhi Prefix From Name.

*  Union Jual Oram Launched The Logo Of Tribes Art Fest, Living Roots, Soundscapes Of Tribal India. 

* Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma Announcing The Rename Of Mount Abu To Abu Raj 

* Union Home Minister Amit Shah Has Soft Launched Digital Tools And Mascot - PRAGATI ( Female) And Vikas (MALE) For Census 2027 

* Union Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya Has Unveiled The Logo Of World's First Franchise Based CYCLING LEAGUE OF INDIA 

* Karnataka Budget Announced The All Gram Panchayat In State Will Be Named Mahatma Gandhi Gram Panchayat ( Budget Worth Rs 4,48,004 Crores)!

* Victoria Hospital In Bengaluru To Be Rename After Shantaveri Gopalar Gowda Hospital 

* University Grants Commission (UGC) Has Approved The Rename Of KALAHANDI University To Maa Manikeshwari University, 

* The Assam Cabinet Has Decided To Rename Of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad Medical And Hospital As Barpeta Medical College 

*  Assam Cabinet Has Named Behali Engineering College After Chabilal Upadhayay 

*  Sikkim Legislative assembly Has Rename Pakyong Airport After Freedom Fighter Trilochan Pokhrel 

MASCOT - 

* West Bengal Unveiled The Official Mascot GENDU - From Alipurandar 

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APRIL - 

* Former Indian Cricketer Navjot Sidhu's Wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu Launched Bharatiya Rasthrawadi Party 

* Uttar Pradesh State Government Has Renamed The Miyanpur As Ravindra Nagar 

* Madhya Pradesh Government Has Announced The 25th Wildlife SANCTUARY Named After Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar on 14th April 2026 

* K Kavita Launched Her New Political Party Named - TELENGANA RASHTRA SENA 

* Union Sports Minister Shri Mansukh Mandaviya Has Unveiled The New Logo Of National Rifle Association On The Occasion Of 75th Anniversary 

* Ladakh Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena Has Approved The Creation of 5 New Districts In UT 

Nubra, Sham, Chnagthang, Zanskar, Drasse 

*  Patna Zoo, Bihar Has Been RENAME As Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park 

MAY - 

* Department Of Biotechnology Unveiled The Logo Of Bigyan Tech 2026 

* UNION MINISTER For ENVIRONMENT, FOREST And Climate Change Shri Bhupendra Yadav Has Unveiled The Logo Of International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) 2026 India Set To Host On 1-2nd June 2026 

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RENAME - 

* Sitamarhi Medical College in Bihar Has Rename As The Mata Sita Medical College 

* A Newly DISCOVERD Species Of Parasitic Wasp From Chile Has Been Named After Sir David Attenborough 

* Nelson Mandela Island  OF Trinidad And Tobago Set To RENAME As EAM Dr S JAISHANKAR 

* The Ancient CHINESE Temple ( 1700 Years Old) Named After Ashok 

 * PCOS Has Officially Renamed As The PMOS ( Polycystic Ovarian Metabolic Syndrome) 

* Indian Railway Unveiled a New Logo Of Featuring 18 Stars Instead Of 17 Of South Coast Railway Zone In Visakhapatnam 

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JANUARY TO MAY DEFENCE CURRENT AFFAIRS IN 2026

JANUARY - 

RETIRES - 

* Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari Retires As Vice Chief Of The Air Staff, Indian Air Force. ( JOINED IN 1986) 

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OPERATION - 

*  Delhi Police Has Launched The OPERATION GANG BUST - To Take Against Gangster 

*  Punjab POLICE Launched Operation Prahar To To Make State Gangster Free.

*  Kanpur Based MKU Launched It's KAVRO DOMA 360 Ultra Ballistic Helmet.

ANNOUNCEMENT - 

* Indian Army Declared 2026 As Year Of Networking And Data Centricity 

*  India Approved USD 8.7 Billion Purchase Of 1000 Spice 1000 AIR TO AIR Surface Missile From ISRAEL.

* Indian Army Has Launched The Depot Integration Management Edition ( DIME)

- A PAN Army Digital Platform That Delivers Real Time Visibility Of Logistics Item From Unit To Army HQ 

* 81 Years Of Celebration Of INS SHIVAJI training Institutes on 8th January 2026

TABLEUX - 

*  Long Range Anti Ship Hypersonic Missile ( LRAShM) Made Its First' Public Appearance in Republic Day 2026 Parade 

 * BHAIRAV Battalion Debut Parade In 2026 Republic Day Parade 

LAUNCHED - 

 * Chief Of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan Released The Military Quantum Mission Policy Framework.

* Mazagon dock Shipyard Limited (MDL) Keel Laying Ceremony Of 3rd And Plate Cutting Ceremony Of 6th Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) For Indian Coast Guard 

RECEIVED - 

* Indian Coast Guard Accepted The Delivery Of Two State Of The Art Dornier 228 Aircraft From HAL HQ.

FIRST CONSIGNMENT - 

*  India' Has Formally Delivered The Guided Pinaka Rocket SYSTEM To Armenia. ( Signed Deal Worth Rs 2000 Crores And Produced By India's Solar Defence ) 

VISITED - 

* General Upendra DIWEDI Has Visited To Srilanka. 

* ICGS VARAHA ( Vikram Class OVP), And ICGS ATULYA ( Aadesh Class FPV), Has Arrived At Srilanka To Deployment 

* Indian COAST Guard And Japan Coast Guard Conducts Joint HNS Response Drill On-board ICGS SAMUDRA Prahari In Mumbai.

APPOINTMENTS - 

* * AIR MARSHAL NAGESH KAPOOR HAS TOOK CHARGE AS THE NEW VICE CHIEF OF INDIAN AIR FORCE'. 

* Subedar Major Durgesh Singh Appointed As The Army Subedar Major. 

* Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor Appointed As Vice Chief Of Indian Air Force. 

* LT General Harpal Singh Assumed As The Director General Border Roads 

* Major General Vikas Lal Has Assumed As The Command As General OFFICER Commanding Madhya Pradesh.

* 2004 Batch IPS OFFICER Homkar Vinukant Has Been Appointed As The Inspector General In Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

* Mukesh Singh Has Been Appointed As The New DGP Of Ladakh.

* SD Singh Jamwal Has Been Appointed As The New DGP Of Arunachal Pradesh.

*) Anand Mohan Appointed As The DGP Of Delhi.

* Major General Mandeep Singh Has Assumed As The Command Of The White Tiger Division 

* Cmde R Venkatesan Assumed Charge As The Centre For Indigenisation And Self Reliance Coimbatore.

* 1997 Batch IPS OFFICER Rekha Lohani Has Been Appointed As The Additional Director General Of Seema Shasatra Bal ( SSB)

* Additional Director General M V Pathak Has Assumed As The Cost Guard Commander Of Western Sea Board 

* Rear Admiral Biplab Hota Assumed As Assistant Chief Of Naval Staff, Hq 

* Flight Lieutenant Akshita Dhankar Unfurling The Flag With Honourable President Droupadi MURMU.

* Commandant Tashi Namgyal, Has Became The First' Officer From Ladakh To Be Promoted To Rank Of DIG Of ITBP.

HONOUR - 

*  Lt Commander Dilna And Roopa Honoured With The Shaurya Chakra.

* Col Shofiya Quershi, Who Led The Operation Sindoor Has Been Awarded Vasisth Seva Medal 

 * Indian Space Astronaut SHUBHANSHU SHUKLA Has CONFERRED With ASHOK CHAKRA 

UNVEILED - 

* BEL In Collaboration With WESEE ( Indian Navy) Has Developed The Advanced Autonomous Navigation And Control Software ( A2NCS) 

BOOKS - 

*  THE CURIOUS AND THE CLASSIFIED : Book Author - Manoj Naravane 

* REDLINES REDRAWN : Operation Sindoor & India's New Normal Book Launched By Army Chief. ( Chief Of Army Staff Upendra DIWEDI) 

* THE SKY WARRIORS : Operation Sindoor Unveiled Book Author - Vishnu Som 

MOU SIGNED - 

* INDIAN Air Force Signed MoA For Fully Indigenous Development Of An Advanced High Speed Air Breathing Propulsion System, With Foundation For Science Innovation And Development (FSID, ISC Bengaluru) 

HOST - 

*4 Days WINGS India 2026 Asia's Largest CIVIL Aviation Set To Held From 28th To 31st January 2026 At Begumpet, Hyderabad 

Theme 2026 - Indian Aviation: Paving The Future From Design To Deployment, Manufacturing To MAINTAINCE, Inclusivity To Innovation, Safety To Sustainability 

 

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FIRST WOMAN - 

* * CAPTAIN HANSJA SHARMA, BECAME THE INDIAN ARMY'S FIRST WOMAN RUDRA HELICOPTER PILOT. ( FROM JAMMU & KASHMIR) 

* SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF JOURNALIST RASHMI SHARMA 

* CRPF Assistant Commandant Simran Bala, Set To Became The First Woman Officer To Led To All Male CRPF Contingent In Republic Day 2026 

DEVELOPED - 

* IIT MADRAS has Developed Ramjet Assisted 155 mm Artillery Shells 

MOU SIGNED - 

*  Indian Army Has Signed MoU with National Institute Of Electronic & Information Technology ( NELIT) For Development Of Army Educational Corps.

INDUCTED - 

*  India's Navy Ships INS TIR, INS Shardul, INS SUJATA, ICGS SAARATHI Will Undertaking Long Training Deployment To South East Asia.

* VICE Admiral Sameer Saxena, Flag Officer Commanding Chief, Southern Naval Command, Flagged Off INS SUDARSHINI From Naval Base, Kochi, Kerala , Marking The Commencement Of Lokayan -26 

INAUGURATION - 

* Union Home Minister Amit Shah Has Inaugurated India's First National IED Data Management System ( NIDMS) FOR NSG 

*  Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Inaugurated The Medium Calibre Ammunition Facility Built By Solar Industries In Nagpur, Maharashtra 

FLAGGED OFF - 

* Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Commissioned Indian Coast Guard Ship SAMUDRA PRATAP, India's first Indigenously DESIGNED POLLUTION CONTROL Vessel, Build By GSL. at Kerala ( 5/1/2026) 

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AWARDS - 

*  Major Swathi Shanta Kumar, Indian Army OFFICER From Bengaluru Wins UN Secretary Generals Award 2025 

* Army Rowing Node ( ARN) Pune Has Been Awarded The Best Rowing Club Program By World Rowing At Switzerland.

* NCC Directorate Karnataka And Goa Wins Prime Minister Banner And Trophy 

FEBRUARY -  

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Air Marshal Devendra P Hirani Took Charge As SASO, Eastern Air Command 

* Air Marshal Inder Pal Singh Walia Takes Over As Air Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Air Command 

*  Rear Admiral Upal Kundu, Has Assumed As The Flag Officer Commanding Tamilnadu And Puducherry Naval Area.

* Major General Sanil Mohan Assumed As The Appointment Of Commandant Command Hospital 

HOST - 

*  Indian Army Host The Inaugural International Military Adventure Challenge CUP From 18-23rd February 2026 

* LTC Ella Makes History As Highest Ranking Female Muslim In Israel Defence Force ( IDF) 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

*  Cdr Haugh Gantzer ( RETIRED) Of Indian Army Passed Away.

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* Delhi Police Launched Operation SHASTRA - To Target Those Individual Who Were Sharing Pictures Of Themselves With Weapons Social Media 

* Indian Coast Guard Busted The International Oil Smuggling Racket At West Of Mumbai.

* IIT MADRAS And BEL Has Developed a 80 mm Rocket With A Range Of 10-12 km For Helicopter.

*  India Government Has Approved The Purchase Of 114 Rafale FIGHTER Jets And 6 P8i Aircraft.

*  Indian Cost Guard And Gujarat ATS Have Seized Over 200 Kg Of High Grade Drug 

* Indian Army Launched The Operation TRASHI -2 To search Terrorist Activities In Jammu and Kashmir.

* Government Of Cabinet Has Unveiled The POLICY To Tackle Terror Threats PRAHAR 

* Indian Army And Indian Railway Launched a Framework Of Cooperation To Strengthen Post Retirement Employment Avenues For Agniveers.

INAUGURATION - 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Along With French President Emmanuel Have Virtually Inaugurated The H125 Light Utility Helicopter Final Assembly At Tata Airbus At Vemagal, Karnataka 

LAUNCHED - 

* In Presence Of CDS General Anil Chauhan Has Witnessed The Launch Of First Three Cadet Training Ships ( Named - KRISHNA) At Chennai 

INS ANJADIP - 

* INDIAN NAVY HAS ADDED THIRD ANTI SUBMARINE SHALLOW WATER CRAFTS ( ASW SWCs) AT CHENNAI ON 27TH FEBRUARY 2026. 

* THE INS ANJADIP HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY INDIAN NAVY (3RD ASW SWCs) DEVELOPED BY GARDEN REACH SHIPBUILDERS & ENGINEERS LIMITED (GRSE) 

* THE WARSHIP WAS COMMISIONED BY ADMIRAL DINESH K TRIPATHI 

* THESE SHIPS HAS COMBAT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, INDIGENOUS TECHNOLOGY 

* GRSE's 5th WARSHIP IN FY 2025/26 

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PORTAL - 

* General COAS Upendra DIWEDI Along With 39 Friendly Countries Launched a Website Called Friends For Life 

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LAUNCHED - 

* Udupi Cochin Shipyard Limited Has Launched The 70T Bollard Pull tug UY 172 Ocean Royal 

* LG General ( Retired) Gurmit Singh Inaugurated The Bharat Himalayan International Strategic Manch ( BHISM) At Lok Bhavan, Dehradun, 

* Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Launched The Mountain Fire Control Radar And Flagged Off The Improved Akash Weapon System From (BEL) Bengaluru 

ACT - 

*  Government Of India Has Amend The Ex - Serviceman ( Re - Employment In Central Civil Services And Posts) Rules 1979 

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MOU SIGNED - 

*  Indian Army Has Signed MoU with The Assam Royal Global University To Enhance Higher Education Opportunities For Brave Soldiers.

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AWARDS - 

* Union Home Minister Amit Shah Gives Best Training Institute Trophy To IIM CRPF Pune.

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MARCH - 

APPOINTMENTS - 

* AIR Commodore B S Vijay Rao Assume As The Command Of Base Repair Depot, Palam, New Delhi 

* Major General Ajai Singh Assumed As Command Of Counter Insurgency Force 

* 1994 Batch Indian Naval Armament Service (INAS) Shri B P Singh Has Assumed As The Director General Of Naval Armament.

*  Southern Army Commander Lt General Dhiraj Seth Set To Be Next Vice Chief Of Army Staff 

* Lt General Zubin A Minwalla Assumed Charge As Deputy Chief Of Integrated Defence Staff ( Operation) 

* Air Marshal Praveen Keshav Vohra Has Assumed As Deputy Chief Of Integrated Defence Staff ( Policy Planning & Force development) 

* Squadron LEADER Priya Sharma Becomes 2nd Female Pilot In Indian Airforce LCA Tejas Squadron 

OPERATION URJA SURAKSHA - 

* Indian Navy Launched The OPERATION URJA SURAKSHA ( WEST ASIA WAR) 

DEPLOYMENT - 

* Indian Naval Ship INS Trikand, Stealth Frigate Of Indian Navy Called At Port Louis, Mauritius, On Operational Deployment To South West Indian Ocean Region 

* INS SUDARSHINI Has Arrived In Malta As Part Of 22,000 Nautical Miles Lokayan -26 Expedition 

* Defence Headquarters Training Institute (DHTI) Ministry Of Defence Has Secures ATI UTKRISHT ( 4 Star Accreditation) 

* BHEL Flagged Off 53rd Upgraded

SRGM For INDIAN Navy With Advanced Missile Interception Capability 

 * Udupi, A Cochin shipyard limited Has Delivered 70T Bollard Pull Tug UY 172 OCEAN Royal The 4th In The Series' 

* Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) Has Successfully Completed First Off Production Model ( FOPM) Of Advanced Akash Weapon System 

 * Lucknow Based HOVERLT Has Successfully Tested The Divyashtra MK1

* India Delivered 2 HAL - 228 Aircraft To Guyana 

MOU SIGNED - 

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The Ministry Of Defence Has Signed a Contract Worth Rs 858 Crores For The Procurement Of TUNGUSHKA Air Defense Missile System And Inspection ( Depot Level) Of P8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft.

FIRST IN - 

* * DEEKSHA TRIPATHI HAS BECOME THE FIRST INDIAN WOMAN COMBATANT IN INDIAN ARMY TO COMPLETE THE ARMY MARTIAL ARTS ROUTINE (AMAR) COURSE AT PUNE 

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* LT COLONEL NASREEN FATIMA BECAME THE FIRST INDIAN WOMAN TOE JOIN TERRITORIAL ARMY OFFICER.

* Telengana Police Has Launched The Statewide Enforcement Drive OPERATION CRACK DOWN 

* Sagar Defence Has Laid The Foundation Stone Of World's First Autonomous Maritime Shipbuilding And System In Juvvaladdine In Andhra Pradesh 

*  Indian Coast Guard Has Keeled Two Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel At Ratnagiri.

*  Solar Group Has Successfully Carried The Maiden Proof Trial Of Two Production Lots Of Pinaka Extended Range Rocket 

VISIT - 

* Ministry Of State Defence Sanjay Seth Has Flagged Off INSV KAUNDINYA To Oman 

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* Ministry Of Defence Signed Contracts With Total Of Rs 5,083 Crores For The Acquisition Of Six Advanced Light Helicopter ( ALH) MK-2 .

* Cadet Sudhi Tripathi, Wins Gold Medal At Women's State Basketball Championships 2026 

* India' Became The 2nd Largest Exporters Of Arms From 2021-2025 (8.2%) ( Ukraine Top With 9.7%) 

*  India's First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier INS VIKRANT Has Completed 1000 Successful Arrested Landing.

* Indian Air Force Su 30 MKI Crashes In Karbi Anglong District in Assam 

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FIRST IN - 

* Lt Col Deepika Rathore Has Become The First Woman From Rajasthan To Successfully Climb Mount Everest Twice 

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APRIL - 

INDUCTED - 

* INS SANSHODHAK, Indigenously Built Survey Vessel ( Large) Built By GRSE LTD Was Delivered To Indian Navy On 30th March 2026 

( SANSHODHAK IS 3400 TONNE, 110 METERDEEP WATER VESSEL BUILT ) 

( IT IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTONOMOUS UNDER WATER VEHICLES (AUVs), Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), And Digital Side- Scan SONAR) 

* DUNAGIRI, The 5th Ship Of Nilgiri Class (Project 17A) And 2nd Of Class Built At Garden Reach Shipbuilding And Engineers Limited (GRSE) Delivered To Indian Navy On 30th March 2026 At Kolkata.

* A Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (NGOPV) For Indian Navy GSL YARD -1280 Launched From Goa Shipyard Limited. (NAMED SHACHI) 

*  AGRAY, The 4th Of The 8th ASW SWC ( Anti Submarine WARFARE Shallow Water Craft) Indigenously Designed By GRSE Delivered To Kolkata 

* Malwan, The 2nd Of 8 Anti Submarine WARFARE Shallow Water Crafts ( ASW SWC) Built By Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) Kochi Delivered To Indian Navy.

 * Indian Coast Guard Inducted Its Fourth Fast Patrol Vessel ACHAL At Goa Shipyard Limited 

 * Solar Defence Has Delivered It's First Ever Pinaka MK -1 Enhanced Rockets to Indian Army 

* INDIAN Coast Guard Ship ICGS RAJDOOT Inducted Into Shri Vijaypuram, 

( Indigenously Build Fast Patrol Vessel 

* Sanjay Seth, Minister Of State For Defence Has Flagged Off Indian Ocean Ship ( IOS) SAGAR In Mumbai 

 * Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders LIMITED Has Keeling Lay of 4th Fast Patrol Vessel For Indian Navy 

* The Indian Army Has Released A Document On Indian Army's Technology Roadmap For Unmanned Aerial SYSTEM And Loitering Munition 

INS TARAGIRI - 

* UNION DEFENCE MINISTER SHRI RAJNATH SINGH COMMISSIONED THE INS TARAGIRI ATE VISHAKAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH 

* INS TARAGIRI IS THE 4TH POTENT PLATFORM OF THE PROJECT 17A CLASS, COMMISIONED ON 3RD APRIL 2026 

* THE STEALTH FRIGATE WITH DISPLACEMENT OF 6670 TONNES 

* IT IS DESIGNED BY THE WARSHIP DESIGN BUREAU AND BUILD BY MAZAGON DOCK SHIPBUILDERS LIMITED ( MDL) 

* IT IS 75% INDIGENOUS 

* THIS SHIP IS HIGH SPEED TRANSIT, AND CAN REMAIN DEPLOYED AT SEA FOR EXTENDED PERIODS.

* IT FEATURES MODERN RADAR, SONAR AND MISSILE SYSTEM 

* SUCH AS BRAHMOS, AND SURFACE TO AIR MISSILES, COASTAL SURVEILLANCE 

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* INDIAN Navy Launched The DSC -123, 4th Ship Of The Diving Support Craft Project At Kolkata ( Displacement 380 Tonne) 

DEFENSE EXPORTS - 

* India's Defence Exports Hit RECORDS Rs 38,424 Crores In FY 2026 

* India's Defence Exports Rose By 62.66% In FY 2026 

* Indian Defence Exports to Countries 

\APPOINTMENTS - 

* Lt General Anoop Singhal Assumed As The Director Of General Of The Regiment Of Artillery.

* Lt General Pushpendra Singh Has Assumed As The General Officer Commanding In Chief Of western Command 

* India Commissioned Its Third Nuclear Power Ballistic missile SUBMARINE - INS ARIDHAMAN ( 7000 Tonne) 

* Bengaluru Based New Prime Tools Has Tested India's First' Liquid Fuel Aerospike Engine.

* INS SUNAYNA On The IOS SAGAR 

* India Marks the Milestone In Major Nuclear As Indigenously Build Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor In Tamilnadu 's Kalpakkam 

* Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Has Handed Over 4 ALH MK-III Maritime Role Helicopter To Indian Coast Guard 

APPOINTMENTS - 

*  Mrs Lakshmi Bhuvan Assumes As The Regional President Of AWWA Eastern Command 

*  Astronaut P Balakrishnan Nair Has Promoted To The Rank Of Air Commodore

* Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit Has Promoted To Rank Of Brigadier 

* Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi Has Given Prestigious Sardar KM PANNIKAR NIB To Captain Ashok Garg 

* Lt General R S Sundaram Has Assumed As The Director General Of Recruiting Of Indian Army 

* IPS Adarsh Sidhu Appointed As The BSF Director General.

* 1990 Batch IDAS OFFICER Vishvajit Sahay Has Been Appointed As The Secretary (Defence Finance) 

*  The First Batch Of BRAHMOS Missile Produced At The Lucknow Facility Has Handed Over To Indian Army 

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* Major Diksha C  Mudadevannavar Of Indian ARMY Has Became The First Woman Officer To Receive The Prestigious BALIDAN BADGE Of The Para Special Forces 

* The Indian Navy Sailer INS SUDARSHINI Has Departed To Morocco 

*  Union Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh Has Visited To Germany 

*  Ahmedabad Based Gridbots Has Developed An Indigenous Throwable Tactical Robot ( Humming Bird ( 

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ACHUK -150 

Hyderabad Based Redon Systems Has Successfully Completed The FIELD Trials Of It's Indigenous Achuk -150 Loitering  Munition From BHEESHAN Launcher.

* First Of Kinds Indigenous MBMLS Platform 

* Capable Of Launching 18 Loitering Munition In Just 2 Minutes 

* ACHUK - 150 - AI Driven Optical Homing 

* PRECISION Strike With Autonomous Targeting 

* It Can Launch Every 4 Seconds 

* Enables Saturation Attacks On High Value Targets 

HONOURS - 

* CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF (COAS) GENERAL UPENDRA DWIVEDI HAS INDUCTED INTO US ARMY WAR COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL HALL OF FAME 

* 30TH ARMY CHIEF OF INDIA 

* HE BECAME THE 3RD  INDIAN ARMY CHIEF TO INDUCTED HALL OF FAME 

* (1) GENERAL VK SINGH, (2) GENERAL BIKRAM SINGH 

 * INS SUDARSHINI Has Arrived To Las Palmas For Lokayan 2026

*  Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Set To VISIT Kyrgyzstan For SCO Summit 

*  India Became The 5th Largest Defence Spender.

* Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi Has Launched The SINDHU NIDHI Initiative IN Dehradun  

*  CDS General Anil Chauhan Has Visited The UK For 3 Days 

* The UK- India 10 Years Of Defence Industrial Roadmap 

* Largest Ever Maritime Exercise With India in 2025 

*  Former Southern Command Head And IPKF Chief Lt General Dipender Singh Passed Away.

* India's Military Expenditure Has Rose By 8.9% To USD 92.1 Billion in 2025 

* NFC Kota Has Received The Operational Clearance From Department Of Atomic Energy Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) 

MAY - 

* Indian Italian Defence Ministers Agree To Bilateral Military Cooperation Plan ( MCP) 2026-27 

* Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh k Tripathi Set To Visit MYANMAR For 4 Days.

* External Affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Set To Visit Jamaica, Suriname And Trinidad And Tobago 

* Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Announced The Transfer Of Technology (ToT) Policy Has Been Revised 

* Institute For Plasma Research ( Gandhinagar) Has Successfully Demonstrated It's Fully Integrated 8kN Electromagnetic Launcher ( EML) Prototype For Defence 

* Dr Manpreet Sethi, Fellow ( CAPSS ) Awarded A Commendation By General Anil Chauhan, Chief Of Defence Staff 

* Indian Army And Air India Limited Signed A Memorandum Of Cooperation 

OPERATION RAGEPILL - 

 Union Home Minister Amit Shah Announced The First Ever Seizure of JIHADI DRUG - Capatgon 

Worth Rs 182 Crores By NCB During OPEATION RAGEPILL 

INDUCTED - 

* Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders LIMITED (MDL) Has Delivered The 4th Stealth Frigate Of The P17A Class MAHENDRAGIRI To INDIAN Navy.

 

*  CSIR - NAL Has Handed Over The First Set Of Composite Parts Of The Center Fuselage Of LCA MK2 To HAL 

 * Indian Coastguard  Has Commissioned The Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) ACHAL. ( BUILD BY GOA SHIPYARD LIMITED) 

* DRDO India Highlights The Brahmos Aerospace Revenue Has Crossed Rs 5200 Crores For The Year 2025/26 

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* India Launched The OPERATION GLOBAL HUNT, To Track Over 100 Fugitive Worldwide In a Multi Agency Crackdown On Major Criminal Network With Interpol Support 

*  NCB Launched The OPEATION WIPE ( Web Based Illicit Activities Prevention And Enforcement ) To counter Growing Threat Of Online Drug Trafficking)

*  Lt Col Kabilan Sai Ashok Made History For Indian Army Became The First Indian President Of CISM Boxing Committee And Being Awarded The Medal Of The KNIGHT At CISM Hq MONACO 

UN MILITARY GENDER ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR AWARD - 

* Indian Army Officer Major Abhilasa Barak, Serving With The UN Peacekeeping Mission In Lebanon Has Been Awarded The United Nations Military Gender Advocate Of The Year Award 2025

HOST - 

* The 2nd Joint Commanders Conference 2026 

( Theme 2026 - Military Capability In New Domains ) host By Jaipur On 7-8 May 2026 

* Noida Based IG Defence Unveiled The Two Indigenous Weapon Platform - KAL & JWALA At North Tech Symposium 2026 At Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 

* KAL IS India's First Privately Developed Long Range One Way Attack Drone 

* With A Strike Range Of Upto 1000 Km, (7-8 Hour Endurance) 

* Maximum Weight Capacity 200 Kg 

* JWALA Is Short Range Surface To Air Drone 

* INDIAN Air Force Has Signed Three Contracts With IIT BOMBAY For Adoption Of Predictive Maintenance For Su -30 MKI Fleet 

PORTAL & APP - 

* Indian Army Has Launched The KAUTILYA, An Application Aimed To Strength Structured Data Generation And Enabling a Digital Empowered, AI Ready Ecosystem 

* INDIAN Army Launched The Q- FORCE, An Integrated Application DESIGNED To Streamline Logistics And Sustainment Management 

* CDS General Anil Chauhan Has Launched The Tri Service Tele Directory Web Application.

* Indian Navy's Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel SANGHAMITRA Launched In Kolkata.

( INDIAN Navy Launched The SANGHAMITRA ( Which Is Named After Emperor Ashok's Daughter) 

APPOINTMENTS - 

* * 1991 Batch IDAS OFFICER Shri Anugraha Narayana Das Has Assumed Charge As The Controller General Of Defence Accounts ( CGDA) 

* Lt General Balbir Singh Assumed As The Corps Commander Of 15th Chinar Corps.

* 1990 Batch IDAS Shri Vishvajit Sahay Assumed As The Secretary Defence Finance 

* Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra Has Retired After 39 Years Of Service ( Recently Served As Western Air Command Chief) 

* * LT GENERAL NS RAJA SUBRAMANI, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM ( RETIRED) HAS APPOINTED AS THE CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF 

* GOVERMENT APPOINTS VICE ADMIRAL KRISHNA SWAMINATHAN AS THE NEXT CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF.

* Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan Appointed As The Next Flag OFFICER Commanding In Chief Western Naval Command Ib Mumbai 

* VICE Admiral Vineet McCarty Appointed As The Commander In Chief Andaman & Nicobar Command.

* Major Dr Dwipannita Kalita, Army Doctor Became The Assam's First Female Paratrooper.

* SQUADRON LEADER SAANYA BECAME THE FIRST INDIAN WOMAN OFFICER TO EARN THE COVETED CAT -A QUALIFIED FLYING INSTRUCTOR ( QFI) QUALIFICATION 

* Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar Assumed As 48th Vice Chief Of Naval Staff 

BOOKS - 

* Chief Of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan Has Released A Book - The Algorithm Of War: Code, Compute, Conquer Author - Brigadier Maneesh Parthsarathy.

* Lt General CDS Anil Chauhan Has Launched The EK SAINIK DIARY ( 1943-1971) Book Of Hony Captain Mohar Singh Bainsala 

* General CDS Anil Chauhan Has Released The Book - India's Water Security : Strategies And Solution ( Author - Major General Akash Kaushik) 

* ZEN Technologies Has Unveiled The India's First Modular AI Powered Counter Drone System At North Tech Symposium 2026 

*  Indian Air Force Flagged Off a Commemorative 88 Hours Continuous Relay Run On The Historic First Anniversary Of Operation Sindoor 

(*  Indian Coast Guard Conducted Girder Laying Ceremony For Indigenous Air Cushion Vehicle ( ACVs) In Goa 

*  INDIAN Air force Major General Lissamma Pv Received The National Florence Nightingale Awards 

* India's First Privately Built Military Aircraft C-295 Rolled Out By Tata In Gujarat 

* GSL Has Delivered The 5th Adamya Class FPV ICGS AKSHAY To Indian Coast Guard.

DEFENSE MINISTER VISITED TO VIETNAM - 

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Visited To Vietnam 

* Vietnam Prime Minister Le Minh And  Deputy Prime Minister & Defence Minister Of Vietnam - General Phan Van Giang Hold The Meeting At Hanoi 

* Commitment To Maintaining The Peace, Stability, Security, Freedom In Indo - Pacific Region 

* Both Minister Inaugurated The Language Lab  At Air Force Officer College, Vietnam 

* India And Vietnam Inked MoU In The Field Of AI And Quantum Technology 

* India And Vietnam Inked Announced To Setting Up At Lab At Tele Communication University At Nha Trang.

 * India And Republic Of Korea SIGNED A Landmark MoU In Cooperation In Critical Domains Of Defence, Cyber And Defence Information.

* Nibe Limited Successfully Demonstrated Its SURYASTRA Rockets With 150 Km And 300 Km Range At ITR Chandipur, Odisha 

* Pune Based Nibe Limited Has Successfully Tested The 300 Km Range SURYASHTRA Precision Rocket System . ( TESTED At Chandipur, Odisha)

* India And South Korea Jointly Develop The Laser WEAPON, 

* Nibe Limited Has Successfully Completed The NCNC Demonstration Of It's VAYU ASHTRA -1 Loitering Munition At Pokharan And Joshimath 

* Indian Navy Has Successfully Scuttled INS GULDAR Off Sindhudurg Coast Of Maharshtra To Create India's First Under WATER Museum 

* ITBP All Women Expedition Successfully Summits The Mount Everest ( Under Mission Vande Mataram) 

*  Short Range Ballistic Missile AGNI -1 Successfully Test Launched From The Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha 

* Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Flagged Off The Suryashtra Universal Rocket Launcher System In Shiridi, Maharashtra 

* Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh Has COMMISIONED A State Of Art Ring Gantry Based Linear Accelerator At Army Hospital, Delhi.

*  Hyderabad Based Zen Technologies Has Unveiled India's First Integrated Smart Border Suite ( ISBS) 

* Lance Havildar Harbhajan Singh ( MONUSCO) And Naib Subedar Sujit Kumar Pradhan ( UNMISS) Set To Honoured By UN With The Dag Hammarskjold Medal POSTHUMOUSLY On International Peacekeepers Day * 

*  NSA Ajit Doval Participate In The International Security Forum At Moscow 

* CDS GENERAL Anil Chauhan Retires After 4 Decades