Govt signs contracts worth over Rs 5000 crore to acquire choppers for coast guard, missiles for Navy
The contracts were inked in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh at South Block in New Delhi.
The contracts were inked in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh at South Block in New Delhi.
The Indian government, however, has not confirmed the Iran links but said the vessels were involved in the illicit transfer of large volumes of oil and oil-based cargo originating from conflict-ridden regions.
The Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Amulya was commissioned at Goa Port on 19 December last year, said coast guard officials.
With over 60 per cent indigenous content, ICGS Samudra Pratap is India's first indigenously designed pollution control vessel and the largest ship in the ICG fleet to date.
All of them were brought to Jakhau Port along with the boat. The search of the boat and interrogation of the Pakistani fishermen is ongoing, they said.
The Summit is being attended by delegates from 115 countries and international organisations, reflecting its stature as a premier global forum for Coast Guard cooperation.
Altogether 2,010 Agniveers, including 309 women Agniveers of the Indian Navy and 276 Naviks of the Indian Coast Guard, passed out as part of the sixth batch of Agniveers from the portals of INS Chilka.
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has marked a major milestone in its pursuit of enhanced maritime capability with the commencement of construction of its first indigenously built Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV), it was announced on Wednesday.
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Tuesday launched Atal, the fifth vessel in a series of eight Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs) being built by Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL).
The Indian Coast Guard organised the keel-laying ceremony of Yard 16401, the first of six next-generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs), at M/s Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) in Mumbai today.
