Army Tramples on Faulty DRDO Study on Siachen Deployment
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise visit this Diwali to the world’s highest battlefield, Siachen, to applaud the Indian army troops deployed there again brought into national focus the difficulty of operating under such adverse climatic conditions. A study by Defence Research and Development Organisation, India’s premier defence research institute, to find solutions and shorten the acclimatization period has been junked by the Army. Keeping unforeseen events in mind, the Army wanted to reduce the pre-acclimatisation tr…
DRDO to help soldiers put best foot forward at Siachen
NAGPUR : For a soldier posted in Siachen or other snow bound areas, keeping his feet warm is a privilege indeed. Since frost bite is as hostile as the enemy in such places, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) hopes to make life a little warmer for the troops with its latest invention. It is a pouch which can be tucked in the shoe to keep the foot warm even in subzero temperatures, claims the Naval Material Research Laboratory. A unit under the DRDO, the lab has begun the process of getting a patent for what it calls…
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Modi may soon visit Indian Army's forward posts in Siachen
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi may soon visit Indian Army's forward posts in the Siachen Glacier, the highest battlefield in the world, during his tour of Ladakh. The Prime Minister is expected to be in Leh and Kargil districts of Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir to dedicate two hydroelectric projects and lay the foundation stone of a electricity transmission line there next week or in the third week of the month. The Prime Minister may visit Indian Army posts in Siachen in that area during that time, sources said here. …
The day India won back Tiger Hill
Much water has flown down the Indus since 1999, however, the Kargil victory remains etched in the psyche of our nation. One story of valour that stood out among the many inspiring tales of bravery displayed by the Indian Army, was the recapture of Tiger Hill. With sharp conical features, Tiger Hill stands among the mountain tops a few kilometres north of Drass. Its recapture was critical as the feature dominates the National Highway A1 (NHA1 and was used by the Pakistani troops to shell Indian convoys moving towards Kargil and Leh with s…
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