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Meet Lt Gen Madhuri Kanitkar, Becomes India’s Third Women Lieutenant General

Major General Madhuri Kanitkar has served in the Indian Army for 37 years, achieved the rare feat of becoming the third woman officer in the Indian Army and first woman paediatrician to achieve the second-highest post in the force. She took charge as Deputy Chief, Integrated Defence Staff (DCIDS), Medical (under the Chief of Defence …

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How To Prepare For Air Force Group “X” & “Y” At Home

In view of the outbreak of Coronavirus, various government advisories and Section 144 at many places, Indian Air Force Group “X” & “Y” (STAR-01/2020) exam scheduled from 19-23 March 2020 is POSTPONED to the last week of April 2020, tentatively. We know there’s a lot of uncertainty with the coronavirus pandemic, but students don’t get …

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Territorial Army-Full-time Honor & Part-time Commitment

The English raised the Territorial Army in 1920 through the Indian Territorial Act of 1920. It was comprised of two wings namely – ‘The Auxiliary Force’ for Europeans & Anglo-Indians, and ‘The Indian Territorial Force’ for Indian Volunteers. After Independence, the Territorial Army Act was passed in 1948. The first Indian Governor General Shri C …

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Indian Army Day 2020: Why we celebrate Indian Army Day on January 15

Army Day is celebrated on 15 January every year in India, in recognition of Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa’s (then a Lieutenant General) taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15 January 1949. The day is celebrated in the form of parades and other military shows in the national capital New …

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Join Indian Coast Guard as Navik-General Duty 10+2 Entry-02/2020 Batch

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is an armed force that protects India’s maritime interests and enforces maritime law, with jurisdiction over the territorial waters of India, including its contiguous zone and exclusive economic zone. The Indian Coast Guard was formally established on 18 August 1978 by the Coast Guard Act, 1978 of the Parliament of India as an independent Armed force of India. It …

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