Republic Day Parade – 2016 Awards Announced Assam Regiment
Republic Day Parade – 2016 Awards Announced Assam
Regiment Adjudged Best Marching Contingent amongst Services
The results of different competitive
presentations in the Republic Day Parade – 2016 have been announced by the
Ministry of Defence. Among the Services category, Assam Regiment has been
adjudged the best marching contingent. In the category of Para-Military Forces
and other auxiliary marching contingents, Border Security Force contingent has
been adjudged the best contingent.
In the tableau category, in total 23 tableau including six from Union Ministries / Departments took part in this year’s Republic Day Parade, out of which first position has gone to West Bengal tableau, which depicted the famous Baul folk singers rendering the songs based on Bhakti and Sufi movement. While Tripura’s tableau on beautifulUnakoti sculptures, seen in a Shiva pilgrimage site was adjudged the second best, third position has gone in favour of Assam tableau showcasing the popular Rongali Bihu festival.
This year a special prize has been awarded to the tableau of Ministry of Communication and Information Technology on the theme ‘Digital India’.
In the competitive category of school children items, the dance presented by South Central Zone Culture Centre, Nagpur (Maharashtra) has been adjudged the best children item for performing the folk dance ‘SongiMukhota’ of Maharashtra. A Consolation Prize has also been awarded to SarvodayaKanyaVidyalayaand RajkiyaPratibhaVikasVidyalaya, Gandhi Nagar, Delhi, for their beautiful portrayal of traditional Folk Dance ‘Dal Khai’ seen in Western Odisha.
As in previous years, this year also Ministry of Defence had appointed three panels of judges for assessing the marching contingents from three Services, Para-Military Forces and Tableau from various States/Ministries/Departments and School Children items from Schools of Delhi as well as outside Delhi. The panels of judges today announced their results here. All these above winning contingents, tableau and schools will be awarded trophies and prizes by the Defence Minister later in separate functions organised by the Ministry of Defence.
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Defence Minister Presents Rakshamantri Award for
Excellence for 2012-13 and 2013-14
The
Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar gave away the
RakshaMantri Awards for Excellence for the years 2012-13 and 2013-14 here today
in recognition of exemplary performance amongst Ordnance Factories and the nine
Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs). Speaking on the occasion Shri
Parrikar call upon the DPSUs to compete with the private sector. He emphasised
that the government’s efforts are to indigenise production. He further stated
that based on his experience government is a powerful institution which can
effectively deliver in a restricted timeframe, while following the procedures.
The awards were given in three major categories, i.e., ‘Institutional
Awards’, ‘Best Performing Division/Factory/Shipyard Awards’ and
‘Group/Individual Awards’. Under the Institutional awards, there are two
sub-categories for which DPSUs and OFB can compete i.e. overall performance and
performance in exports. In the second category, there are three awards;
for the best performing division of DPSUs, the best performing factory of OFB
and the best performing shipyard. In the third category, there are three
sub-categories – one on indigenization, one on design effort and one on
innovation for which both OFB and DPSUs can compete.
The List of theAwardees are as follows:
For the year 2012-13:-
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(a) INSTITUTIONAL AWARDS
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(i)
Excellence in performance
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HAL
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(ii) Best
performance in Exports
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BEML
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(b)DIVISION /FACTORY /SHIPYARD AWARDS
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(i) Best
Performing Division of DPSUs
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BEL,(S&CS), Bengaluru
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(ii) Best
performing Factory of OFB
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Ordnance Factory, Kanpur
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(iii) Best performing Shipyard
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GRSE
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(c) GROUP /INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
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(1) Indigenisation
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(i) Design & Development of
Retrofit Security Solutions for ‘Shakti’
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Network Communication System-BEL, Bengaluru
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(ii) Indigenisation of AK 630 Gun Drive
Units
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AK 630 GUN Drive Indigenisation Group – D&E
Division, BEL, Chennai
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(iii) Indigenisation of Special Tools Test
Equipments & fixtures for Milan-2T warhead
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Milan Group, BDL, Hyderabad
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(2) Design Effort
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(i) L-70 Gun Upgradation
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Gun upgrades Group – BEL, Chennai
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(ii)Systems of IACCS Networks
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BEL, Ghaziabad
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(3) Innovation(Jointly)
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(i) Electro-Plasticity Assisted
Incremental Forming (EPAIF)
(ii) Deployable Flight Data Recorder System
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Transport Aircraft Division, HAL, Kanpur
Avionics Division, HAL, Korwa
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For the year 2013-14:-
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(a) INSTITUTIONAL AWARDS
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(i)
Excellence in performance
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BEL
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(ii) Best
performance in Exports
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BEL
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(b)DIVISION /FACTORY /SHIPYARD AWARDS
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(i) Best
Performing Division of DPSUs
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HAL, Avionics Division, Hyderabad
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(ii) Best
performing Factory of OFB
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Ordnance Equipment Factory, Kanpur
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(iii) Best performing Shipyard
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GRSE, Kolkata
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(c) GROUP /INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
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(1) Indigenisation
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(i) Floating Deck High Voltage (FDHV)
Module for PAR 2080 C
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SLRDC, HAL, Hyderabad
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(ii) Configuration, Developing and
Engineering Weapon Control Modules (WCM 176) for AK 176 Gun Mount
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D&E, FCS/SBU-NS (Radar & FCS) Group –
BEL, Bengaluru
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(iii) BHARANI RADAR
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BEL, Ghaziabad
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(2) Design Effort
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(i) EOFCS – U1 for Control of Medium
Calibre 76 mm Gun Mount and High Rate
of Fire AK 630 Gun Mount |
D&E, FCS/SBU-NS (Radar & FCS) Group –
BEL, Bengaluru
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(ii)Design & development of 50 knots
Interceptor Boat
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Ship Design Group – Goa Shipyard Ltd (Under own
initiative)
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(3) Innovation
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(i) Development of composite Armour Panels
for MI-17 Helicopters
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MI-17 Team – MIDHANI, Hyderabad.
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The function was attended by the Chief
of Air Staff Air Marshal Arup Raha, Chief of the Army Staff General Dalbir
Singh, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral RKDhowan, Secretary (Defence
Production) Shri AK Gupta and Secretary Department of Defence
R&Dand DG DRDO Dr S Christopher.
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IAF Jet Targets ‘Balloon-Like’ Object in Rajasthan
On 26 Jan 16, Indian Air Force Radar
had picked up an unidentified flying object moving easterly in Jaisalmer Area.
An Indian Air Force fighter jet intercepted the object which was found to be
balloon of about 3 meters diameter. Due to heightened security alert, the
balloon was shot down as it would have been carrying unknown payload.
However, on analysis of the debris it was established that there was no dangerous payload.
However, on analysis of the debris it was established that there was no dangerous payload.
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