Defence & Security Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Tue, 15 Apr 2025

• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence intercepted an Indian woman arriving from Dubai at IGI Airport, New Delhi, and recovered 7.56 kg of cocaine worth about ₹75.6 crore hidden in handbags, the Finance Ministry said on 15 April 2025.

Mon, 14 Apr 2025

• The Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS seized over 300 kg of methamphetamine worth about ₹1,800 crore near the International Maritime Boundary Line in a joint overnight operation on 12–13 April 2025, the Defence Ministry said on 14 April.
• Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth called on Tanzanian Vice-President Philip Isdor Mpango and Defence Minister Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax in Dar es Salaam on 14 April 2025.
• The third edition of the Indian Navy's Meteorological and Oceanological Symposium, Meghayan-25, was held at Nausena Bhawan, Delhi, on 14 April 2025 to mark WMO Day 2025, whose theme is 'Closing the Early Warning Gap Together'.

Sun, 13 Apr 2025

• The maiden Africa India Key Maritime Engagement (AIKEYME) exercise, co-hosted by India and Tanzania with eight other African nations, was inaugurated at Dar-es-Salaam on 13 April 2025 onboard INS Chennai.
• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 52.67 kg of methamphetamine tablets worth ₹52.67 crore from a truck on the outskirts of Aizawl, Mizoram, the Finance Ministry said on 13 April 2025.

Fri, 11 Apr 2025

• DRDO carried out successful release trials of the indigenously developed long-range glide bomb 'Gaurav' from a Su-30 MKI aircraft on 8–10 April 2025, striking a land target on an island at a range close to 100 km, the Defence Ministry said on 11 April.
• The fourth edition of the India–US tri-service HADR amphibious Exercise Tiger Triumph, held from 1 to 11 April 2025, culminated with a Distinguished Visitors' Day at Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, on 11 April.
• The first edition of the biannual Naval Commanders' Conference for 2025, held in two phases at Karwar and New Delhi from 5 to 11 April, concluded on 11 April; Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh presided over the Karwar phase.
• The keel of Yard 3039, the third Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (NGOPV) for the Indian Navy, was laid at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, on 11 April 2025.

Thu, 10 Apr 2025

• Tahawwur Hussain Rana, an accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks case, was extradited from the United States and formally arrested by the National Investigation Agency on arriving in New Delhi on 10 April 2025.
• The Narcotics Control Bureau, with Assam Police and CRPF, seized 30.4 kg of methamphetamine (YABA) tablets worth ₹24.32 crore and arrested three people in two operations in Silchar, the Home Ministry said on 10 April 2025.
• Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh, addressing the convocation of the 80th Staff Course at the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington, Tamil Nadu, on 10 April 2025, said the armed forces must operate jointly and remain future-ready in a multi-domain environment.

Mon, 07 Apr 2025

• On 7 April 2025, the Ministry of Defence signed a ₹2,385.36 crore contract with Bharat Electronics Limited for Electronic Warfare suites and aircraft modification kits for the IAF's Mi-17 V5 helicopters under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category.
• On 7 April 2025, Lt Gen AK Ramesh flagged off 'Samudra Pradakshina', a 12-member all-women tri-services sailing expedition from Mumbai to Seychelles and back aboard IASV Triveni.

Sat, 05 Apr 2025

• On 5 April 2025 in Colombo, India and Sri Lanka exchanged seven MoUs, including on defence cooperation, HVDC power interconnection and a trilateral MoU with the UAE on developing Trincomalee as an energy hub, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's State visit.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off the Navy's offshore patrol vessel INS Sunayna as Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) SAGAR from Karwar, Karnataka, on 5 April 2025 with 44 naval personnel from nine friendly nations.

Fri, 04 Apr 2025

• The Union Cabinet approved the Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II) on 4 April 2025 as a fully Centre-funded scheme with an outlay of Rs 6,839 crore for villages along international land borders other than the Northern border.
• DRDO and the Indian Army completed four successful flight-tests of the Army version of the Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha on 3 and 4 April 2025.

Thu, 03 Apr 2025

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off an Indian Army expedition to Mount Everest, a joint Indian Army-Nepali Army expedition to Mount Kangchenjunga and an NCC Everest expedition from South Block, New Delhi, on 3 April 2025.

Wed, 02 Apr 2025

• The Indian Navy and Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited signed a Project Sanction Order under the Make-I category on 2 April 2025 to design and develop a 6 MW medium-speed marine diesel engine at a cost of ₹270 crore.

Tue, 01 Apr 2025

• India's defence exports rose 12.04% to a record ₹23,622 crore in the financial year 2024-25 that ended on 31 March 2025, the Defence Ministry said on 1 April 2025.
• The Border Roads Organisation reopened Zojila Pass, which links the Kashmir Valley to Ladakh, on 1 April 2025 after a closure of only 32 days.
• The fourth edition of the India-US joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief amphibious exercise, Tiger TRIUMPH 2025, opened with a ceremony onboard INS Jalashwa on 1 April 2025.

Mon, 31 Mar 2025

• An Indian Army field hospital team and NDRF personnel reached earthquake-hit Mandalay, Myanmar, by road on 31 March 2025 under Operation Brahma.
• The Narcotics Control Bureau and the Delhi Police Special Cell busted a drug network in Delhi-NCR, seizing methamphetamine, MDMA, heroin and cocaine worth ₹27.4 crore, Home Minister Amit Shah said on 31 March 2025.

Sun, 30 Mar 2025

• The Ministry of Home Affairs on 30 March 2025 extended the 'disturbed area' declarations under AFSPA in Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh for six months from 1 April 2025.
• The Indian Air Force said on 30 March 2025 it would take part in Exercise INIOCHOS-25, hosted by the Hellenic Air Force at Andravida Air Base, Greece, from 31 March to 11 April 2025.
• Fifty Naxalites surrendered in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, on 30 March 2025, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah welcomed them into the mainstream.

Sat, 29 Mar 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Myanmar's Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on 29 March 2025, as the Indian Army readied a 118-member medical team and two Navy ships sailed for Yangon under Operation Brahma.