Indian Army refuses to bow, moves ahead
The world is changing and so the Indian Army too, pride and basis of existence of this vast mass of land. Perhaps the threat of China looming large not only in the border areas but in other spheres also has made it cautious. Well, in the wake of an assortment of developments, the Indian Army is moving ahead and has already had another stride in the realm of technology, through launching launched web portal on the Internet known as www.indianarmy.nic.in
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What is its basic intention? Is it just like others? Well, unlike others, the website is, in particular, built on a strong platform to discourage any sinister attempts of hacking. On the other hand, it is ingenious and renders a range of options and these include search, user interactivity, latest events, feedback, secured login, decentralized data update, space for all the arms/services of the Indian Army etc. It is to be noted that the workforce connected with the development of the website have earned acclamations and even got Defense Minister of India AK Antony presented Raksha Mantri’s Award for excellence in research and development of the site.
Speaking on this feat the revered Defense Minister urged public sector enterprises to continue their adjustment process and enhance competitive edge in order to survive. In addition, he said that it would be essential to lessen confidence on imported arms that should only become stimulation for Indian ordnance factories to achieve self-sufficiency. What is more, as per him, to accomplish the aim ordnance factories, DRDO and the armed forces should hound an integrated approach towards indigenization efforts.It is to be noted that Indian Army is not the only institutional recipient of excellence. Prior to this several other organizations did have the same. They do include Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (excellence in performance – trophy); BEML Ltd (best performance in exports – trophy); Bharat Electronics Ltd, Hyderabad (best performing division among DPSUs – trophy); Ammunition Factory, Khadki, Pune (best performing factory of OFB – trophy); Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai (best performing shipyard – trophy) were awarded for excellence for the year 2007-08.
By » AMAR on 2009-11-10 17:44:10