General Bipin Rawat

Speaking at a media briefing, union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that a new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) will appointed soon. He further stated that the "process for it is underway". The announcement comes after India's first CDS General Bipin Rawat passed away in a plane crash, in December 2021. The post of CDS is of the highest uniformed officer in rank.

Captain Varun Singh of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the lone survivor of the Tamil Nadu Chopper crash, died on December 15. He succumbed to injuries at a private hospital in Bengaluru, Karnataka. "IAF is deeply saddened to inform the passing away of brave heart captain Varun Singh," tweeted the IAF. On December 8, IAF Chopper crashed in Tamil Nadu, killing General Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 others.

Madhulika Rawat, wife of General Bipin Rawat passed away in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu, along with her husband. She was the president of the Army Wives Welfare Association, while engaging regularly in social services. Furthermore, she studied psychology at Delhi University, and later got married to Bipin Rawat when he was a captain in the army. They are now survived by two daughters. 

To boost the efficiency of municipal services, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated an online portal 'e-Chhawani' on Februaty 15. The portal eyes to facilitate online municipal services to 62 Cantonment Boards. Currently, more than 20 lakh citizens would be benefitted. The service would enable the recipients to fetch documents like trade licences and sewage connectivity applications. The portal was launched in New Delhi, in  presence of… read-more