Lieutenant General Gurbirpal Singh has taken charge as the 34th Director-General of the National Cadet Corps (NCC). He succeeds Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich. He was commissioned into the PARACHUTE REGIMENT in 1987.
An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Indian Military Academy, Dehradun as well as NCC, he attended the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington and the National Defence College Course in New Delhi. Lt Gen Singh has been a Company Commander in the counter-insurgency environment in Nagaland and the Siachen Glacier.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
World Basketball Day 2025 highlights the remarkable journey of basketball from a simple indoor game…
The United Nations marked the second World Meditation Day on the 21st December with a…
The Winter Solstice 2025 occurs on Sunday, December 21 marking the shortest day and longest…
The Haryana State Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution to mark the 350th martyrdom year…
Every country has something special that makes it famous around the world. Some are known…
The United States and Jordan have carried out a major military operation in Syria called…