• Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan launched Project ‘Shaurya Gatha’, an initiative of the Department of Military Affairs and the United Service Institution (USI) of India, to conserve and promote India’s military heritage.
• It was launched at the second edition of the annual Indian Military Heritage Festival organised by the USI.

The two-day festival aims to engage global and Indian think tanks, corporations, public and private sector undertakings, non-profits, academicians, and research scholars focusing on India’s national security, foreign policy, military history and heritage, a Defence Ministry statement said.