Defence ministry is organising Def-Connect in New Delhi today to showcase the accomplishments of the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) initiative.
The conference aims to bring together all stakeholders of the iDEX ecosystem, Ministry of defence, iDEX selected startups, Partner Incubators, Defence Innovation Organisation, Nodal agencies (Indian Army, Navy, Airforce),
Defence Research and Development Organisation and Defence Public Sector Undertakings and Indian Ordnance Factories.
Launch of iDEX Portal and launch of Defence India Startup Challenge (DISC)-III are some of the major activities planned during this day-long event. Defence minister Rajnath Singh will be the Chief Guest of the event.