The Indian Navy’s first destroyer INS Rajput was decommissioned at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam after serving the nation for 41 glorious years on 21 May 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 INS Rajput, the lead ship of the Kashin-class destroyers built by the erstwhile USSR was commissioned on 04 May 1980. INS Rajput was constructed in […]
Indian Navy has launched Operation Samudra Setu-II to augment the ongoing national mission for meeting oxygen requirements in view of the surge in cases of Covid-19. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Mission deployed Indian Naval warships will undertake shipment of liquid Oxygen filled cryogenic containers and associated medical equipment in support of nation’s fight against
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INS Sarvekshak, a hydrographic survey ship, is on a deployment to Mauritius for undertaking joint hydrographic surveys along with their Mauritian counterparts. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The ship visited Port Louis, Mauritius and commenced the hydrographic survey of ‘Deep sea area off Port Louis’. INS Sarvekshak, a specialised survey ship is fitted with state-of-the-art
INS Viraat, the Navy’s decomissioned aircraft carrier, has become the “private property” of a ship-breaker who has already torn down 40% of its body, chiefly for scrap, the Supreme Court told a private company, that wants to turn the vessel into a maritime museum-cum-adventure centre. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 On February 10, the court
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Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 310, the Cobras, a maritime reconnaissance squadron of the Indian Navy based at Goa, will be celebrating its diamond jubilee on March 21, 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Commissioned at Hyéres, France on 21 Mar 61, the squadron holds the distinction of being the most decorated unit of the
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Chief of Army Staff General M M Naravane commissioned the Anti-Submarine Warfare stealth corvette INS Kavaratti into the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard. INS Kavaratti is the last of the four indigenously- built ASW stealth corvettes under Project 28 (Kamorta class) and has been designed by the Directorate of Naval Design, the Indian Navy’s
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INS Viraat commenced its towed final journey on Saturday from Mumbai, to be broken at Alang in Gujarat and sold as scrap. A look at the Grand Old Lady of Indian Navy, which was decommissioned in 2017 after 30 years of service with Indian Navy and around 27 years prior to that in British Royal
S.R. Sarma, AVSM, VSM has assumed charge as the Chief of Materiel, of the Indian Navy on September 1. He is a post- graduate in Computer Science and Engineering from IISc, Bengaluru and a distinguished alumni of Naval Higher Command Course. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points As a Principal Staff Officer and the senior
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The Indian Navy has effectively carried out Mission Based Deployments (MBD) to protect maritime interests by deploying naval ships and aircraft at major and sensitive locations. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The geo-strategic importance of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) has seen a gradual increase in the recent past. Indian Navy regularly deploys ships
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Defence Minister of India has launched a Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) to boost self-reliance in the defence manufacturing sector. The NIIO puts in place dedicated structures for the end users to interact with academia and industry towards fostering innovation and indigenisation for self-reliance in defence. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Draft
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