PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, e-inaugurated the first Two Mega Watt Capacity Solar Power Plant of the Western Naval Command on 20 Jul 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Plant has been installed at Naval Station Karanja and is one of the largest solar plants in the region.
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Indian Navy has participated in joint naval exercises with the world’s largest aircarft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) along with Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) and Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Sterett (DDG 104) and USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) in the Indian Ocean. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Both
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Indian Navy will get the new twin-engine aircraft carrier-based fighter aircraft being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) by 2032 and it will be a replacement for the Russian MiG-29K carrier jets in service. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Navy currently operates Russian-origin carrier INS Vikramaditya and expects to have
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Operation Samudra Setu has culminated after successfully bringing 3,992 Indian citizens back to their homeland by sea. It was launched on 05 May 2020 as part of the national effort to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas during the COVID-19 pandemic. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Indian Naval Ships Jalashwa (Landing Platform Dock), and Airavat,
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INS Airavat, deployed by the Indian Navy for “Operation Samudra Setu”, entered Tuticorin harbour on 23 Jun 2020 with 198 Indian nationals embarked from Male, Maldives. Thus far Indian Navy has brought back 2386 Indian citizens from Maldives to India. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The embarkation of Indian nationals was facilitated by the
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Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta took charge as the Chief of Staff of Eastern Naval Command (ENC). Vice Admiral S.N Ghormade, the outgoing Chief of Staff, has been transferred as the Controller Personnel Services at the Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy), New Delhi. Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy.
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Premier warship builder Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) delivered ICGS Kanaklata Barua, the fifth and final ship in the series of Fast Patrol Vessels (FPV) for the Indian Coast Guard. This is the 105th vessel delivered by the Defence PSU shipyard based on the banks of river Hooghly. The fast patrol vessels have
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) designed and produced by Indian Navy has been tested by INMAS (Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences) Delhi, a DRDO organization tasked with the testing and certification of PPE and is certified to be mass produced and used in clinical COVID situations. The PPE was passed with 6/6 Synthetic blood
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With the nationwide lockdown to prevent spread of virus during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, INS Dega of Eastern Naval Command (ENC) ensured that the joint-user airfield at Visakhapatnam remains open round the clock. The manning of the airfield has been modified to ensure that all requisite safety services and airfield facilities continued to be available.
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The Indian Navy has launched the ‘Operation Vanilla’ to assist the population of Madagascar affected by Cyclone Diane. Indian Navy diverted a large amphibious ship viz. INS Airavat carrying clothing, medicines, and other relief material to provide assistance and support in the relief operations. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 India assistance to Madagascar is in
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