7) Vande Bharat and Samudra Setu missions Flashcards
1
Q
What is Vande Bharat mission ?
A
A mission from May 7 to May 13 to bring back around 1.5 lakh Indian nationals stuck abroad via flights
2
Q
Did India ever do like this before ?
A
Yes, AIRLIFT movie. In 1990 it brought back about 1.7 lakh people from Kuwait
3
Q
What is Samudra Setu mission ?
A
2 naval ships Jalashwa and Magar are going to Maldives to evacuate people and bring back to India
4
Q
Significance of INS Jalashwa ?
A
It is the largest amphibious platform in the Navy based at Eastern Naval command in Vishakhapatnam
