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The navies of India, US, Australia and Japan are all set to conduct the Malabar Naval Exercise from August 26, 2021. Key Points The sea drill will be conducted off the Guam island, which is a territory of US. It is located 2,500 km east of the Philippines. The annual exercise will be four-day affair.
Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, will inaugurate India’s first smog tower at
Baba Kharak Singh Marg in Connaught Place (CP), Delhi. Smog tower at CP It is over 20-metre-tall structure and was set up to improve air quality in a radius of around 1 km. The tower will operate at full capacity after the
NTPC Ltd commissioned the largest floating solar PV project in Visakhapatnam
NTPC Ltd commissioned the largest floating solar PV project in Visakhapatnam
Key Facts This is the first solar project that was set up under the Flexibilisation Scheme. This scheme was notified by the Central Government in 2018. About the floating solar PV ..
On August 21, 2021; Exercise Konkan 2021 was held in English Channel in between INS Tabar and HMS Westminster
The naval exercise Konkan 18 is held in between the navies of India and United Kingdom. It is based on the long-term strategic relationship between them.
The bilateral Konkan exercise started in 2004 and has now grown in scale
EXERCISE ZAIR-AL-BAHR
The second edition of exercise Zair-Al-Bahr between the Indian Navy and Qatar Emiri Naval Force (QENF) was conducted from in the Persian Gulf.
The present edition of the exercise included a three day harbour phase followed by a two day sea phase.
The sea phase comprised of tactical maritime exercises involving Surface Action, Anti-Piracy exercises, Air Defence, Maritime surveillance, Boarding operations and SAR exercises.
In the sea phase of the exercise, Indian Navy Stealth Frigate INS Trikand, QENF Missile Boats of Barzan and Damsah class, Fast-Attack Crafts of MRTP 34 class and Rafale Fighter Aircraft participated.
Indian Navy remains committed towards ensuring peace, stability and security in the region and is ever-ready to cooperate and collaborate with partner Navies on issues of Maritime safety and security.
