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India starts sharing maritime data
At the Goa Maritime Conclave, 2019, the National Security Advisor offered countries in the IOR use of facility to track the movement of vessels on high seas. India has a specialized center operating for the purpose called the IFC – ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Goa Maritime Conclave, 2019
The Goa Maritime Conclave was inaugurated by the National Security Advisor of India Sri. Ajith Kumar. Theme of the conclave: Common Maritime Priorities in IOR and need for Regional Maritime Strategy The Conclave was held under three sessions. It focused ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
PM Modi inaugurates Metro Service and ENT hospital in Mauritius
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth jointly inaugurated two landmark projects in Mauritius via video conferencing. These projects are Phase-1 of Metro Express service and a new ENT Hospital. Key Highlights India and Mauritius are both ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Fourth Indian Ocean Conference 2019 held in Male
Fourth Indian Ocean Conference 2019 was recently held in Male, capital of Maldives. The two-day conference was held from 3-4 September 2019. Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was one of the speakers at Indian Ocean Conference 2019 event. About ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Sagar Maitri – 2
As part of the Prime Minister’s policy declaration on Safety And Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR) which aims to promote closer co-operation in various socio-economic aspects and improve scientific interaction in Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) countries. As part ..
Indian Navy hosts Maritime Information Sharing Workshop 2019
The Indian Navy is hosting a Maritime Information Sharing Workshop 2019 edition under the aegis of the Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) at Gurugram, Harayana. The two-day event was inaugurated by Vice Admiral MS Pawar, Deputy Chief of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Maldives conferred Country’s highest honour on PM Modi
Prime Minister Modi was conferred with Maldives’ highest honour- ‘Order of the Distinguished Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen‘ in Male, (Maldives capital) during his two-day state visit to the island country. The prestigious award of Most Honourable Order of the Distinguished ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Indian Navy deploys P81 to increase Anti-Piracy Patrol
The Indian Navy recently deployed its P8I surveillance planes for carrying out anti-piracy patrol sorties from Salalah (in Oman) to patrol the Gulf of Aden and other piracy prone areas. Key Highlights Objective: The deployment is an expansion of Navy’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
The Indo-French joint naval exercise “Varuna 2019” begins
The first part of 17th edition of bilateral exercise ‘Varuna’ 2019, is being conducted between Navies of India and France off the Goa coast from 1st to 10th May 2019. Varuna: Indo-French joint naval exercise The joint naval exercise was ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Former Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag appointed High Commissioner to Seychelles
Army General (Retd.) Dalbir Singh Suhag was appointed as High Commissioner of India to Republic of Seychelles. His appointment comes at the time when military ties between India and island nation have deepened in recent times. Dalbir Singh Suhag was ..