Cochin Current Affairs, GK & News
First voyage of Green Freight Corridor-2
Ministry of Shipping launched the maiden voyage under Green Freight Corridor-2 on June 30, 2021. Key points Green Freight Corridor-2 is a coastal shipping service. Voyage was launched from Cochin port to Beypore and Azhikkal ports located in north Kerala. Why voyage service was launched? First voyage service was launched in line with ministry’s plans ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: coastal shipping service • Cochin • Cochin Port • First voyage of Green Freight Corridor-2 • Green Freight Corridor-2 • Kerala • ministry of Ports Shipping and Waterways • Ministry of Shipping
Apharan: Indian Navy’s largest anti-hijacking exercise
On Decebmer 18, 2019, the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard at Cochin port conducted large scale anti-hijacking exercise. The exercise was called Apharan. Highlights Multiple agencies participated in the exercise. It included 12 ships and helicopters of Cochin Port trust, Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard. This is the first time an anti-hijacking exercise ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Anti-piracy • Cochin • Counter-terrorism • Gulf of Aden • Indian Navy • Indian Navy Ships • Marine • Maritime Exercises
Cochin Airport becomes world's first to operate completely on Solar Power
Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) of Kerala has become the first airport in the world to fully operate on solar power. It achieved this feat after Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chand officially commissioned the 12 MWp solar power plant near the cargo complex of airport. Key facts The plant comprises 46,150 solar panels laid across ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Topics: Cochin • Current Affairs 2016 • Envrionment • Kerala • Solar Energy