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Operation Samudra Setu II
The Indian Navy recently launched Operation Samudra Setu II. The operation will aid in fulfilling oxygen requirements of the country. About the operation Under the operation, warships have been deployed to carry liquid oxygen filled cryogenic containers. Two ships INS Talwar and INS Kolkata have been diverted for this operation. INS Talwar will transport 40 ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: biological oxygen demand • Cryogenic Engine • INS Airavat • INS Jalashwa • INS Kolkata • INS Shardul • INS Talwar • operation samudra sedu • Oxygen • Oxygen Express • Southern Naval Command
INS Nireekshak rescued fishermen stranded off the coast of Kochi
The INS Nireekshak was recently involved in the rescue of 10 fishermen who were stranded off the coast of Kochi. INS Nireekshak INS Nireekshak is a vessel of the Southern Naval Command which is based in Kochi, Kerala. It is a diving support vessel that was commissioned in 1989. It was initially used for ONGC’s ..
Category: Defence Current Affairs • Events Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: COVID-19 • Diving Support Vessel • Indian Navy • INS Nireekshak • Kochi • Southern Naval Command
Exercise ‘Apharan’ conducted by Southern Naval Command
A large scale Anti Hijacking Exercise named ‘Apharan’ was conducted off the Port of Kochi on Wednesday, 18th December 2019 by the Southern Naval Command of the Indian Navy in collaboration with Indian Coast Gaurd (ICG), all concerned stakeholders and the Cochin Port Trust. This was the first time that such a large scale exercise ..
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Cochin Port Trust • Exercise Apharan • Helicopters • Indian Coast Gaurd(ICG) • Indian Navy • kerela • Southern Naval Command
Admiral Krishna Swaminathan takes over as Flag Officer Sea Training
On 18th March, 2019, Rear Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, VSM has been designated as Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) at Kochi. He was a specialist in Communication and Electronic Warfare was commissioned into the Indian Navy in July 1987. He was the Chief Staff Officer (Training) at Headquarters Southern Naval Command and played a key role ..
Topics: Flag officer sea training • G. Ashok Kumar • Indian Navy • Kochi • Military • Murlidhar Sadashiv Pawar • Rear admiral • Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal • Southern Naval Command
INS Dronacharya wins Kochi Area Pulling Regatta 2019
A team from INS Dronacharya has won the Regetta trophy (also called The Cock) in the Kochi Area Pulling Regatta 2019 of the Southern Naval Command (SNC) in the Ernakulam Channel on January 31. The Boat Pulling regatta is one of the most prestigious and traditional naval sporting activities conducted in the Navy. The boats ..
Topics: Coxswain • Geography of India • Kochi • Regatta • Sailing • Southern Naval Command • Venduruthy
‘INS Dweeprakshak’: Navy commissions full-fledged naval base station in Lakshadweep
As part of its efforts to augment the security of the strategically significant Lakshadweep archipelago, on Monday. The Navy commissioned a full-fledged naval base, INS Dweeprakshak, at Kavaratti. Objective: To maintain effective coastal surveillance and defence capability. Indian warships on patrol would now extend their reach farther with base support from INS Dweeprakshak. What is ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
Topics: India • Indian Navy • INS Dweeprakshak • INS Sumitra • Kavaratti • Lakshadweep • Southern Naval Command • States and union territories of India