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Indian Coast Guard celebrates its 46th Raising Day • वयम् रक्षामः!

•Indian Coast Guard is celebrating its 46th Raising Day on 01 Feb 2022. As the fourth largest Coast Guard in the world, the Indian Coast Guard has played a significant role in securing the Indian Coasts and enforcing regulations in the Maritime Zones of India.

•The ICG was formally established on February 1, 1977, by the Coast Guard Act, 1978 of the Parliament of India. It operates under the Ministry of Defence.

•From a modest beginning with just 07 surface platforms in 1978, ICG has grown into a formidable force with 158 ships and 70 aircraft in its inventory and is likely to achieve targeted force levels of 200 surface platforms and 80 aircraft by 2025.

•One of the primary duties of the Indian Coast Guard is prevention of smuggling through maritime routes in its area of responsibility. In the last one year, it has seized drugs and contraband worth nearly four thousand crore rupees.

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LT GEN MANOJ PANDE TAKES OVER AS VICE CHIEF OF THE ARMY STAFF

Lt Gen Manoj Pande, PVSM, AVSM, VSM took over as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff on 01 February 2022.

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NDA: 148 SSB DATE SELECTION FOR NDA-148 & NA 110 COURSE (MEN) IS OPENED FROM 01 FEB 2022 AND WILL BE CLOSED ON 07 FEB 2022 AT 1000 HRS. NDA:148 DATE SELECTION LINK FOR NDA-148 (WOMEN) WILL BE OPENED SHORTLY.

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India & Oman review progress in military-to-military engagements during 11th Joint Military Cooperation Committee Meeting in New Delhi

✓Secretary General of Ministry of Defence, Oman calls on Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh

✓Secretary General at the Ministry of Defence, Oman Dr Mohammed Bin Nasser Bin Ali Al–Zaabi called on Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on February 01, 2022.

✓They discussed ways to enhance defence cooperation between the two countries. The Secretary General at the Ministry of Defence, Oman also briefed Shri Rajnath Singh about the 11th India–Oman Joint Military Cooperation Committee Meeting (JMCC) on bilateral defence cooperation which was held in New Delhi on January 31, 2022.

✓The JMCC meeting was co-chaired by Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar and Secretary General at the Ministry of Defence, Oman. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the progress made in military-to-military engagements, including joint exercises, industry cooperation and various ongoing infrastructure projects.

✓It was decided to identify new avenues and examine areas of mutual interest for Joint Venture in order to enhance defence industry cooperation.

✓Conduct of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise involving the three services and enhancing the scope and complexities of the existing joint exercises were also discussed. Both the countries agreed to work together to combat the issue of drug trafficking prevalent in the North Arabian Sea.

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02-02-22 current affairs

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Budget Announcement 2022-23: Aatmanirbharta in Defence

✓Government is committed to reducing imports and promoting AtmaNirbharta in equipment for the Armed Forces. 68 per cent of the capital procurement budget will be earmarked for domestic industry in 2022-23, up from 58 per cent in 2021-22.

✓Defence R&D will be opened up for industry, startups and academia with 25 per cent of defence R&D budget earmarked. Private industry will be encouraged to take up design and development of military platforms and equipment in collaboration with DRDO and other organizations through SPV model.

✓An independent nodal umbrella body will be set up for meeting wide ranging testing and certification requirements.
In a series of tweets, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh congratulated the Finance Minister on presenting an excellent Union Budget 2022-23.

✓He said, the Budget would give fillip to ‘Make in India’, boost demand and build capacities for a stronger, prosperous and confident India.

✓The Raksha Mantri added that the Budget outlines the Government’s focus on ‘Aatmanirbharta’ and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision for development and pro-people reforms. He termed it as a growth oriented Budget, focussing on harnessing the energies of New India.

✓Shri Rajnath Singh described the proposal to reserve 25 per cent of the R&D Budget for startups and private entities as an excellent move.

✓The Raksha Mantri appreciated the fact that this year’s Budget has increased the total outlay for effective capital expenditure by a massive 35.4 per cent to more than 10.6 lakh crores with the bulk of the money going into the development of social and physical infrastructure in the country.

✓On the allocation of 68 per cent of defence capital procurement budget towards domestic procurement, Shri Rajnath Singh said, it is in line with the ‘Vocal for Local’ push and will certainly boost the domestic defence industries.

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1. Diminish
2. Border
3. Batch
4. Herd
5. Offensive
6. Soap
7. Sunset
8. Say
9. Hint
10. Port
11. Crises
12. Hell
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14. Lie
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Lieutenant General RP Kalita assumed the command of EasternCommand today.

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