🛑INS Khukri decommissioned after 32 years of service
India’s first indigenously built missile corvettes, INS Khukri (P49), was decommissioned after 32 years of service at Visakhapatnam on December 24, 2021.
Highlights—
• During the decommissioning ceremony, the national flag, the decommissioning pennant and naval ensign were lowered at sunset.
• INS Khukri was built by the Mazagon Dock shipbuilders on August 23, 1989.
• It had the distinction of being part of Western as well as Eastern Fleets.
• In her service to Indian Navy, the ship was commanded by 28 commanding officers.
• It traversed a distance of more than 6,44,897 nautical miles, equivalent to navigating across the world 30 times or three times the distance between the Moon and the Earth.
• The ship was affiliated with the Gorkha Brigade of the Indian Army.
✅About INS Khukri (F149)—
INS Khukri was a Type 14 (Blackwood-class) frigate, serving into the Indian Navy. The ship was sunk off the coast of Diu in Gujarat in December 1971, by the Pakistan’s Daphne-class submarine Hangor during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. INS Khukri was the first warship sunk by a submarine since World War II. It is the only warship of Indian Navy, to be lost in war till date.
✅INS Khukri (P49)—
INS Khukri (P49) was named after INS Khukri (F149), which was lost in combat. It was the lead vessel of her class of corvettes, giving service to the Indian Navy.
India’s first indigenously built missile corvettes, INS Khukri (P49), was decommissioned after 32 years of service at Visakhapatnam on December 24, 2021.
Highlights—
• During the decommissioning ceremony, the national flag, the decommissioning pennant and naval ensign were lowered at sunset.
• INS Khukri was built by the Mazagon Dock shipbuilders on August 23, 1989.
• It had the distinction of being part of Western as well as Eastern Fleets.
• In her service to Indian Navy, the ship was commanded by 28 commanding officers.
• It traversed a distance of more than 6,44,897 nautical miles, equivalent to navigating across the world 30 times or three times the distance between the Moon and the Earth.
• The ship was affiliated with the Gorkha Brigade of the Indian Army.
✅About INS Khukri (F149)—
INS Khukri was a Type 14 (Blackwood-class) frigate, serving into the Indian Navy. The ship was sunk off the coast of Diu in Gujarat in December 1971, by the Pakistan’s Daphne-class submarine Hangor during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. INS Khukri was the first warship sunk by a submarine since World War II. It is the only warship of Indian Navy, to be lost in war till date.
✅INS Khukri (P49)—
INS Khukri (P49) was named after INS Khukri (F149), which was lost in combat. It was the lead vessel of her class of corvettes, giving service to the Indian Navy.
In India, Cardamom Hills are regarded as a continuation of the :
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"Consider the following statements regarding the Lok Adalat".
(1) The Lok Adalat has been given statutory status under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
(2) No appeal lies before any court against its award.
(3) The first Lok Adalat camp was organized in Maharastra in 1982 as a voluntary and conciliatory agency.
(1) The Lok Adalat has been given statutory status under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
(2) No appeal lies before any court against its award.
(3) The first Lok Adalat camp was organized in Maharastra in 1982 as a voluntary and conciliatory agency.
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Choose the correct statements regarding the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund:
(1) It is a medium - long-term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest
management infrastructure and community farming assets through interest subvention and credit guarantee.
(2) The duration of the scheme is from FY2020 to FY2032.
(3) Under the scheme, Rs. 1 Lakh Crore will be provided by banks and financial institutions as loans with interest subvention of 3% per annum and credit guarantee coverage under CGTMSE for loans up to Rs. 2 Crores.
(1) It is a medium - long-term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest
management infrastructure and community farming assets through interest subvention and credit guarantee.
(2) The duration of the scheme is from FY2020 to FY2032.
(3) Under the scheme, Rs. 1 Lakh Crore will be provided by banks and financial institutions as loans with interest subvention of 3% per annum and credit guarantee coverage under CGTMSE for loans up to Rs. 2 Crores.
Which of the following is correct about One health:
(1) One Health is the collaborative effort of multiple heath science professions, together with their related disciplines and institutions.
(2) It consist of triad of human health, animal health and agricultural production.
(1) One Health is the collaborative effort of multiple heath science professions, together with their related disciplines and institutions.
(2) It consist of triad of human health, animal health and agricultural production.
Choose the correct statements
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1 Parambikulam Dam is located in Tamil Nadu 2 Parambikulam Dam is operated and maintained by TamilNadu Correct answer is/ are
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Recently which of the following country parliament of Europe made it as a legally binding criteria to reduce the GHG level?
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Switzerland
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Which of the following recommended the formation of a permanent Inter-State Council as an independent National
forum for consultation in India?
forum for consultation in India?
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Punchi Commission
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Which of the following countries is the largest buffalo milk producer in the world ?
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