MAY 2018-NATIONAL NEWS

LCU L54: Indian Navy commissions fourth ship of Landing Craft Utility MK-IV

  • Indian Navy inducted Landing Craft Utility MK-IV LCU vessel L54 at Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Island.

  • It is fourth of total eighth Mark IV LCU vessels to be inducted into Indian Navy.

  • The Mark IV LCU vessels are further improved version of Mark III LCU vessels presently being used by Indian Navy.

  • These total 8 vessels under Mark IV category have been ordered by Indian Navy from GRSE.

Indian Navy conducts security exercise, called Prasthan

  • The Indian Navy conducted a security exercise, called “Prasthan”, in the Offshore Development Area (ODA) off the coast of Mumbai.

India’s first solar powered railway station

  • Guwahati now has India’s first railway station run by solar power.

  • Around 2352 solar modules with a capacity of generating 700 kwp has been set up over the roof of the Guwahati railway station.

Indore, India’s cleanest city in Swachh Survekshan-2018

  • As per the Swachh Survekshan-2018 results, Indore has once again emerged as the cleanest city in India.

  • Bhopal has been ranked 2nd and Chandigarh 3rd in the survey at the national level.

Coast Guard ship Vikram arrives in Mangaluru

  • Indian Coast Guard vessel Vikram, the first in the class of seven new-generation offshore patrol vessels under the union government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative, arrived at Mangaluru.

  • The ship is also designed to carry a twin-engine light and heavy helicopters.

Air Force formally inducts Dakota DC-3 aircraft; Parshuram back in service after 4 decades

  • Dakota DC-3 aircraft of 1940’s vintage named as ‘Parshuram’ ones again joined Indian Air Force more than four decades after the fleet was phased out following an illustrious service record..



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