TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. ASEAN India Maritime Exercise (AIME) 2023
2. 56th Annual General Meeting of Board of Directors of Asian Development Bank (ADB)
3. Air Droppable Container ‘ADC-150’

1. ASEAN India Maritime Exercise (AIME) 2023

Syllabus: GS 3, Security.

Mains: Various forces and their mandate.

Prelims: AIME 2023.

Context: AIME 2023 is scheduled from 2nd to 8th May 2023.

Details:

• Indian Naval Ships arrived in Singapore to participate in the inaugural ASEAN India Maritime Exercise (AIME-2023). It is scheduled from 2nd to 8th May 2023.
• The exercise will be held in two phases:
  • Harbour Phase: It will be held at Changi Naval Base from 2nd to 4th May 2023.
  • Sea Phase: It will be held in the South China Sea on the 7th and 8th of May 2023.
• AIME provides an opportunity for Indian and ASEAN Navies to work together and conduct seamless operations in the maritime domain.
• INS Satpura and INS Delhi will participate in the exercise:
  • INS Satpura is an indigenously-built guided missile stealth frigate.
  • INS Delhi is India’s first indigenously-built guided missile destroyer.
  • Both of them are part of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet based at Visakhapatnam.
• INS Satpura and INS Delhi will also participate in International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX-23) and International Maritime Security Conference (IMSC) during their port call in Singapore.

2. 56th Annual General Meeting of Board of Directors of Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Syllabus: GS 2, International Relations.

Mains: Regional and Global groupings.

Prelims: Annual General Meeting of the Board of Directors of Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Details:

• Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman is leading the India delegation at the 56th Annual General Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
• The Annual General Meeting is being held at the Republic of Korea, from 2nd May to 5th May 2023.
• During the event, the Union Minister of Finance will participate in:
  • Meetings with Global Economists, Governors/Finance Ministers of the ADB member countries, etc.
  • Bilateral engagements with countries and international organizations.
  • Interaction with global business leaders and investors in roundtables.
  • Community Diaspora engagements.
• The event will be attended by officials of ADB member countries, banks, financial institutions, non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, media, etc.

3. Air Droppable Container ‘ADC-150’

Syllabus: GS 3, Science and Technology.

Mains: Development in the field of Defence.

Prelims: Air Droppable Container ‘ADC-150’.

Details:

• The maiden test trial of the indigenous Air Droppable Container ‘ADC-150’ was successfully conducted by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy.
• The trial was conducted from IL 38SD aircraft off the coast of Goa on April 27, 2023.
• The purpose of the trial is to increase the naval operational logistics capabilities by facilitating quick response to ships that are deployed more than 2,000 km from the coast.
• As a result, the ships will not be required to come close to the coast to collect spares and stores.

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