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1. AUSINDEX 2. National Livestock Mission (NLM)
1. AUSINDEX
Context:
Indian and Australian navies commenced the bilateral exercise AUSINDEX.
Details:
- From the Indian Navy, INS Shivalik and INS Kadmatt are participating in AUSINDEX 2021, the fourth edition of the bilateral naval exercise.
- They form part of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet based at Visakhapatnam under the Eastern Naval Command.
- Both are indigenously designed and built.
- While INS Shivalik is a guided missile stealth frigate, INS Kadmatt is an anti-submarine corvette.
About AUSINDEX:
- AUSINDEX is a bilateral maritime exercise between India and Australia that commenced in 2015.
- AUSINDEX 21 provides both Navies with an opportunity to strengthen joint defence capabilities in support of a stable and secure Indo-Pacific region.
- It will further strengthen bilateral partnership and interoperability with the Royal Australian Navy in the Indo-Pacific region.
- AUSINDEX has increased in complexity each year the drills have been organized. The 2019 event in India saw the first anti-submarine warfare exercises and also the first coordinated P‑8 maritime patrol aircraft missions take place over the Bay of Bengal.
Also read: India – Australia relations
2. National Livestock Mission (NLM)
Context:
Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying launched the portal for the National Livestock Mission (NLM).
Know more about the National Livestock Mission in the linked article.
Read previous PIB here.
September 6th, 2021, PIB:- Download PDF Here
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