Title Title Daily Current Affairs Capsule 16Th August 2019
Title Daily Current Affairs Capsule th Title 16 August 2019 1. INS Tarkash participates in KONKAN bilateral exercise The 14th Edition of KONKAN series of annual bilateral exercises between Indian Navy and Royal Navy of Britain is currently underway off the South Coast of UK. • INS Tarkash, the Indian Navy's stealth frigate is exercising with the Royal Navy's Daring Class Destroyer, HMS Defender with integral helicopter Wildcat. • KONKAN-19 will involve Gunnery Shoots, Manoeuvres, Cross Deck Flying, ASW Screening and Air Defence exercise. • The thrust of the KONKAN this year is on Anti-Air warfare, Anti-Surface Warfare, Flying Operations and Seamanship Evolutions of varying complexities. 2. India’s first space museum inaugurated in Hyderabad India’s first Space Science Museum opened in Hyderabad. • It is a collaborative effort between the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the BM Birla Science Centre. • The BM Birla Science Centre has given 9000 square feet of space in its Science Museum building. • This museum exhibits scale models of Indian Launch vehicles GSLV Mark III, GSLV Mark II and PSLV, Chandrayaan-1, Mars Orbiter spacecraft, APPLE, Aryabhata, Bhaskara, Rohini RS-1 and a model of the International Space Station (ISS). • Among the biggest models on display would be the giant GSLV Rocket which would be approximately 60 feet tall. 3. Indian Army wins International Army Scout Masters competition The Indian Army won the 5th International Army Scout Masters competition. • The games were held at Rajasthan's Jaisalmer's Military station under the aegis of Southern Command of Indian Army. • A total of eight teams from India, Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Sudan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, and Belarus participated in the competition.
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