BrainBuzz Academy Banking Current Affairs - 8-Nov-19 TABLE OF CONTENTS A.. IInternatiionall Rellatiions 1.. Fiirst ever IIndiia--U..S.. trii--serviices exerciise from November 13 B.. Economy 1.. PM Modii iinaugurates two--day Glloball iinvestors’’ meet iin Dharamshalla Internatiionall Rellatiions First ever India-U.S. tri-services exercise from November 13 ��Indian and American defence forces will hold their first tri-services amphibious exercise off the Andhra coast from November 13 to 21. ��US Marine Corps and a Special Forces reconnaissance team, Indian Navy’s P8i long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft, among others, will participate in the exercise called Tiger Triumph. ��The ‘harbour phase’ will be in Visakhapatnam from November 13 to 16 and the second phase in Kakinada from November 17 to 21. ��Around 400 troops, including Army’s signal, medical and communication arms will participate in the exercise. ��Tiger TRIUMPH will include events and field training that simulate moving a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief force from ship to shore, a press release from the US. ��The exercise helps build the capacity of both the Indian and US participants, while improving their ability to operate together. ��About 1,200 Indian soldiers, sailors and airmen and 500 US marines, sailors and airmen will participate in the nine-day exercise. ��Tiger TRIUMPH gives US and Indian forces the opportunity to exchange knowledge and learn from each other as well as establish personal and professional relationships. ��During the exercise, the two forces will get familiar with one anothers aviation support capabilities. ��The Indian Air Force will conduct a cross-deck landing on the USS Germantowns flight deck and execute a simulated casualty evacuation from the shore to the acting hospital ship. ��Tiger TRIUMPH training pertains to developing either counter-terrorism or humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities. ��A part of the training incorporates surface movements from ship-to-shore, where US and Indian forces will demonstrate naval integration, advance inter-operability and exchange best practices. ��The UNS Jalashwa, USS Germantown, INS Airavat, and a survey vessel in a hospital ship role will be participating in Tiger TRIUMPH. ��The US and Indian forces will embark their ships during the sea phase to become familiar with each others ��The US and Indian forces will embark their ships during the sea phase to become familiar with each others tactics, techniques and procedures. Economy PM Modi inaugurates two-day Global investors’ meet in Dharamshala ♦ PM Modi Addresses the Global Investors' Meet, 2019 in Dharmshala, Himachal Pradesh on 7th November 2019. ♦ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a two-day Himachal Pradesh Glloball iinvestors’’ meet – ‘‘Riisiing Hiimachall’’ in Dharamshala. ♦ The event is being organised by the Himachal Pradesh government to attract investment and create employment opportunities in the state. ♦ Ambassadors from 16 countries, 209 foreign delegates along with local entrepreneurs will participate in the mega event. ♦ PM Modi said between 2014 and 2019, India improved 79 places in the global Ease of During Business Rankings. ♦ Improvement in these rankings means that the government is making decisions after a thorough understanding of the needs at the grass-roots level for the industry..