Maiden edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium Maritime Exercise held

Friday April 1, 2022

The premier forum Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) helds its maiden Maritime Exercise 2022 (IMEX-22) at Goa and in Arabian Sea from 26 – 30 Mar 22 which witnessed participation of 16 out of the 25 member nations of IONS which included Iran.

Maiden edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium Maritime Exercise held

The premier forum Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) helds its maiden Maritime Exercise 2022 (IMEX-22) at Goa and in Arabian Sea from 26 – 30 Mar 22 which witnessed participation of 16 out of the 25 member nations of IONS which included Iran.
The Indian Navy in its statement on March 30 said, “IMEX 22 aimed to develop the IONS capability to efficiently and effectively coordinate amongst member nations the ability to address a HADR contingency, coordinate the operations, build upon the individual strengths & develop interoperability in critical areas such as Search & Rescue operations, cross deck operations of helicopters, medical support, diving expertise and seamless communications.”
The participation included warships, Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft and helicopters from the Navies of Bangladesh, France, India and Iran, said Indian Navy.
“22 Observers from 15 IONS member navies, namely Australia, Bangladesh, France, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Oman, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, UAE and UK also participated in the exercise.” The Navy added.
“IMEX – 22 was conducted in two phases with Harbour Phase at Mormugao Port, Goa from 26 to 27 March 22 followed by a Sea Phase in the Arabian Sea from 28 to 30 March 22.”
The participants validated the IONS HADR guidelines and developed response mechanisms for providing HADR from sea to shore as well as for rendering assistance to ships and crafts in distress at sea.
The Maritime Exercise saw a significant number and wide variety of participating units which included Amphibious Assault Ship, Frigates, Fleet Support Ship, Destroyer, Landing Ship Tank & various aviation assets - ship borne and shore based helicopters and fixed wing aircraft.
French Navy Chief Pierre Vandier and Indian Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R. Hari Kumar witnessed exercises during the sea phase and also attended the post exercise debrief.
The Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), established in 2007, is a premier forum for cooperation and collaboration among navies of littoral states of the Indian Ocean Region. “The forum has enabled discussions on regional maritime issues, promoted friendly relationships, and significantly improved maritime security cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region.”

Air Force to hold Conclave to commemorate 60 years of Helicopter operations in India

Friday April 1, 2022

To commemorate this momentous event, a Conclave is being organized on 2nd April 2022 by Air Force Station Hakimpet under the aegis of Indian Air Force and Training Command, IAF.

PAN to become inoperative after March 2023 if not linked to Aadhaar

Friday April 1, 2022

The Income Tax Department on March 30 said non-linking of PAN with Aadhaar by March 31 would attract penalty of up to Rs 1,000, but such PAN will remain functional for one more year till March 2023, for filing ITR, claiming refunds and other I-T procedures.

UN seeks record USD 4.4 billion for Afghans struggling under Taliban

Friday April 1, 2022

The U.N.’s aid coordination office, backed by Britain, Germany and Qatar, is launching its biggest-ever appeal for funds for a single country in hopes of collecting $4.4 billion to help Afghanistan, a decidedly ambitious call to assist the impoverished country again run by Taliban militants when much of the world’s attention is on Russia’s war in Ukraine.

UN seeks record USD 4.4 billion for Afghans struggling under Taliban

The U.N.’s aid coordination office, backed by Britain, Germany and Qatar, is launching its biggest-ever appeal for funds for a single country in hopes of collecting $4.4 billion to help Afghanistan, a decidedly ambitious call to assist the impoverished country again run by Taliban militants when much of the world’s attention is on Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Less than a year after Taliban fighters toppled its internationally-backed government, Afghanistan is buckling beneath a debilitating humanitarian crisis and an economy in free fall. Some 23 million people face acute food insecurity, the U.N. says.
The appeal is three times what the agency sought for Afghanistan a year earlier, a request that was exceeded once donors saw the needs that would have to be met after the Taliban takeover.
Since a leadership meeting in the southern city of Kandahar in early March, Taliban hard-liners have issued repressive edicts almost daily, harkening to their harsh rule of the late 1990s, further alienating a wary international community, and infuriating many Afghans.
The edicts include a ban on women flying alone; a ban on women in parks on certain days; a requirement that male workers wear a beard and the traditional turban. International media broadcasts like the BBC’s Persian and Pashto services have been banned and foreign TV series have been taken off the air.
A surprising last-minute ban on girls returning to school after the sixth grade shocked the international community and many Afghans. In schools across the country, girls returned to classrooms on March 23 — the first day of the new Afghan school year — only to be sent home.
Many donor countries are seeking to help beleaguered Afghans while largely shunning the Taliban, fearful that its repressive rule might return — but the aid agency suggested that political and economic engagement from abroad should return one day, too.

IPL founder Lalit Modi cleared of 'misrepresentation' by UK court

Friday April 1, 2022

The High Court in London on March 30 cleared Indian Premier League (IPL) founder Lalit Modi of "actionable misrepresentations" as alleged by former Indian model-turned-investor Gurpreet Gill Maag in a legal challenge.

Israel raids West Bank refugee camp, Palestinian killed

Friday April 1, 2022

Israeli forces raided a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank early March 301, setting off a gunbattle in which a Palestinian teenager was killed and several others were wounded, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.

US President Joe Biden planning to tap oil reserves to control gas prices

Friday April 1, 2022

President Joe Biden is preparing to order the release of up to 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation's strategic petroleum reserve, according to two people familiar with the decision, in a bid to control energy prices that have spiked as the U.S and allies have imposed steep sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Axis Bank buys Citibank’s retail business

Friday April 1, 2022

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