PT fact

PT fact

1.       INDO-US joint military exercise 2018

• It is a joint military training Exercise named as Yudh Abhyas, being Conduct in Uttarakhand
• This will be the 14th edition of the joint military exercise hosted alternately by both countries.

2. Second Flight Test of MPATGM (Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile) Successful

• Indigenously developed by DRDO and Indian Army
• MPATGM engagement range is about 2.5 kilometres
• Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) is a guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily armoured military vehicles.
• India already has ATGM Nag, it is an Indian third generation “fire-and-forget”, all weather, top attack missile with a range of 3 to 7 km. 

3.       Paryatan Parv

• This is an initiative of Ministry of Tourism (GoI), in collaboration with other Central Ministries, State Governments and Stakeholders
• This is the second edition of “Paryatan Parv, first was 2017
• Exhibition on the theme “Saaf Niyat Sahi Vikas” by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting All India Activities (across 32 States / UTs)
• The three components of Paryatan Parv, are:

Dekho Apna Desh

Tourism for All

Tourism & Governance

4. Special floating NRI bond – NRI bonds are forex deposits raised from non-resident Indians at attractive rates for a period of 3-5 years, with some lock-in and an implicit RBI guarantee. The government floats these bonds to get a foreign pension and institutional funds.