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  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.
  1. 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. 
  1.       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:

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  1. 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.
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