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2021-06-18 17:21:32 18 June - #OnThisDay in 1946, a mass revolution to liberate #Goa from the clutches of the Portuguese was started, which is also known as #GoaRevolutionDay @militarychoiceblog ओपन / कमेंट

2021-06-17 12:33:21 Recently, on the occasion of
World Ocean Day (8th June), the National Geographic magazine has recognised the ‘Southern Ocean’ as the world’s fifth ocean.

The International Hydrographic Organization too had recognised ‘Southern Ocean’ as a distinct body of water surrounding Antarctica in 1937 but had repealed the same in 1953.

Other four Oceans are: Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic Oceans.

International Hydrographic Organization
IHO is an intergovernmental consultative and technical organization that was established in 1921 to support the safety of navigation and the protection of the marine environment.

India is also a member of IHO.

Most of the waters that surround Antarctica out to 60 degrees south latitude, excluding the Drake Passage and Scotia Sea, constitute the newly acknowledged Southern Ocean.

The Southern Ocean is the only ocean ‘to touch three other oceans (Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Ocean) and to completely embrace a continent rather than being embraced by them’.

It is also defined by its Antarctic Circumpolar Current that was formed 34 million years ago. The current flows from west to east around Antarctica. #GKbyMilitaryChoice #CAbyMilitaryChoice @militarychoiceblog ओपन / कमेंट

2021-06-17 12:28:25 Recently, the 31st edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) between the Indian Navy and the Royal Thai Navy was conducted in the Andaman sea close to the Strait of Malacca.

Naval Exercise:
◦ India and Thailand have been carrying out CORPAT along their International Maritime Boundary Line twice a year since 2005.

◦ Indian Naval Ship (INS) Saryu, an indigenously built Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel and Thailand’s Ship HTMS-Krabi, an Offshore Patrol Vessel, along with Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft from both navies participated in the CORPAT 31st edition. #CAbyMilitaryChoice @militarychoiceblog ओपन / कमेंट

2021-06-13 04:53:00 07 - 13 Jun 2021 - Weekly Current Affairs Notes @militarychoiceblog

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1 India's rank has slipped by two places from last years 115 to 117 on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted as a part of the 2030 agenda by 193 United Nations member states in 2015. India ranks below four South Asian countries -- Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The overall SDG score of India is 61.9 out of 100.

2 The 'Swarnim Vijay Mashaal' reached the world's highest railway bridge over Chenab in Reasi district of J&K. The victory flame was lit on December 16, 2020 in memory of India's victory in the 1971 war and is traversing across the nation to observe the 50th anniversary of the victory.

3 NTPC Ltd, under Ministry of Power has become a signatory to UN Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate, an initiative by UN Global Compact to assist companies in the development, implementation, and disclosure of comprehensive water strategies and policies.

4 The Maldives' Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid was elected as the new President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).

5 Dehing-Patkai has been declared as the 7th National Park of Assam. The state has now the second-highest National Parks in the country after the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Madhya Pradesh.

6 Recently, the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) through its Operation Pangea XIV targeted the sale of fake medicines and products online.

7 The Secretary-General of the UN Antonia Guterres has been voted for the second term of five years by the UN Security Council. Guterres has been serving as the Secretary-General since 2017.

8 Auckland (New Zealand) has topped the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Global Liveability Index of 140 cities around the world.

9 Former Asian Games gold medalist boxer Ngangom Dingko Singh, passed away. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1998 and Padma Shri in 2013. He coached the Navy to team championship victory in the 2009 inter-Services meet.

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2021-06-13 04:46:15 Out of the eight aspirational districts in Uttar Pradesh under the United Nations Development Programme, three have made it to the top 10 among 117 across the country, on the basis of improvement in positive indicators of development. Chandauli has ranked second this year, followed by Sonbhadra at the fourth position and Fatehpur which has ranked seventh. #CAbyMilitaryChoice @militarychoiceblog ओपन / कमेंट

2021-06-09 09:31:04 Operation Blue Star @militarychoiceblog

It is a code name given to an Indian Military Operation to remove the separatists who were hidden inside the Golden Temple at Amritsar on 5th June 1984.

The operation was ordered by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, primarily to take control of the Harmandir Sahib Complex in Amritsar (popularly known as the Golden Temple).

The Indian military entered into the premises of the temple to drive out the Sikh extremist religious leader, Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his armed followers.

The operation had two components to it, Operation Metal which was the invasion on the temple complex and Operation Shop which was confined to the countryside of the state.

This Operation helped in eliminating Khalistani terrorism.
It resulted in the death of Bhindranwale.

Few months post-Operation Blue Star, Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards, followed by severe anti-Sikh riots in Delhi.

Background:
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale wanted the Indian government to pass the Anandpur Resolution, and thereby agree to the formation of a separate state of Khalistan for Sikhs.

Since 1982, this radical leader of Sikhism had managed to gain enough support for his cause and by mid-1983 had set up a base inside the Golden Temple complex, with ammunition and his followers.

Hence, Operation Blue Star was launched between 1st June and 6th June 1984, with the aim of getting rid of Bhindranwale and his demands.

National Security Guard

It is a counter-terrorism unit that formally came into existence in 1986 by an act of Parliament- ‘National Security Guard Act, 1986’.

Its headquarters is located in Manesar, Gurugram.

The idea behind raising such force came in the aftermath of Operation Blue Star, Akshardham Temple attack and the assassination of former PM Indira Gandhi, for combating terrorist activities with a view to protect states against internal disturbances.

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2021-06-09 04:56:04 Political-religious Movements That Occurred Before the Revolt of 1857 @militarychoiceblog

• Sanyasi Uprising: The immediate cause of the rebellion was the restrictions imposed on the pilgrims visiting the holy places. The Sanyasis raided the English factories and collected contributions from the towns, leading to a series of conflicts.

• Pagal Panthis: Leaders such as Tipu motivated by both religious and political motives and took up the cause of the tenants against the oppression of the Zamindars.

• Wahabi Movement: Movement was a revivalist movement which tried to purify Islam by eliminating all the un-Islamic practices which had crept into Muslim society through the ages. It offered the most serious and well-planned challenge to British supremacy in India.

• Faraizi Revolt: This movement supported the cause of the tenants against the landlords and the British government.

• Kuka Revolt: They started out as a group for religious purification in Sikhism but under Ram Singh, the movement acquired a political overtone with the established aim of restoring Sikh rule in Punjab and ousting the foreign powers.

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2021-06-08 10:12:47 President’s Rule @militarychoiceblog

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2021-06-08 08:42:26 According to the Niti Aayog`s SDG data, Uttarakhand`s child sex ratio is 840 as compared to the national average of 899. Chhattisgarh has emerged as the best performer in this category where the male-to-female ratio at birth stands at 958 - much above the national average. #CAbyMilitaryChoice ओपन / कमेंट

2021-06-07 17:24:35 IMPORTANT DATES AND DAYS OF JUNE @militarychoiceblog

June 04: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

June 05: World Environment Day

June 12: World Day Against Child Labour

June 14: World Blood Donor Day

June 17: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

June 26: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

June 27: Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day #GKbyMilitaryChoice ओपन / कमेंट