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International Fleet Review 2016 (The Hindu)
IFR, in its second edition, was be held from February 4, 2016 to February 8,
2016 at Visakhapatnam.
The International Fleet Review is being held after a gap of almost one-and-a-
half decade.
The first IFR was held in 2001 at Mumbai.
Features:
Participating Nations
52 countries.
Website and Mobile application launched
The website ifr16.indiannavy.gov.in and the mobile app IFR-16 Indian Navy
which will serve as the single window interface for interaction with the
public and the participants have been launched.
The theme of the event is 'United through Oceans' and the mascot is
Dolphin.
President Pranab Mukherjee, Supreme Commander of the Armed
Forces, reviewed the fleet on the Presidential Yacht INS Sumitra,
accompanied by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister
Manohar Parrikar and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Robin K. Dhowan.
Governor E. S. L. Narasimhan and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu
were also present.
India’s aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya and INS Viraat,the world’s oldest
aircraft carrier on its last voyage, stood majestically even as the baby of
the Indian Navy,ASW INS Kadmatt, formed part of the Indian fleet.
BG Take: Also read about Araku Coffee.
Cartoonist Sudhir Tailang passes away (The
Hindu)
Well-known cartoonist Sudhir Tailang, who was suffering from a brain
tumour, passed away.
He was awarded Padma Shri in 2004 for his contribution to the art of
cartooning.
International Fleet Review 2016 (The Hindu)
IFR, in its second edition, was be held from February 4, 2016 to February 8,
2016 at Visakhapatnam.
The International Fleet Review is being held after a gap of almost one-and-a-
half decade.
The first IFR was held in 2001 at Mumbai.
Features:
Participating Nations
52 countries.
Website and Mobile application launched
The website ifr16.indiannavy.gov.in and the mobile app IFR-16 Indian Navy
which will serve as the single window interface for interaction with the
public and the participants have been launched.
The theme of the event is 'United through Oceans' and the mascot is
Dolphin.
President Pranab Mukherjee, Supreme Commander of the Armed
Forces, reviewed the fleet on the Presidential Yacht INS Sumitra,
accompanied by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister
Manohar Parrikar and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Robin K. Dhowan.
Governor E. S. L. Narasimhan and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu
were also present.
India’s aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya and INS Viraat,the world’s oldest
aircraft carrier on its last voyage, stood majestically even as the baby of
the Indian Navy,ASW INS Kadmatt, formed part of the Indian fleet.
BG Take: Also read about Araku Coffee.
Cartoonist Sudhir Tailang passes away (The
Hindu)
Well-known cartoonist Sudhir Tailang, who was suffering from a brain
tumour, passed away.
He was awarded Padma Shri in 2004 for his contribution to the art of
cartooning.
