Daily Defence Current Affairs And Updates 04-05 April 2023 [DOWNLOAD PDF]

In Daily Defence current affairs for 04-05 April 2023, we will see the latest national and international current affairs news. These important current affairs will be beneficial for your upcoming...

Divyanshu Pandey
April 5, 2023
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In Daily Defence current affairs for 04-05 April 2023, we will see the latest national and international current affairs news. These important current affairs will be beneficial for your upcoming NDA, CDS, CDS OTA, AFCAT, TA, Agniveer Army, Agniveer Navy, Agniveer Air Force, Women Military Police, INET, MNS, ACC exams, SCO, PCSL, CAPF, and SSB interviews, and direct entries for Army, Navy, and Air Force like SSC Tech, TGC, JAG, NCC, TES, 10+2 Cadet. Download a PDF file about current events at the end of this article.

Defence Current Affairs 04-05 April 2023

SLINEX 2023

Keeping up the high tempo of bilateral and mutual cooperation in the maritime domain, the 10^th Edition of the annual Indian Navy and Sri Lanka Navy bilateral maritime Exercise SLINEX-2023 started on Monday in Colombo.
Deputy High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Vinod Jacob took part in the opening of the annual bilateral naval exercise ‘SLINEX2023.’
Indian Navy is being represented by INS Kiltan, an indigenous Kamorta class ASW corvette, and INS Savitri, an OPV, whereas SLNS Gajabahu and SLNS Sagara are representing the Sri Lanka Navy.
SLINEX-2023 aims to enhance interoperability, improve mutual understanding and exchange best practices/ procedures in multi-faceted Maritime operations between both Navies.

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Two Defence Corridors Set Up To Attract Rs 20,00-cr Investment: Govt

The central government has set up two DICs to attract total investment worth Rs 20,000 crore by the year 2024-25 for defence industries, develop domestic supply chain, and strengthen defence manufacturing ecosystem in the country, informed the Ministry of Defence.
Investment of Rs 2,445 crore has been made and 1,611 hectares of land have been acquired so far for the development of UPDIC. Further, in Tamil Nadu, arrangements have been made through MoUs, etc with 53 industries for potential investment of Rs 11,794 crore.
Investment worth Rs 3,894 crore has been made and 910 Hectare of land has been acquired so far for development of TNDIC. The DICs have been established to develop a holistic defence manufacturing ecosystem which is a progressive and ongoing process, said the Ministry of Defence.

Tata’s Tejas Networks Gets Order From BSNL

Tejas Networks Limited has received an order worth Rs 696 crore from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for the upgradation of its all-India IP-MPLS based Access and Aggregation Network (MAAN).
Tejas Networks, part of the Tata Group, designs and manufactures wireless networking products for telecommunications service providers, defence and government entities in over 75 countries.
As a part of this contract, Tejas Networks will supply, install and commission over 13,000 of its ‘TJ1400 series of next-generation access and aggregation routers.
At the time of writing this report, Tejas Networks’ shares were over five percent higher at Rs 610.

NSA Ajit Doval Calls On Bhutan King Jigme Wangchuck

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval called on Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, who arrived in India for a three-day visit on April 3.
The Bhutan King is in India at the invitation of President Droupadi Murmu. He will call on President Murmu later today and hold a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
She noted that this year Bhutan would graduate from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) group of countries and embark on the path of becoming a High-Income Economy by 2034.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “a warm and productive meeting” with Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck here with India deciding to step up its support to Bhutan’s upcoming 13th Five Year Plan, agreeing for an upward revision of tariff of Chhukha hydro-electric project and working for an additional standby credit facility to the neighboring country.
The two countries agreed on a range of other initiatives including boosting connectivity with India and working towards expediting the proposed Kokrajhar-Gelephu rail link project, which will be the first rail link between the two countries.

India & US To Kick Off Major Air Combat Exercise

Keeping up the high tempo of bilateral and multilateral air combat wargames, the IAF is now all set to kick off an exercise with the US Air Force (USAF) at the Kalaikunda airbase in West Bengal this month.
The `Cope India’ exercise from April 10 to 21 will “further enhance operational capability and interoperability between the two air forces”.
Japan, significantly, will also take part as an “observer” in the exercise, which will witness “air combat and mobility elements” operating from multiple air bases like Kalaikunda, Panagarh, Agra, and Hindon.
The IAF will be fielding the Rafale, Sukhoi-30MKI, and Tejas fighters as well as AEW&C (airborne early-warning and control) planes, C-17 Globemaster-III strategic airlift aircraft, and IL-78 mid-air refuellers for the exercise. The US, in turn, will deploy F-15 Strike Eagle jets.

Review Questions

Who Is The Most Admirable Leader In The World?
Joe Biden
Vladimir Putin
Narendra Modi
Shehbaz Sharif

ANSWER: C

Ex ‘SLINEX’ Conducted b/w India &
Qatar
Sri Lanka
UAE
Maldives

ANSWER: B

Which Edition Of SLINEX In 2023 Is Conducted?
9th
10th
11th
12th

ANSWER: B

Ex SLINEX 2023 Is Conducting In
Chennai
Kochi
Colombo
Goa

ANSWER: C

India & US To Kick Off Major Air Combat Exercise At
New York
Chennai
Kochi
Kalaikunda

ANSWER: D

Tejas Networks Limited Has Received An Order Worth Rs 696 crore From
DRDO
Israel Aerospace Industries
BSNL
Reliance

ANSWER: C

International Day of Conscience Observed Every Year
4^th April
5^th April
6^th April
7^th April

ANSWER: B

In the context of the Nicobar Islands, which of the following represents the correct top-to-bottom arrangement for the islands listed
Car Nicobar, Terassa, Little Nicobar, Great Nicobar
Car Nicobar, Little Nicobar, Great Nicobar, Terassa
Little Nicobar, Great Nicobar, Terassa, Car Nicobar
Little Nicobar ,Terassa, Car Nicobar, Great Nicobar

ANSWER: A