Daily Current Affairs – 24-04-2024

General/Other

Gagan Strike-II:

Indian Army, IAF Conduct Joint Exercise in Punjab

The Indian Army’s Kharga Corps, part of the Army’s Western Command, recently concluded a three-day joint military exercise Gagan Strike-II with the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Punjab. The primary goal of Gagan Strike-II was to refine the processes involving the Indian Army’s mechanised units and to validate the employment of attack helicopters in developed terrain.

Environment/Wildlife

IAF Conducts Bambi

Bucket Operations to Combat Forest Fires in Uttarakhand

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has been actively assisting the state in combating the forest fires. In response to the raging fires in the Pauri Garhwal sector, the IAF provided much-needed relief by undertaking Bambi Bucket operations using its Mi17 V5 helicopters. Over the course of eight sorties spanning more than four hours, the IAF helicopters dumped 17,700 litres of water on the ground to douse the forest fires. In the last couple of days, the IAF has undertaken a total of 23 sorties, spanning 11 and a half hours, and utilized 44,600 litres of water to combat the raging flames in the mountains.