NASA is set to launch a mission called ‘DAVINCI Mission’. DAVINCI stands for ‘Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry and Imaging Mission’.
● The mission will fly by Venus and explore its harsh atmosphere in 2029.
● It will be the first mission to study Venus by means of both flybys and descent. Spacecraft is likely to explore layered Venusian atmosphere.
● It will reach Venusian surface by June 2031. The mission would capture data about Venus, that scientists are trying to measure since early 1980s.
India has decided to participate in the world's biggest maritime exercise Rim of the Pacific or RIMPAC, hosted by the US. As many as 26 countries showcase their naval might from 29 June 2022 to 4 August 2022 in Honolulu and San Diego in the 28th edition of the wargames. India first participated in RIMPAC in 2014. The RIMPAC started in 1971 and from 1974 it became a biennial event.
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• Cobra Gold refers to multi-national Indo-Pacific military exercises held in Thailand.
• They are among the largest annual exercises of their kind
• ‘Cobra Gold’, which was launched in 1982.
• The multilateral exercise named 'Samvedna' is the first composite HADR exercise in the South Asian Region.
• It involve representatives from air forces of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and the UAE.
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