Defence
Exercise Sea Dragon
- Indian Navy’s P-8I aircraft to participate in ‘Exercise Sea Dragon 23’.
- A P-8I aircraft of the Indian Navy arrived at Guam, USA to participate in ‘Exercise Sea Dragon 23’.
- conducted by the United States Navy from March 15 to March 30.
- It is the third edition of the coordinated multi-lateral anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise for long-range maritime reconnaissance (MR) ASW aircraft.
Appointments
- Deepak Mohanty appointed as new chairperson of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).
About PFRDA:
- The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) is a pension regulatory authority which was established in 2003.
- It is a statutory body established under PFRDA Act, 2003 enacted by Parliament.
- It is authorized by Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services.
- HQ : New Delhi.
- Gianni Infantino has been re elected as president of FIFA for four more years.
About FIFA:
- FIFA or the International Federation of Association Football is the highest governing body of football in the world.
- It is the international governing body of association football, futsal, and beach soccer.
- FIFA is a non-profit organization.
- Founded in 1904, FIFA was launched to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. FIFA now comprises 211 member nations.
- It is headquartered in Zurich.
- The U.S President Joe Biden nominated Eric Garcetti to be the U.S. Ambassador to India.
About U.S:
- President-Joe Biden.
- Capital-Washington ,D.C
- Currency-US dollar.
