Defence
INS Vikrant
- An Indian Navy MiG-29K fighter jet on 24 may 2023, landed on the indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant for the first time at night.
- The aircraft carrier is currently sailing in the Arabian Sea. It was commissioned into the navy 2022 September by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- The carrier is the first to be built in India and was constructed by the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kerala.
- The namesake Vikrant is a tribute to India’s first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant (1961). Vikrant means “courageous”.
Latest Historical Events
Tippu’s Sword
- The bedchamber sword of Tippu Sultan, the 18th century ruler of Mysuru, has sold for ₹ 140 crore at an auction in London.
- Tippu Sultan commonly referred to as the Tiger of Mysore.
Place in news
Brick channel unearthed at Gangaikondacholapuram
- A portion of a brick channel, has been exposed by archaeologists at Maligaimedu near Gangaikondacholapuram in Ariyalur district, where the third season of excavations by the State Archaeology Department.
- Gangaikondacholapuram, the city that King Rajendra Chola I (1012-1044) built after his victorious expedition up to the Gangetic plains, was the capital of the Cholas for about 250 years from 1025 CE.
