FTITTP
▪ Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently launched the Fast Track Immigration-Trusted Traveller Programme (FTITTP).
▪ Aim – To accelerate the immigration process for preverified Indian nationals and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders.
▪ It was first rolled out at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in July 2024.
▪ The FTI-TTP will eventually be launched at 21 major airports in the country.
Samudra Pradakshina
▪ Samudra Pradakshina is a tri-service all women circumnavigation sailing expedition.
▪ The expedition is the first of its kind in the world.
▪ The expedition was flagged off from the Gateway of India in Mumbai virtually by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
▪ 10 women officers from the Army, Navy and Air Force will sail onboard the indigenously built Indian Army Sailing Vessel (IASV) Triveni.
▪ They will follow an easterly route covering nearly 26,000 nautical miles, crossing the Equator
twice and rounding the three great Capes — Leeuwin, Horn and Good Hope.
▪ They will return to Mumbai in May 2026.
