Question: Consider the following statement:
- Mission Sagar has been launched as part of the government’s outreach initiative towards five Island nations in the Indian Ocean amidst the ongoing COVID-19.
- Indian Naval Ship Kesari has departed to provide food Items,”.
Choose the correct one:
(a) Only (1)
(b) Only (2)
(c) Both (1) and (2)
(d) None of the above
Answer:(c)
Related facts:
Context:
As part of ”Mission Sagar”, INS Kesari entered Port of Male, Maldives on May 12. The Government of India is providing assistance to friendly foreign countries and towards this INS Kesari is carrying 580 tons of food provisions for the people of Maldives.
About Mission Sagar:
- Mission Sagar has been launched as part of the government’s outreach initiative towards five Island nations in the Indian Ocean amidst the ongoing COVID-19.
- Under the mission, Indian Naval Ship Kesari has departed for Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar and Comoros, to provide food Items, COVID-related medicines including HCQ tablets and special Ayurvedic medicines with medical assistance teams.
- Also, as part of the mission, INS Kesari would enter the Port of Male in the Republic of Maldives, to provide them 600 tons of food provisions.
Links:
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mission-sagar-ins-kesari-carrying-food-enters-male-port-maldives-appreciates-indias-assistance-2227791
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mission-sagar-supporting-ior-nations-in-times-of-covid/articleshow/75703999.cms
https://zeenews.india.com/india/mission-sagar-indian-naval-ship-kesari-carrying-580-tonnes-of-essential-food-items-reaches-maldives-2282925.html