CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Landing Craft Utility – Official website of Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited – A Government of India undertaking, Ministry of Defence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Notes: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE), a defence PSU based at Kolkata has recently delivered an anti-submarine warfare stealth corvette named ‘INS Kavaratti’ to the Indian Navy. This is the fourth and the last of the ASWC series built by the PSU GRSE, under Project 28 class.

Detailed explanation-3: -This area is connected to the history of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, fifth King of Oudh, who after being ousted by the East India Company, made Garden Reach his refuge. Accompanied by his close relatives, musicians, cooks and animals from his menagerie, he came ashore at Bichali Ghat near Metiabruz on 13 May 1856.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cmde P R Hari, IN (Retd), having an experience of over 33 years, assumed the charge of Chairman & Managing Director of GRSE Ltd with effect from 10 Jun 2022.