CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Lieutenant Navdeep Singh, AC was the Ghatak Platoon Commander of the 15 Maratha Light Infantry Regiment of the Indian Army. Posthumously, on the 63rd Republic Day, India’s President Ashoka Chakra was given the highest Peacetime Gallantry Award. Neeraj Kumar Singh was a non-commissioned officer (NCO) in the Indian Army.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami awarded India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, Ashoka Chakra posthumously on 26 January 2016. Mohan Nath Goswami served as a soldier in the Parachute Regiment of the Indian Army. He was martyred in an ambush operation fighting against terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir.

Detailed explanation-3: -For his exceptional tactical acumen, selflessness, inspiring leadership and courage beyond compare while eliminating two foreign terrorists and assisting in the apprehension of the third terrorist, Major Anurag Kumar is awarded “SHAURYA CHAKRA”.