CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -LIMA-2019 was held in Langkawi, Malaysia in March 2019. Indian Air Force is participating in the Maritime Aero Expo for the first time, during which it will showcase its indigenously developed LCA fighter aircraft, Tejas .

Detailed explanation-2: -Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) is a maritime and aerospace exhibition that takes place once every two years in Langkawi, Malaysia. The last event took place in 2019.

Detailed explanation-3: -Langkawi Island, Malaysian Pulau Langkawi, main island of the Langkawi group, in the Strait of Malacca, Peninsular (West) Malaysia. It lies just south of the Thai island of Tarutao.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 16th edition of LIMA, the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace exhibition will take place 23-27 May 2023 on the Langkawi island, locatedsome 30 km off the coast of north-western Malaysia.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are many suggestions for the origin of the name of Langkawi. According to one interpretation, Langkawi means island of the reddish-brown eagle in colloquial Malay. The Malay word for eagle is helang – which is shortened to “lang”, while kawi is the name of a red stone used as a chalk to mark goods.