CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -While all the ladies of the six-member all-woman team led by Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi deserve all the accolades and adulation, Lt Shougrakpam Vijaya Devi’s name certainly stands out.

Detailed explanation-2: -Training process The six women officers had trained under Captain Dilip Donde, the first Indian to circumnavigate the globe solo in 2009-2010.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the present expedition, the vessel is being skippered by Capt Atool Sinha with Lt Cdr Ashutosh Sharma, Lt Cdr Dilna K, Lt Cdr Roopa A and SLt Aviral Keshav as the crew.

Detailed explanation-4: -For Navika Sagar Parikrama, the Indian Navy picked Lieutenant commander Vartika Joshi, Lt Payal Gupta, Lt Cdr Pratibha Jamwal, Lt Cdr P Swathi, Lt Aishwarya Boddapati, and Lt Shourgrakpam Vijaya Devi from close to 500 applicants and trained them for nearly three years.