07 September 2015 Current Affairs
6th Indo-Maldives Joint Military Exercise begins in Thiruvananthapuram
The sixth Indo-Maldives joint Training Exercise with tha name “EKUVRIN 2015” has commenced at Pangode Military Station in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. Aim of the Joint Exercise is to acquaint forces of both countries with each other’s operating procedure and increase understanding and interoperability between Armies of both countries.In this edition of joint exercise, total of 45 soldiers each from Indian Army (BIHAR Regiment) and the Maldivian National Defence Force will take part.
Hariprasad Churasia to be felicitated with Kopparapu Kavula National Eminence Award 2015
The Kopparapu kavula National Eminence award 2015 will be given to the classical flutist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia in Vishakapatnam on 9 September, 2015. On earlier occassions the award has been received by talented personalities like Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna, SP Balasubramanyam, Veturi Sundarrama Murthy, Malladi Chandra Sekhara Shastry and others. In the year 2014, Hindustani maestro Pandit Jasraj was awarded with this National award of Kopparapu Kavula Peetham.