Wednesday, November 30, 2016

About INS India

INS India was established as HMIS India in 1941 as small unit with a complement of just a
 handful of officers and sailors. It was rechristened as INS India on 26 Jan 1950.
 The base depot ship has the privilege of being the Flagship of the Chief of the Naval Staff.
 It is now a major establishment in New Delhi with a plethora of duties and responsibilities.
 It provides administrative and logistics cover to all officers and sailors borne in Naval
 Headquarters and other units at Delhi. During 75 years of transition of INS India, the establishment has seen as many as 32 Commanding Officers.

About Zika virus
Zika virus is a mosquito-borne virus transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes which also also transmit 3 other vector-borne diseases Chikungunya, dengue and yellow fever.
 The virus belongs to family Flaviviridae and Genus Flavivirus. It was first identified in 1947 in Uganda and its name has been derived from Zika Forest.
 There is no specific treatment or vaccine currently available to treat Zika disease. The best form of prevention is protection against mosquito bites and clearing stagnant water where mosquitoes breed
 Union Cabinet approves the Revised Cost Estimate of Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric

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