Falkland Islands

 Falkland Islands

The Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini arrived at Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands as part of the Navika Sagar Parikrama II expedition. This expedition, led by two female officers, underscores the Indian Navy's dedication to gender empowerment and maritime excellence.

About the Falkland Islands

• Location: A remote archipelago in the South Atlantic, located off the east coast of Argentina.
• Political Status: The Falkland Islands are a British Overseas Territory with self-governance; however, the UK is responsible for defense and foreign affairs. Argentina claims the islands, referring to them as Islas Malvinas, which led to the Falklands War in 1982.
• Economy: The islands have a thriving economy based on fisheries, particularly sea trout and squid, due to the vast continental shelf surrounding them.
• Capital: Stanley.

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Multi-Principal Element Alloy (MPEA)

Researchers at IISc Bangalore have developed a fatigue-resistant MPEA, challenging traditional assumptions regarding strength and fatigue life. This research is supported by the statutory body, Anusandhan National Research Foundation.

About MPEAs

• Definition: MPEAs, also known as Compositionally Complex Alloys (CCAs), are alloys composed of multiple principal elements, rather than just one or two.
• Properties: These alloys offer high strength, enhanced corrosion resistance, and excellent thermal stability.
• Traditionally Believed: It has long been believed that increasing strength reduces fatigue life, which refers to the time a material lasts before failure under cyclic loading.
• Recent Findings: In the latest research, fatigue resistance was improved by refining dislocation structures and reducing grain size, leading to higher back stresses.

Barbados (Capital: Bridgetown)

The Indian Prime Minister has been awarded the Honorary Order of Freedom of Barbados in recognition of his strategic leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Political Features:

• Location: Barbados is an island nation in the southeastern Caribbean Sea, northeast of Venezuela, in the North Atlantic Ocean.
• Geographical Features: Although not part of the Lesser Antilles archipelago, Barbados is often grouped with it. The Lesser Antilles is a chain of small islands in the Caribbean Sea extending from the Virgin Islands to Grenada.
• Highest Point: Mount Hillaby.

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