UK Carrier Strike Group starts Maritime Exercise with INDIAN Navy

School News Network
United Kingdom, July 22 2021

 

The joint exercises between the Carrier Strike Group and the Indian Navy are being conducted in the Bay of Bengal from 21-23 July.

 

·       As part of its maiden operational deployment, the CSG will sail over 26,000 nautical miles, engaging with 40 countries from the Mediterranean to the Indo-Pacific and back again.

 

·       The fifth generation HMS Queen Elizabeth carrier, at 65,000 tonnes, is the largest surface vessel ever constructed in the UK. Taller than Niagara Falls, her propellers generate the power of 50 high-speed trains. She leads six Royal Navy ships, a Royal Navy submarine, a US Navy destroyer and a frigate from the Netherlands in the largest concentration of maritime and air power to leave the UK in a generation. It is equipped with the fifth generation F-35B Lightning multi-role aircrafts. They are being jointly crewed by the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and the US Marine Corps.

 

·       From defending democratic values and tackling shared threats, to seizing new trade opportunities through engagements with Singapore, the Republic of Korea, Japan, India and others, the deployment marks a step-change in UK engagement in the region. The UK is already investing significantly in the region by seeking ASEAN Dialogue Partner status, kicking off negotiations to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and rapidly progressing trade talks with Australia, New Zealand and India.

HMS Queen Elizabeth (front) with an Indian Shivalik Multi-role Frigate (second from front) in the Bay of Bengal. Photo Credit- Royal Navy

 

The United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 2021, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth has met up with the Indian Navy in the Bay of Bengal, for three days of complex maritime interactions.

The maritime partnership exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy will see the two navies conducting a range of multi-ship, air, sea and sub-surface maritime evolutions, as well as, close quarter manoeuvring. This enables both forces to advance their interoperability and cooperation ahead of further exercises when the CSG returns to the Indian Ocean in the autumn. The combined forces equate to 10 ships, two submarines, approximately 20 aircraft and almost 4,000 personnel.

Both the UK and India are in the midst of a carrier renaissance, with the CSG spearheading the UK’s Joint Expeditionary capability. The joint endeavour provides tangible security to our friends and a credible deterrence to those who seek to undermine global security. An Indian warship will also exercise with the Royal Navy off the coast of the UK in August.

First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said: “This is a month that will see the Royal Navy and Indian Navy meet and work together in two oceans – beginning in the Indian Ocean as the UK Carrier Strike Group arrives for the first of multiple UK-India exercises and events. Later this summer, both will participate in a separate exercise in the Atlantic Ocean. The deployment is proof of the strength, energy and significance of the growing relationship between our navies.”

 

Chief of Joint Operations, Vice Admiral Sir Ben Key said: “The UK and India are key defence partners and the Carrier Strike Group’s deployment is a symbol of Global Britain in action, showcasing our commitment to India, the Indo-Pacific region, and confronting threats to international order.”

 

Commodore Steve Moorhouse, Commander United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group, said: “As HMS Queen Elizabeth and her Carrier Strike Group cross the Indian Ocean, it is only natural that we should exercise with the Indian Navy.

 

“At the strategic level, the exercise is a muscular expression of the closer defence partnership that Prime Ministers Johnson and Modi envisaged when they agreed the UK-India Roadmap 2030 earlier this year.”

               

World Population Day celebrated at St Teresa School Panchkula

School News Network
Panchkula, 22 November 2021

The world population day was celebrated by the students and teachers on 11th July, 2021 at St. Teresa Convent School, with great enthusiasm. It was a campaign in order to raise awareness about global population issues. The main objective of this program was to make students understand that ‘Excess of anything is bad’. It applies to everything including population. Regarding this various activities such as poem recitation, poster-making, declamation were held during virtual classes.

The Popcorn and Milk experiment is a ton of fun!

School News Network
Panchkula, 21 November 2021

Intending to cultivate scientific temperament and attitude among the children, St. Teresa Convent school conducted Popcorn and Milk activity for them. The kids are setting a classic example of utilising their time effectively by conducting Science experiments.

Kids of Pre Primary treated themselves to popcorn by popping up their favourite popcorn and milk experiment with their teachers. The students are so amazed that how the popcorn are being so full of air that once it is placed in the milk, the milk pushes all the air out of the air pockets filling up all the empty space which then turns the popcorn soggy.

Teachers apprised kids – Why does popcorn dissolve in milk? Through this experiment they learnt about the volume of mixtures and solutions. When particles dissolve, the total volume of a mixture is less than the volume of its parts. 

Little ones explored that how Popcorn and milk are the only two things that will go into the same place. This fun filled activity helped them to gain a better understanding of how the milk and popcorn separately have a larger volume and had a wonderful learning experience.