- Recently disaster relief exercise ‘Cyclone’ was conducted by the Indian Navy.
- This exercise has been started from Goa.
- Apart from the Navy, Air Force, Army paramilitary forces and disaster management organizations of the states are participating in this exercise.
- Apart from this, 8 countries bordering the Indian Ocean are also participating in this exercise.
- The first edition of this exercise was conducted in the year 2015.
- The exercise aims to develop collective and coordinated effective response mechanisms to deal with humanitarian crises and natural disasters.
