Current Affairs 6-April-2015

Money Order Service Closed ....

Postal department of Govt. of India, on 1 April 2015 closed its 135-year old Money Order (MO) service.

Operation Rahat ....

Operation Rahat is the Code name given to the operation to rescue Indians stranded in Yemen being undertaken which involves Indian Navy,
Indian Air Force and Air India as major partners.

Operation Rahat was initiated with the objective rescuing thousands of Indian stranded in Yemen after the war between Houthi rebels and forces led by Saudi Arabia

Involvements 
1. INS Mumbai (warship)
2. INS Sumitra (patrol vessel)

Names:
INS Mumbai is the name of the ship of the Indian Navy which rescued 441 people from Yemen