International, Defence and Summits · 29 December 2025

Indian Coast Guard conducts RPREX-2025 off Mumbai coast to strengthen maritime pollution response

Exam-focused facts from the 29 December 2025 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) executed the regional level pollution response exercise (RPREX-2025) off the coast of Mumbai.
  • RPREX-2025 validated the National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan (NOSDCP).
  • The exercise involved ONGC, Mumbai Port Authority (MbPA), forest department’s mangrove cell, coastal police, fisheries department, JSW Port, Angre Port, and various oil handling agencies.

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