Current Affairs - May, 2016
Indian Railways conduct trial run of High-Speed Spanish Talgo Train
Indian Railways has conducted the first ever trial run for high-speed Talgo trains of Spain on the 90-km Bareilly-to-Moradabad stretch in Uttar Pradesh.It was the first phase of the trail run and was conducted as part of the Indian Railways’ ..
Tags: Uttar Pradesh
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
Indian Railways, PEC sign MoU to set up Kalpana Chawla Chair on geospatial technology
Union Ministry of Railways and PEC University of Technology have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up of Kalpana Chawla Chair on Geospatial Technology for Indian Railways at the University.The MoU was signed in the backdrop of Union ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
India’s own submarine assembly workshop inaugurated at Mazgaon
Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar a state-of-the-art submarine assembly workshop at the Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai, Maharashtra.The inauguration is considered as a major step towards self-sufficiency in the area of submarine construction for the Indian Navy.Key factsThe ..
Tags: Defence • Maharashtra • Make in India • Project P 75I.
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
NASA successfully deploys BEAM, first inflatable room attached to International Space Station
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has successfully deployed the first experimental inflatable room attached to the International Space Station (ISS).The experimental inflatable room dubbed as BEAM (Bigelow Expandable Activity Module) was deployed after it was successfully expanded and ..
Tags: BEAM • International Space Station • NASA • Science and Technology • Space technology
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
Sunrisers Hyderabad win 2016 Indian Premier League title
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) has won the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). It is their maiden IPL title.In the final match played at Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore (Karnataka), SRH defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by eight runs.SRH had ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
Vice Admiral AR Karve takes charge of Southern Naval Command
Vice-Admiral A R Karve took charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command (SNC). Prior to this appointment, he was serving as the Chief of Personnel at IHQ MoD (Navy), at Delhi. He will succeed Vice Admiral Girish ..
Tags: Defence • Indian Navy • Persons in News
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016