Current Affairs - May, 2016

Indian Railways conduct trial run of High-Speed Spanish Talgo Train

May 30, 2016

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’ strategy to increase the speed of trains. Trail Run The first phase of trial ..

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Indian Railways, PEC sign MoU to set up Kalpana Chawla Chair on geospatial technology

May 30, 2016

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 Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu’s Budget announcement in this regard. Key facts The academic chair ..

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India’s own submarine assembly workshop inaugurated at Mazgaon

May 30, 2016

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 facts The newly built Submarine Marine Assembly Workshop is a pre-engineered building structure built ..

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NASA successfully deploys BEAM, first inflatable room attached to International Space Station

May 30, 2016

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 pressurized. Key facts The inflatable room BEAM has been built by Nevada Company Bigelow ..

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Sunrisers Hyderabad win 2016 Indian Premier League title

May 30, 2016

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 won the toss in final summit and had chosen to bat first. Batting ..

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