China launches world’s first fully electric cargo ship

China launched world’s first fully electric cargo ship in Guangzhou, capital city of Guangdong province. It is the first ship in the world to use lithium ion battery. The ship will be mainly used to run in inland section of Pearl River for carrying coal for generation of electric power. Key Facts The 2000-metric-ton ship ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017

Topics: China • Electric Cargo Ship • Environment • Guangzhou • Internaitional • Science and Technology

English most powerful language in the world: WEF

English has been ranked first in the top 10 most powerful languages in the world according to the 2016 World Power Language Index (PLI). The index was published by World Economic Forum (WEF). Indian language Hindi was ranked 10th in the 2016 PLI. Key Facts According to the index there are over 6,000 languages spoken ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016

Topics: English • Hindi • Internaitional • Languages • National • WEF • World Power Language Index