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Narayanan appointed Director of ISRO’s Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre
Senior scientist Dr V Narayanan has assumed charge as Director of ISRO’s Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC). He succeeded S Somanath who was appointed as Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC). Prior to this appointment, he was Associate Director ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palanichamy receives UNESCO Award
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanichamy received UNESCO Award of Merit awarded to the iconic Srirangam Ranganathaswamy temple in Tiruchirapalli. The award of merit was awarded by UNESCO Asia Pacific region for the reconstruction activities undertaken in temple without ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
OPV Vijaya: Indian Coast Guard patrol vessel launched
The second indigenously built offshore patrol vessel (OPV) named Vijaya built by Larsen and Toubro (L&T) Shipyard for Indian Coast Guard (ICG) was launched at Kattupalli Shipyard, Tamil Nadu. It is expected to be inducted into service by September 2018 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Government announces 9 new Smart Cities
Union Minister of Housing and Urban affairs Hardeep Singh Puri has announced a new batch of 9 smart cities under Smart City Mission. With the addition of these 9 smart cities in the fourth round, the total cities picked up under ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Coast Guards of India, Japan undertake joint naval exercise
The biennial search and rescue exercise between Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Japan Coast Guard (JCG) was held near Chennai, Tamil Nadu in Bay of Bengal. This was eighth such in series of ‘National Maritime Search and Rescue Workshop and ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Committee of Governors submits report to President
The Committee of Governors submitted its report ‘Rajyapal –VikasKeRajdoot: Catalytic Role of Governors as Agents for Change in Society’ to President Ram NathKovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Committee was constituted by President during 48th Conference of Governors in October 2017 ..