Page-9 of Current Affairs - June, 2017

NASA tests ROSA on Space Station for First Time

June 21, 2017

NASA is testing the effectiveness of a flexible solar array, the Roll-Out Solar Array, or ROSA, on space station for the very first time. ROSA is expected to one day power satellites and spacecraft. NASA had earlier tested the ROSA technology in vacuum chambers ..

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June 21: International Yoga Day

June 21, 2017

June 21st is annually celebrated as International Yoga Day since the year 2015. This year, the 3rd International Day of Yoga is being observed. The purpose of the yoga day is to promote yoga and make it as a part of people’s daily ..

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China unveils World's First Train that runs on Virtual Tracks

June 21, 2017

China has unveiled world’s first train that runs on a virtual track making use of sensor technology instead of metal rails. Salient Highlights The new trains are non-polluting as they are battery powered. The train is capable of reaching a ..

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First Indigenously built Floating Dock Launched by L&T

June 21, 2017

Larsen & Toubro has launched the first indigenously built Floating Dock (FDN-2) to repair Indian Navy ships at its Shipyard at Kattupalli, north of Chennai. The floating shipyard would be handed over to the Indian Navy after conducting three to four months of ..

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Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute bags PM's Yoga Award

June 21, 2017

Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute, Pune has become the first recipient of the Prime Minister’s Award for outstanding contribution to promotion and development of Yoga. Salient Facts PM’s Yoga Award was instituted at the 2nd International Day of Yoga celebrations at ..

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ISRO to launch Earth Observation Satellite

June 20, 2017

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch earth observation satellite Cartosat-2 series weighing 712 kg and 30 nano-satellites using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Salient Highlights Out of the 30 nano-satellites, 29 will be of foreign origin and ..

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India and Portugal inks Agreement to Promote Cooperation in The Field of Archives

June 20, 2017

India and Portugal have signed a protocol of cooperation in the field of archives. The agreement has been signed between the National Archives of India and the Ministry of Culture of the Portuguese Republic in Lisbon, Portugal. Salient Highlights As a ..

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Reliance Defence inks Pact with Serbia’s Yugoimport to Manufacture Ammunition in India

June 20, 2017

Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence Ammunition which is a subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure has entered into a strategic partnership with Serbia’s state-run Yugoimport to manufacture ammunition in India. The joint venture is expected to target business opportunities worth Rs 20,000 crore from Indian armed forces in the next ..

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