Page-19 of Current Affairs - May, 2015

BrahMos land-attack cruise missile successfully test-fired from Car Nicobar Islands

May 9, 2015

Land-to-land configuration of BrahMos missile was successfully test-fired from the Car Nicobar Islands. BrahMos Block–III version i.e. land-to-land configuration of missile was launched from a Mobile Autonomous Launcher (MAL) for its full-range of 290-km test. The missile flight test met ..

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Four MoUs signed for Rs. 24,000 crore infrastructure development investment in Chhattisgarh

May 9, 2015

Four MoUs were signed to give big push for investment of 24,000 crore rupees for infrastructure development in Chhattisgarh in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The signed MoUs are meant to enhance development of the state and covers ..

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Indian Navy commissions INS Sardar Patel naval base in Porbandar

May 9, 2015

Indian Navy has commissioned INS Sardar Patel naval base in Porbandar, Gujarat in the presence of Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel and Admiral RK Dowan. The aim of this new naval base at Porbandar is to beef up security along ..

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North Korea successfully conducts underwater test-fire of submarine-launched ballistic missile

May 9, 2015

North Korea successfully conducted underwater test-fire of a newly developed submarine-launched ballistic missile. North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un gave the order to test-fire the missile and oversaw the test-launch from a location off-shore. This successful test indicates the progress ..

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Ten Indian-origin MPs elected to UK Parliament

May 9, 2015

A record number of 10 Indian-origin Members of Parliament (MPs) were elected in recently concluded general election that elected 56th Parliament of the UK. It has broken the previous 2010 general election record in which eight Indian-origin were elected. Following ..

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US President Obama nominates IIT alumni Sanjita Pradhan to his advisory commission on AAPIs

May 9, 2015

United States (US) President Barack Obama has nominated Sanjita Pradhan, an IIT alumnus to his advisory commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). Sanjita Pradhan is a Nepali American. She holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Technology. ..

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Mhairi Black, youngest elected MP in United Kingdom

May 9, 2015

Mhairi Black at the age of 20 became the youngest elected Member of Parliament (MP) in United Kingdom in over 300 years. She was elected as MP to House of Commons i.e. lower house of UK Parliament from Paisley and ..

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NGT imposes monthly tax on all households in Delhi to clean up Yamuna River

May 9, 2015

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered that every household in Delhi must pay a monthly environmental compensation to clean up pollution in Yamuna River. Decision in this regard was taken by NGT bench headed by its chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar. ..

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