Current Affairs - May, 2016
Indian Railways conduct trial run of High-Speed Spanish Talgo Train
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
Indian Railways, PEC sign MoU to set up Kalpana Chawla Chair on geospatial technology
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
India’s own submarine assembly workshop inaugurated at Mazgaon
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. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
NASA successfully deploys BEAM, first inflatable room attached to International Space Station
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
Sunrisers Hyderabad win 2016 Indian Premier League title
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. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
Vice Admiral AR Karve takes charge of Southern Naval Command
Vice-Admiral A R Karve took charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command (SNC). Prior to this appointment, he was serving as the Chief of Personnel at IHQ MoD (Navy), at Delhi. He will succeed Vice Admiral ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
29 May: International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers was observed on 29 May 2016 to honour the work of UN peacekeepers. Significance of Day Honour the memory of the UN peacekeepers who have lost their lives in the cause of peace. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
Discus thrower Seema Punia qualifies for 2016 Rio Olympics
Discus thrower Seema Punia has qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics scheduled to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in August 2016. She is the 19th Indian track and field athlete to qualify for Rio Olympics. Seema was able ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
India’s first integrated web portal to promote Net Zero Energy Buildings launched
The Union Ministry of Power and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched India’s first integrated web portal designed to promote and mainstream Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) in India. The portal (www.nzeb.in) was launched by Secretary of ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
Lakshadweep becomes first UT to sign 24×7 'Power for All' document
Lakshadweep became first Union Territory (UT) in the counry to sign 24×7 Power for All document. The document was signed by representative of Union Government and administration of Lakshadweep. At present, 10 inhabited islands of Lakshadweep are mostly fed by ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016