Current Affairs - May, 2016

Indian Railways conduct trial run of High-Speed Spanish Talgo Train

May 30, 2016

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 ..

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Indian Railways, PEC sign MoU to set up Kalpana Chawla Chair on geospatial technology

May 30, 2016

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 ..

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India’s own submarine assembly workshop inaugurated at Mazgaon

May 30, 2016

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. ..

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NASA successfully deploys BEAM, first inflatable room attached to International Space Station

May 30, 2016

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 ..

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Sunrisers Hyderabad win 2016 Indian Premier League title

May 30, 2016

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. ..

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Vice Admiral AR Karve takes charge of Southern Naval Command

May 30, 2016

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 ..

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29 May: International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

May 30, 2016

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. ..

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Discus thrower Seema Punia qualifies for 2016 Rio Olympics

May 30, 2016

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 ..

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