Reliance Power Fully Commissions Sasan Project in Madhya Pradesh
Reliance Power has fully
commissioned 3,960 MW Sasan ultra mega power project in Madhya Pradesh.
"Reliance Power today announced it is operating all six units comprising 3,960
MW (6x660 MW) continuously for 24 hours," the company said in a statement. The
fifth 660 MW unit of the Sasan plant was commissioned in August last year. Sasan
UMPP is an integrated power plant cum coal mining project at a single location
involving investment of over Rs 27,000 crore.
Indian Railways launched Mobile
app
Indian Railways launched a Mobile app to book
ticket under unreserved category; which is seen as a step towards paperless
ticketing.
Government to accept online visa applications from Pakistani Hindus
Government has rolled out an online system for
submission of Long Term Visa (LTV) application and for its processing by various
agencies. This is first step to grant Indian citizenship to nearly 60,000 Hindu
refugees from Pakistan.
Al Jazeera Penalized for Showing Wrong Map
of India, Off Air for 5 Days
International news channel Al Jazeera was forced to
go off air in India from 22 April 2015 for the five days, as the government
penalized it for repeatedly showing wrong maps of the country.
Google launched its own US mobile wireless
service
Google notified on 22 April 2015 that it was
launching its own US mobile wireless service Project Fi, with considerable
potential savings for customers using their devices at home and for
international travel.
Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation
Award 2015
Shah Rukh Khan, for his performance in the movie
Happy New Year was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award 2015
in the award ceremony held in Mumbai. For outstanding performance in the film
Citylights, Rajkummar Rao won the reputable award. Huma Qureshi awarded for her
performance in the movie Dedh Ishiqya. Actress Jaya Prada, Shreyas Talpade,
Tiger Shroff, singer Udit Narayan and Pankaj Udhas were also felicitated with
the award.
Cyclonic storm hits Bihar
Cyclonic storm struck the north-eastern border
districts of Bihar. The storm had a wind speed of more than 150 kmph. Several
districts of the state namely Supaul, Madhepura, Sitamarhi, Purnia, Darbhanga,
Madhubani, Samastipur, Bhagalpur and Katihar has been affected.
NASA 3-D Prints First Full-Scale Copper Rocket Engine Part
NASA engineers have developed the first full-scale
three dimensional (3-D) printed copper rocket engine part. The part developed
was a combustion chamber liner that operates at extreme temperatures and
pressures using additive manufacturing technique. Combustion chamber was
manufactured by using selective laser melting machine in the Laboratory located
in Marshall Space Flight Centre’s Materials and Processing.
Union Cabinet approves lowering juvenile age from 18 to 16 years for serious crimes
Union Cabinet has approved lowering of age of
juveniles from eighteen to sixteen years for heinous crimes. Decision in this
regard was taken by Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi. The cabinet also approved to introduce Amendment to the Juvenile Justice
(Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014.
Source: The Hindu, NASA Official web-portal, PIB
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