24 May 2016

S K Sharma appointed CMD of Nuclear Power Corporation of India


Image result for s k sharma npcilRenowned scientist S K Sharma was appointed the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL). In his new role, Mr Sharm will be responsible for design, construction, commissioning and operation of nuclear power reactors. He has been appointed to the new post for a period of five years. At present,he is working as Distinguished Scientist and Director (Operations) in NPCIL.
 About Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited
NPCIL is a government-owned corporation responsible for the generation of nuclear power for electricity. It is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra and is administered by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).
 Established: September 1987 under the Companies Act 1956
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra. All nuclear power plants operated by NPCIL are certified for ISO-14001 (Environment Management System). 
Till 2003, NPCIL was the sole corporation responsible for constructing and operating India’s commercial nuclear power plants.


Sarbananda Sonowal sworn-in as - Assam Chief Minister

After winning 2016 Assam State Assembly Election, BJP leader and former Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at the age of 54 sworn-in as the 14th Chief Minister of Assam.
at the oath ceremony which was held in Khanapara, Guwahati, Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya administered the oath of office and secrecy to Sarbananda Sonowal.
Here Governor also administered oath of office and secrecy to the 10 ministers of his government. After this, maiden BJP government assumed power in the North Eastern state for first time in the political history of independent India. 
Assam new Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal also became second tribal chief minister of Assam after Jogen Hazarika who was in the office 1970s.
Know About Sarbananda Sonowal - 
• Sarbananda Sonowal is an Indian politician. He became the Chief Minister of Assam after winning 2016 state assembly election with absolute majority.

• Sarbananda Sonowal was formerly the Union Minister for Sports & Youth Affairs and Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Skill Development in the Narendra Modi Government.


NALCO signs MoU with Iran to set up smelter plant in Chabahar



· The National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has signed a MoU with Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO).

·         The signing of the MoU coincided with the official two days state visit of Prime Minister NarendraModi to Iran.

· Key Facts

o   The MoU was signed to explore the possibility of setting up smelter- cum-gas based power plant on joint venture in Iran for the proposed smelter plant in Chabahar Free Trade Zone.
o   For the proposed smelter plant NALCO will supply alumina from its refinery in India.
o   The MoU envisages tolling arrangement with existing smelters in Iran for producing aluminium and also proposes to look into other businesses.

o   It also envisages setting up of a joint taskforce comprising NALCO and IMIDRO experts to work out the details of the project.




Indigenously built INS Tarmugli commissioned in Indian Navy

·       The Indian Navy has commissioned indigenously built highly maneuverable Fast Attack Craft INS Tarmugli at the commissioning ceremony held in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.


·         INS Tarmugli will be based in Visakhapatnam under the Naval Officer-in-Charge (Andhra Pradesh). It would be deployed for coastal patrol and surveillance operations along the East Coast of India.



Switzerland to open world’s longest and deepest train tunnel after 17 years


·  After 17 years of construction work, the Gotthard Base Tunnel will open for the first time June 1, extending 57 km in length into the bowels of the earth 2,300 meters below the Gotthard massif in the Swiss Alps.

·  With speeds reaching up to 250 km/hr, the travel time from one end of the tunnel to the other will take just 20 minutes.


· By December, when the tunnel is fully operational, passengers can expect to reduce their travel time on routes such as Milan to Zurich, and Basel to Luganoby between 25 to 40 minutes.




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