Current Affairs 2016

Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar a state-of-the-art submarine assembly workshop at the Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

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.

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.

• Indian author Aditi Krishnakumar wins 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award
• India, Australia sign MoU to enhance R&D capabilities in biotech
• India’s first integrated web portal to promote Net Zero Energy Buildings launched

Lakshadweep became first Union Territory (UT) in the counry to sign 24×7 Power for All document.

Indian-American scientist Arnab De has received the prestigious Springer Theses Award.

Indian author Aditi Krishnakumar has won the prestigious 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award. She has won the award for her 32,000-word manuscript titled Codex: The Lost Treasure of the Indus.

Pakke Tiger Reserve in East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh has won the ‘India Biodiversity Award 2016’.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully test-fired a land-attack version of the supersonic cruise missile, BrahMos at the Pokaran field firing range in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.

India and Australia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance research and development (R&D) capabilities in biotechnology by launching a joint funding call.

Real Madrid FC won the 2016 UEFA Champions League for the record 11th time by defeating Atletico Madrid FC by 5-3 goals in penalty shootout.

The Union Ministry of Power and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched India̢۪s first integrated web portal designed to promote and mainstream Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) in India.