TNPSC Current Affairs March 2017
1.ISRO commissions world's third largest hyper-sonic wind tunnel
at VSSC.
The Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO) has created history by commissioning world’s third
largest hyper-sonic wind tunnel and shock tunnel at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
(VSSC), Trivandrum.
ISRO chairman Kiran
kumar said after commissioning, the facility will provide enough data for
design and development of current and future space transportation system.
2.India agreed to review the design of Miyur
Hydroelectric project.
India and Pakistan have agreed to review the design of
Miyur Hydroelectric project. The agreement was reached on the 2 day meet of 113th
session of Permanent Indus water commission held at Islamabad, Pakistan.
Miyur Hydroelectric project is planned to build on Chenab
River, Himachal Pradesh.
