The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) has become the first airport in the country to be fully powered by solar power

Cochin airport becomes the first airport in India to run on solar power; spread over 50 acres project is estimated to generate approximately 50,000 units of electricity daily. As part of its initiative to become the first ‘green airport‘ in the country, CIAL had commissioned two solar plants of smaller capacity in 2013. The success of these plants led CIAL authorities to set up a 12 MW plant.

Modi announces 1.25 lakh cr. Bihar package

Ahead of the Assembly elections in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a package of Rs. 1.25 lakh crore for the State at a function in Ara on 18th August, 2015.

Sri Lanka General Elections 2015: UNFGG emerges as largest group

United National Party (UNP) led United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) has emerged as largest group by winning 106 seats out of total 225 seats in Sri Lankan Parliamentary election 2015. Leader of the UNFGG and UNP and current Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to form a new government with the support of 95 MPs of United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) loyal to President Maithripala Sirisena.

Historian Babasaheb Purandare conferred with Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2015

Eminent Historian writer Babasaheb Purandare has been conferred with Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2015. He was bestowed this award in literature category by Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao in presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at a function held in Raj Bhava, Mumbai.

NASA spacecraft finds glowing neon gas on moon

NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) has confirmed for the first time, the existence of glowing neon gas on the moon’s atmosphere. Neon gas is commonly used in electric signs on Earth because of its intense glow. Scientists have speculated on the presence of neon in the lunar atmosphere for decades.

Kishor Piraji Kharat appointed as MD and CEO of IDBI Bank

Kishor Piraji Kharat was appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI). Earlier, he had served Union Bank of India as an Executive Director and before that he had served Bank of Baroda for three decades.

Current Affairs One-liners

  • Bangladesh won Under-16 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF )Championship for the first time.
  • Sri Lankan Cricketer Kumar Sangakkara will be retiring after the second Test match against India at Colombo. He is the second-highest run-scorer in ODIs and fifth-highest run-scorer in Test cricket.He is described as one of the “most polished and prudent of batsmen”.
  • Sebastian Coe, the double Olympic champion who led the organising committee of London’s 2012 Games, has been elected as the president of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the world governing body for athletics.
  • Aditi Chauhan, India’s international football goalkeeper, became the country’s first woman to play English league football.