Current Affairs 10th July 2016

Spanish train Talgo train clocks 120 kmph during Mathura-Palwal trial

• Spanish train Talgo commenced its second phase trial from Mathura at 120 km per hour speed
• The train covered 84 km distance from Mathura to Palwal
• The trial between Mathura and Palwal will go on for 25 days
• Hauled by a 4,500 HP diesel engine, Talgo coaches are lightweight and designed in a way that it can run on curves without decelerating the speed
• The train speed will go up to 180 km/hr this time
• A team of Spanish officials along with railways officials and experts from Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO) were present onboard during the trial

Important Question for Competitive Exam from this Current Affairs:

1. The second phase trial of Spanish Talgo train was commenced from Mathura to _________ station: a)Agra b)Guwahati c)Palwal d)Raipur

source: India Today

Nirmala Sitharaman to lead business delegation to Russia

• Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will lead a delegation of over 110 Indian companies that will showcase their engineering prowess at a trade fair in Russia
• India is the partner country for 'INNOPROM 2016', which is the largest annual international industrial trade fair of Russia
• The 4-day fair will start from July 10 in Ekaterinburg
• Theme: "Industrial Net"
• Apart from the large, medium and small Indian companies participating in the event, states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh are also going to showcase their industrial strengths
• The Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan will lead their state delegations

Important Question for Competitive Exam from this Current Affairs:

1. 'INNOPROM 2016' which is the largest annual international industrial trade fair of which country: a)Japan b)Russia c)Australia d)UAE

source: business today

NATO Summit 2016 concluded in Warsaw 

• The 2-day long NATO Summit concluded on 9 July 2016 in Warsaw, Poland. 
• It was the 27th summit biannual summit of NATO since its inception in 1949.
• The summit was attended by Heads of State and Heads of Government of NATO members including the USA President Barack Obama, Polish president Andrzej Duda and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
• Besides, the summit also saw the presence of Heads of Government of non-member States and organizations of NATO including Afghanistan

The agenda of the biannual summit:

• The situation in Eastern Europe
• The risks emanating from the Middle East
• Reform of NATO’s partnership policy
• Question of enlargement
• Debate about the future nuclear strategy of the Alliance

At the end of the summit, the leaders agreed to deploy more troops along its eastern borders in Poland and Estonia. Besides, the leaders also supported Georgia’s membership aspirations.

About NATO:

• The NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It is also called the North Atlantic Alliance.
• It is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
• The previous summit was held in Wales, the United Kingdom in 2014.
• The grouping has 28 member countries including major countries of North America and Europe.

source: jagran josh

Sanjay Gupta appointed Konkan Railway CMD

Sanjay Gupta, who had been officiating as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL), has been appointed as the CMD of the corporation. He is the youngest ever CMD of KRCL.

Important Question for Competitive Exam from this Current Affairs:

1. Who is appointed as chairman and managing director of Konkon Railway corporation Ltd. (KRCL): a)Sanjay Gupta b)Bhupen Manjhi c)Tarikh Fateh d)D. K Joshi

Sandeep Tomar Wins Silver, Narsingh Yadav Bags Bronze in Spanish GP

• Sandeep Tomar and Narsingh Yadav won silver and bronze medals in the 74kg and 57kg events respectively at the Spanish Grand Prix Wrestling championship in Madrid
• In the 74kg category, Livan Lopez of Cuba and Zelimkhan Khadjiev of France won the gold and silver medal
• In the 57kg category, Erdenebat Bekhbayar of Mongolia won the gold and Darthe Capellan of Canada and Levan Metreveli of Spain won the bronze medals.

Important Question for Competitive Exam from this Current Affairs:

1. Sandeep tomar related to which sports: a)Boxing b)Wrestling c)Badminton d)Hockey

source: espn

Serena William wins Women’s Singles; equals Steffi Graf’s record of 22 Grand Slams

Serena Williams won a historic 22nd Grand Slam title defeating German professional tennis player Angelique Kerber by 7-5, 6-3 in the Wimbledon held at London.

Serena employed first strike tennis going for the big serves and groundstroke winners early. Williams ended up winning the shorter rallies 51-33. While Kerber did better as the rallies went longer winning the rally exchange 5 shots and over 27-21.

Important Question for Competitive Exam from this Current Affairs:

1. ________ tennis star win historic 22nd grand slam title defeating German professional tennis player: a)Serena Williams b)Angelique Kerber c)Victoria Azarenka d)Steffi Graf