DAILY G.A UPDATE : 16-09-2016
1. China successfully launches 2nd space lab
China successfully launched its second experimental space lab as part of an ambitious programme to build a manned space station by 2022, the time when US-led International Space Station expected to go out of service.
The Tiangong-2 space lab was successfully launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in north western China's Gobi desert.
It was text book launch. It reached the designated orbit in about 10 minutes and the official in-charge of the mission announced the launch over the state-run TV which telecast live the event.
China's ambitious space programme aims for a manned space station by 2022. China's space station is expected to be sent into orbit just as the US-led International Space Station goes out of service -- making China potentially the only country with a permanent space presence.
The 8.6-tonne space lab will manoeuvre itself into an orbit about 380 kms above the Earth for initial on-orbit tests.
It will transfer to a slightly higher orbit at about 393 kilometres above the Earth’s surface by next month before a manned space ship called Shenzhou-11 would ferry two astronauts into space to dock with the lab.
2. India inks MoU with Sri Lanka to support fishermen, farmers
India signed a MoU with Sri Lanka to support livelihood of the fishing and farming communities by providing them equipment worth USD two million in the country's southern Hambantota district.
3. RBI to issue Rs 20 notes with Urjit Patel signature
The Reserve Bank of India will soon issue Rs 20 denomination banknotes bearing signature of Governor Urjit Patel. The central bank said that it would be the note of Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005.
4. HAL gets membership of APAQG with voting rights
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited said that it has been conferred the prestigious membership of the Asia-Pacific Aerospace Quality Group (APAQG) under the category 'Full Member with voting rights'.
This makes India the seventh nation to join the APAQG under TRHE International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG).
The other nations of APAQG are China, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore and Japan, the company said in a release.
5. Five museums from India among top 25 in Asia: Report
Five Indian museums feature among the best 25 in Asia while Lehs "Hall of Fame" has topped the India list as a "must-visit" place by travellers in a survey.
The other top four most rated museums of India are -- Bagore Ki Haveli (Udaipur), Victoria Memorial Hall (Kolkata), Salar Jung Museum (Hyderabad) and Jaisalmer War Museum (Jaisalmer).
Darshan Museum (Pune), Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures (Shillong), Heritage Transport Museum (Taoru), Siddhagiri Museum (Kolhapur), and Gandhi Smriti (New Delhi) also figure in the top-10 list for India.
TripAdvisor will honour the ranked museums with its Travellers Choice awards.
The list was determined using an algorithm that took into account the quantity and quality of reviews and ratings for museums worldwide, gathered over a 12-month period, it said.
No museums from India feature in the top 25 world list, which is topped by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the New York City and followed by Art Institute of Chicago, State Hermitage Museum and Winter Palace, Musee dOrsay, Paris and National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico.
The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horse in China topped the Asia list.
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