Current Affairs 10th May 2015

Current Affairs 10th May 2015 - Important Points

• Who has been conferred with Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2014 - Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor

• Name the missile successfully test-fired from Car Nicobar Islands - BrahMos land-attack cruise missile

Current Affairs 10th May 2015 - Details

Who has been conferred with Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2014 - Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor

On 10th May 2015, Film producer and veteran actor Shashi Kapoor has been conferred with prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2014.

Arun Jaitley,Union Information and Broadcasting Minister, presented him with the award at a special function held in Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

He is the third member of his family after father Prithviraj Kapoor (1972- Posthumously) and elder brother Raj Kapoor (1987) and 46th film personality to receive this honour.

Name the missile successfully test-fired from Car Nicobar Islands - BrahMos land-attack cruise missile

On 9th May 2015, Land-to-land configuration of BrahMos missile was successfully test-fired from the Car Nicobar Islands.

BrahMos Block–III version i.e. land-to-land configuration of missile was launched from a Mobile Autonomous Launcher (MAL) for its full-range of 290-km test.

About BrahMos missile

• A joint venture of India and Russia, BrahMos Aerospace, designed and developed this BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.
• It can be launched from land, sea, sub-sea and air against sea and land targets.
• It has top supersonic speed of Mach 2.8, can strike a target at maximum range of 290-km and can carry a warhead of 300 kilogram.