Current Affairs 11th May 2015

Current Affairs 11th May 2015 - Important Points

• Who has won Men’s Doubles title of Madrid Tennis Open - Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea

• Who has won the women’s singles title of Madrid Tennis Open - Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic

• Largest blast furnace plant of India was inaugurated by - PM Narendra Modi

• In India National Technology Day is observed on - 11th May

• Spanish Grand Prix of Formula One was won by - Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany

Current Affairs 11th May 2015 - Details

Who has won Men’s Doubles title of Madrid Tennis Open - Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea

Among the important Sports Current Affairs, On 10th May 2015, the Indo-Romanian pair, Florin Mergea and Rohan Bopanna won the men’s doubles title of the Madrid Tennis Open.

In the final clash played in Madrid, Spain, the duo defeated the Serbian-Polish pair of Nenand Zimonjic and Martin Matkowski.

Who has won the women’s singles title of Madrid Tennis Open - Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic

Among the important Sports Current Affairs, On 9th May 2015, Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic won the Madrid Open women’s singles title in the final matches.

She secured the title for the second time after defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia. Currently, Kvitova is positioned World No. 4 in Women’s singles category.

Andy Murray of Britain after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain won the men’s single title.

Largest blast furnace plant of India was inaugurated by - PM Narendra Modi

Among the important National Current Affairs, On 10th May 2015, in Burnpur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the upgraded IISCO Steel Plant (ISP), the largest blast furnace of India.

At a cost of 16000 crore rupees the ISP was modernised by the Union Government. The plant's production capacity has increased from 0.85 million tonnes (mtpa) to 2.9 mtpa per annum after modernisation. The new plant is equipped with the latest green technologies with zero emission.

In India National Technology Day is observed on - 11th May

On 11th May 2015, The National Technology Day was observed in India to memorize the anniversary of Shakti, the Pokhran nuclear test held on 11th May 1998.

The day honour the importance of science in day to day life and motivates students to adopt science as the career option.

Spanish Grand Prix of Formula One was won by - Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany

Among the important Sports Current Affairs, On 10th May 2015, the Spanish Grand Prix Formula 1 World Championship title held at Barcelona in Spain was won by Mercedes racing driver Nico Rosberg of Germany by winning the final race.

Lewis Hamilton of Britain of his team stood at the second position whereas Sebastian Vettel of Germany representing the Ferrari team stood at the third position in the race.