Current Affairs 20th September 2016

Current Affairs 20th September 2016 - Important Points

• HRD Minister inaugurates which Super Computer at IIT Guwahati - PARAM-ISHAN
• Indian Railways launches which sewa to help elderly, differently-abled - Yatri Mitra Sewa
• Who has been assumed charge as BHL’s first woman director - Anandi Ramalingam
• Invasive Giant African Land Snail sighted at - Goa University

Current Affairs 20th September 2016 - Details 

HRD Minister inaugurates which Super Computer at IIT Guwahati - PARAM-ISHAN

Among Important National Current Affairs, The Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar has finally inaugurated the super computer PARAM ISHAN at IIT Guwahati campus. 

However, PARAM ISHAN is the fastest and most powerful computer in North East, Eastern and Southern region of India outside Bengaluru (Karnataka).

Know About PARAM-ISHAN

• PARAM ISHAN is known to be jointly developed by IIT Guwahati and C -DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing). 

• However, it has a peak computing power of 250 Teraflops and three hundred tera bites capacity.

Indian Railways launches which sewa to help elderly, differently-abled - Yatri Mitra Sewa

Among Important National Current Affairs, Indian Railways has finally launched the ‘Yatri Mitra Sewa’ in a move to make rail travel comfortable for elderly, differently-abled and ailing travellers. 

However, this ‘Yatri Mitra Sewa’ will facilitate access to wheelchairs, battery operated cars and porter services elderly, differently-abled and ailing travellers.

Who has been assumed charge as BHL’s first woman director - Anandi Ramalingam

Among Important National Current Affairs, Anandi Ramalingam has been assumed charge as Director Marketing of the Public sector Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL). 

After this, now she becomes the first woman to be appointed as the Director of the company. 

However, according to this appointment, she was the general manager heading the Military Communication Strategic Business Unit (SBU) at BEL’s Bengaluru Complex.

Invasive Giant African Land Snail sighted at - Goa University

Among Important National Current Affairs, Invasive species of Giant African Land Snail (GALS) was sighted near Goa University campus at Taleigao plateau. 

However, The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural resources (IUCN) has listed GALS (Achatina fulica) as one of the world’s 100 most invasive species.