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    With 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan by side, PM Narendra Modi flags off Kochi Metro

    NEW DELHI: With 'Metro Man' and rumoured NDA candidate for President E Sreedharan by his side, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated Kochi's first metro rail service that's said to have many 'firsts' to its credit. The PM cut the inaugural ribbon at the rail network's...
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    ICC Champions Trophy 2017 : News, Update and Discussion

    i think some of it is circumstantial and some is for PCB to take blame. Lack of Cricket played on home grounds is badly hurting Pakistan team. It is a universal truth that every team does well on their home pitches and once you start succeeding, it boosts confidence immensely. Now owing to...
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    ICC Champions Trophy 2017 : News, Update and Discussion

    I think i told @Arsalan before tournament started, current pitches in England are best batting tracks. While these ensure high scoring contests, they almost take out bowling from equation and that, to me is most disappointing. But at the same time Pakistan team has done very well (probably the...
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    China Expressways, Highways: News & Discussions

    Really difficult terrain to work. Kudos to workers
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    Indian soldier plays p*rn at presentation, probe ordered

    A person should be able to identify between a .ppt file and a .mp4/.flv or a media file. What was he thinking when he clicked on " that " file :p: anyways, if it was the plan that nobody sleeps through the presentation, he probably succeeded:oops:
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    ICC Champions Trophy - Fantasy League

    Sarfaraz you beauty :toast_sign: What a match!
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    Govt to kick off Rs 60,000 crore submarine plan

    Think of it as a technical Joint venture between a domestic company which shall manufacture a product with foreign collaboration. The Foreign company shall furbish guarantee for long term support of its product to Government of India. Existing P 75 project is being executed by State run MDL and...
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    India likely to be power surplus nation in 2018

    While Domestic consumption habits and appliances need to improve, these only form a small fraction of total consumption and more importantly even smaller fraction of T&D losses. If you see the chain of distribution, generating utilities, generate and dispatch power at 400/765 kV levels and this...
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    India likely to be power surplus nation in 2018

    It is. Ask Powergrid or our State Transmission Companies. however we are investing very heavily in 765 kV EHVAC and 500/800 kV HCDC circuits and these have started to show results. we must remember each unit of electricity is generated with around 3 units of heat wasted (thanks to Rankine cycle...
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    Army using 'wall radars' to catch terrorists hiding in houses

    NEW DELHI: With an aim to detect terrorists who hide behind walls or in houses in Kashmir, the Army has started using "through the wall" radars to catch jihadis during counter-insurgency operations in the Valley. "A few such radar systems have already been imported from the United States and...
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    Indian Economy-News & Updates

    49002 at GE test tracks
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    France's Dassault to bring in largest defence FDI via Rafale JV with Reliance Defence

    France's Dassault to bring in largest defence FDI via Rafale JV with Reliance Defence NEW DELHI: The largest defence sector foreign direct investment (FDI) is coming soon via French aircraft manufacturer Dassault. Dassault will manufacture a significant part of Rafale aircraft in India. The...
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    By End 2016, Over 43% of World's Skyscrapers Are In China

    :tup: Children in cities are so cut off from country life, that most don't understand origin of their food. Projects like these will also bring about a closeness with nature for children and help them bond with mother earth. Appreciate projects like these!
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    India to get another ‘eye in the sky’ by month-end

    CARTOSAT-2 Series Satellite The Cartosat-2 series satellite is the primary satellite carried by PSLV-C34. This satellite is similar to the earlier Cartosat-2, 2A and 2B. After its injection into a 505 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit by PSLV-C34, the satellite was brought to operational...
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    India to get another ‘eye in the sky’ by month-end

    India to get another ‘eye in the sky’ by month-end NEW DELHI: After the historic lift-off of India's heaviest rocket GSLV-Mk III+ , Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is gearing up to launch a Cartosat-series satellite, also called the 'eye in the sky' because of its surveillance...
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    Indian Economy-News & Updates

    Head, Web and Foot (respectively) of a rail section. Don't know about these days, but back in my days this used to be a part of engineering drawing lessons.
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    Indian Economy-News & Updates

    Thats a wheel slip detector. i asked the question as its functioning precedes that of sander. It measures ground speed and wheel speed and in case tractive effort exceeds the net adhesive weight, leading to heating damage on wheels and rail, it initiates corrective action. whenever such a...
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    Indian Economy-News & Updates

    Now if i may ask, what is this (inside yellow circle) for
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    Indian Economy-News & Updates

    thats a sanding hose.
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    Indian Economy-News & Updates

    (Brazilian ES58ACi, the same model is going to be Indian WDG 6, 6000 HP) Also if you may like :-) The same is going to happen from new DLF (Diesel Locomotive Factory) Marhaura. This will also provide large scale employment and will be one of the shining examples of MiI. Simply because non...
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