11 September 2014 Current Affairs
India Successfully Test Fired N-capable Agni-I Missile
India on 11 September successfully test-fired indigenously developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile from Wheeler Island off Odisha coast. Agni-I is a single stage, solid fuel, road and rail mobile, medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM). The Agni I has a range of 700–1250 km. It can carry a one-tonne nuclear warhead. Agni-I was developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) missile technologists.
Union Agriculture Minister Launched Reefer Vehicle Call-In Centre (RVC)
Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on 11 September launched the Reefer Vehicle Call-in-Centre (RVC) for smooth transportation of perishable goods. The RVC will facilitate in creation of a database of bottlenecks and their types experienced during the transportation of goods on the national highways. The database that will be created on the basis of response generated from this exercise will help in devising long term plans and policies to alleviate bottlenecks and thus control inflation in prices of perishable goods in the country.