27 August 2015 Current Affairs
GSLV-D6 successfully launches communication satellite GSAT-6
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 27 August 2015, successfully launched the Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) D6 which carried India’s latest communication satellite GSAT-6 .It was from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at the spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.The weight of GSAT6 was 2,117Kgs.India launched the GSLV rockets in 2001,2003,2004,2007,2014.
Usain Bolt won 200 meter title at 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won the 200 meter title at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics held on 27 August 2015 at Beijing in China.Bolt completed the race in 19.55 seconds surpassing his American rival Justin Gatlin who completed the race in 19.74 seconds. This is the fourth consecutive title for Usain Bolt.Earlier, on 23 August 2015, he also won the 100 metre gold against the same rival Justin Gatlin.
The World Has a New Longest Tunnel
Switzerland is now officially home to the longest railway tunnel in the world: the 35-mile-long NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel. Construction has wrapped up, and passengers will soon be able to travel from Zurich to Milan in just under three hours—an hour less than the previous travel time, according to a previous feature in the Telegraph. They’ll do so while riding at 150mph under the Swiss Alps. The tunnel is more than twice the length of the world’s previous longest tunnel: the 14.5-mile Seikan Tunnel in Japan, Business Insider notes. Construction on the $10.3 billion project started in 1996.