7 August 2013 Current Affairs
India Successfully Test Fired Pinaka Rockets
On 7 August 2013,India successfully test-fired two rounds of indigenously developed Pinaka rockets from a multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) from a base at Chandipur-on-sea near Balasore, off the Odisha coast.The tests were routine trials conducted for training purpose. Earlier IN 2013, ten rounds of Pinaka rockets were tested from the same base. More advanced and second generation Pinaka Mark II Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher System had undergone successful firing trials at Chandhan area in Pokhran field firing ranges in western Rajasthan during July 2013.
New International Terminal Became Operational at Chennai
On 7 August the New International Terminal at Chennai airport would begin operations.The cost for the construction of the new terminal was about Rs. 2,000 crore.