23 April 2014 Current Affairs
India Successfully Test Fired Akash Missile
India on 23 April successfully test-fired indigenously developed surface-to-air Akash Missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) launch complex-3 at Chandipur in Odisha coast. The 700-kg all-weather missile can carry a 60-kg warhead at speeds of up to Mach 2.5. It can operate autonomously and simultaneously engage and neutralize different aerial targets. It can be launched from static or mobile platforms, enabling flexible deployment by the armed forces.
Japanese Foods Firm Nissin Foods Appointed Gautam Sharma as India MD
Japanese foods firm Nissin Foods on 23 April appointed Gautam Sharma, former Wrigley India CEO , as the Managing Director (MD) of its Indian arm Indo Nissin.He is the first non-Japanese MD of Indo Nissin.He succeeds Yuji Tabeta.Yuji Tabeta was promoted to a senior role.