Friday, 15 April 2016

Gatimaan Express






Gatimaan Express is a semi high speed train that runs between Delhi and Agra in India. It operates at a speed of 160 km/h (99 mph) and is the fastest train in India. The train will take a travel time of 100 minutes to cover 188 kilometres (117 mi) journey from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Agra Cantonment railway stations.

Gatimaan Express
Overview
Service typeGatimaan Express
First service5 April 2016
Current operator(s)Northern Railway
Route
StartH Nizamuddin
StopsPoint to Point
EndAgra Cantonment
Distance travelled188 km (117 mi)
Average journey time1h 40m
Service frequencydaily (Except Friday)(Because Taj Mahal remains closed on Fridays)
Train number(s)12049[1] / 12050[2]
On-board services
Class(es)Executive Chair Car, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesYes
Observation facilitiesLHB large windows
Entertainment facilitiesYes
Baggage facilitiesYes
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationYes
Operating speed178 km/h (111 mph) maximum
113 km/h (70 mph) Avg Speed

Saturday, 9 April 2016

Indian Institute of Technology Indore



Indian Institute of Technology, Indore (IIT Indore or IITI [1]), located in Madhya Pradesh, is an institute of national importance established by the Government of India in 2009.[1][2] It is one of the eight new Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) established by theMinistry of Human Resource Development, Government of India under The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011 which declares eight new IITs as well as the conversion of Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University to IIT.[3] The Act was passed in the Lok Sabha on 24 March 2011[4] and by the Rajya Sabha on 30 April 2012.[5]
Mr.Arjun Singh, then the HRD minister of India laid the foundation stone of IIT Indore on 17 February 2009 in its permanent campus located in Simrol, IndoreMadhya Pradesh.[6] The institution started functioning from 2009-10 in a temporary campus at Institute of Engineering and Technology of Indore University under mentorship of IIT Bombay.The first batch of IIT Indore graduated in the year 2013, and the institute celebrated its first Convocation Day on 8 June 2013.[7] IIT Indore's permanent campus is under construction at Simrol, which is approximately 25 km from downtown Indore. From January 2016 onwards, the institute is functioning only at the permanent campus at Simrol.

Indian Institute of Technology
Indore
भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान इंदौर
IIT Indore Logo
Mottoज्ञानम् सर्वजनहिताय (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
Knowledge is for the well-being of everyone
TypePublic
Research Institution
Established2009
DirectorPradeep Mathur
Undergraduates465
Postgraduates452
LocationIndoreMadhya Pradesh,India
Campus525 acres (2.1 km2)
Websitehttp://www.iiti.ac.in