Ravichandran Ashwin became fastest Indian to reach 150 test wickets
Off-spinner
Ravichandran Ashwin on 6 November 2015 became the fastest Indian to
reach 150 wickets in the Indian test cricket history. He achieved this
in the first innings of the first test against South Africa in Mohali,
Punjab. Ashwin also became the first bowler in over 100 years to take 50
wickets after opening the bowling.
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired by Indian Army in Rajasthan
Indian
Army on 7 November 2015 successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic
cruise missile at the Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan. It was launched
from an Autonomous Mobile Launcher (AML). For BrahMos, it was the 50th
test-flight. It is capable of carrying a conventional and nuclear
warhead of 300 kg. It can be launched from land, Sea, Sub-seas and air.
India-Russia Joint Military Exercise Indra-2015 held in Rajasthan
The
seventh edition India-Russia Joint Military Exercise ‘Indra-2015’ has
been held from 7-20 November 2015 in Bikaner district of Rajasthan. This
edition of exercise focused on ‘Counter Terrorism Operations in Desert
Terrain under a United Nations Mandate’. This joint exercise will engage
in variety of joint missions including joint planning, Search and
Rescue, Cordon and Search operations, special arms skills and joint
tactical drills. The bilateral exercise seeks to further boost people to
people as well as military to military ties between India and Russia.