THE INDIAN NAVY
F1 CAN NOW GO GAGA OVER MUSIC
NOIDA: The inaugural Formula One race in the country promises to exhilarate even those who aren't fans of motor sports as pop diva Lady Gaga is all set to make her India debut on October 30 when she will be performing at the closing ceremony of the 2011 Formula 1 Airtel Indian Grand Prix. The multi-award winning American heavy metal band Metallica had already announced that they will perform in India during the inaugural F1 event as a part of F1 Rocks, the series of global live music events staged alongside F1 races across the world.
Bollywood actor, Arjun Rampal's disco-bar Lap will be holding a series of after parties for the event for three days after the F1 weekend. "It's a very big thing that Lady Gaga has agreed to perform in India. She's at the peak of her career now and I am thrilled to announce that she will come to India for the first time," he said.
Arjun Rampal confirmed that Lady Gaga will also perform at the circuit on its concluding day. "Even Lady Gaga is keen to perform here. Her managers said she will enthrall us with her unique props and songs. She has got a huge fan following," he added before admitting that he himself was a huge fan with the song Poker Face being his favourite.
Musical fans found all this a bit too much to digest in their excitement as many of them couldn't decide which concert to go for. "I have already booked my tickets for the Metallica concert, but now I wish I hadn't. Lady Gaga is an incredible performer and it's going to be a fantastic show. I wish I had enough money to go for both," said Kartikeya Ramanathan, a student of Delhi University.
Music fans said that the F1 was going to transform the music scene in the city. "Delhi has never been the hotspot for big international bands to perform. Bands like Aerosmith and Pink Floyd have come to India but not Delhi, the F1 is going to change all of that," said Kriti Gupta, a musician based out of Delhi.
Metallica will be headlining the inaugural F1 Rocks in India. The concert is going to be held on October 28 in Leisure Valley, Gurgaon. Metallica is the seventh-biggest selling act in American history and they have received 21 prestigious international awards, including nine Grammys. "At this stage in the game, there are very few places in the world that we have not dragged our gear and crew to, so that makes this show announcement extra special. For the first time ever, we will be visiting India and it's about time, wouldn't you say," said the band in a release.
NOIDA: The inaugural Formula One race in the country promises to exhilarate even those who aren't fans of motor sports as pop diva Lady Gaga is all set to make her India debut on October 30 when she will be performing at the closing ceremony of the 2011 Formula 1 Airtel Indian Grand Prix. The multi-award winning American heavy metal band Metallica had already announced that they will perform in India during the inaugural F1 event as a part of F1 Rocks, the series of global live music events staged alongside F1 races across the world.
Bollywood actor, Arjun Rampal's disco-bar Lap will be holding a series of after parties for the event for three days after the F1 weekend. "It's a very big thing that Lady Gaga has agreed to perform in India. She's at the peak of her career now and I am thrilled to announce that she will come to India for the first time," he said.
Arjun Rampal confirmed that Lady Gaga will also perform at the circuit on its concluding day. "Even Lady Gaga is keen to perform here. Her managers said she will enthrall us with her unique props and songs. She has got a huge fan following," he added before admitting that he himself was a huge fan with the song Poker Face being his favourite.
Musical fans found all this a bit too much to digest in their excitement as many of them couldn't decide which concert to go for. "I have already booked my tickets for the Metallica concert, but now I wish I hadn't. Lady Gaga is an incredible performer and it's going to be a fantastic show. I wish I had enough money to go for both," said Kartikeya Ramanathan, a student of Delhi University.
Music fans said that the F1 was going to transform the music scene in the city. "Delhi has never been the hotspot for big international bands to perform. Bands like Aerosmith and Pink Floyd have come to India but not Delhi, the F1 is going to change all of that," said Kriti Gupta, a musician based out of Delhi.
Metallica will be headlining the inaugural F1 Rocks in India. The concert is going to be held on October 28 in Leisure Valley, Gurgaon. Metallica is the seventh-biggest selling act in American history and they have received 21 prestigious international awards, including nine Grammys. "At this stage in the game, there are very few places in the world that we have not dragged our gear and crew to, so that makes this show announcement extra special. For the first time ever, we will be visiting India and it's about time, wouldn't you say," said the band in a release.
INDIAN GRAND PRIX
As early as 1997, there have been plans to host an Indian Grand Prix at Calcutta. In 2003, India had only two permanent raceways, one in Chennai (Irungattukottai), and Kari Memorial Speedway in Coimbatore.At that time two 600 acres (2.4 km2) sites in the vicinity of the Bangalore airport were examined.Also, in the state Andhra Pradesh, chief minister Chandrababu Naidu reserved 1,500 acres (6.1 km2) of land near the airport at Hyderabad. Vicky Chandhok, father of Karun Chandhok, stated in an interview that "AndhraPradesh is realy pushing it like no other state!It is great to see a chief minister pushing so hard.Bangalore is a great location mainly because of the weather.In December 2003, a seven-year pre-agreement to host the GP in Hyderabad in 2007 was signed. The track was to be build near Gopanapally village, near the outskirts of Hyderabad, and consisted of 1,367 acres (5.53 km2) of land.
However, in 2004 there came competition from Mumbai, to shift the track from Hyderabad to Mumbai instead. F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone expected India to host a Grand Prix within three years, aiming forlocating at either Hyderabad or Mumbai.
As of 2007, five locations remained in the running for hosting the Indian Grand Prix: Bangalore, the Gurgaon district in the state Haryana, a permanent track somewhere near New Delhi, a street circuit in New Delhi, as proposed by Vijay Mallya, and a site in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Following months of negotiations, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and Bernie Ecclestone announced in June 2007 a provisional agreement for India to host its first Grand Prix in the 2009 F1 season. The track would be built in the Gurgaon, on recommendation by architect Hermann Tilke.However, in September 2007 the IOA announced that the debut race would take place in 2010 on the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida. After further assessments of the timeframe involved, Bernie Ecclestone announced in September 2008 that the Indian Grand Prix has been delayed to 2011.
In October 2008, the Renault F1 team showcased their car on a tour across all sites that were previously linked to an F1 circuit in India (except Mumbai): Gurgaon, Lucknow, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Calcutta, and in November 2008 they also performed a street demonstration on Rajpath at the India Gate end, New Delhi, the car being driven by Nelson Piquet, Jr..In August 2009, the McLaren F1 team showcased their car in Lucknow. On October 11, 2009, the Red Bull F1 team gave a demonstration in Mumbai. David Coulthard drove the Red Bull F1 car across Mumbai's Bandra Worli Sealink. The Indian F1 Race will occur as the 17th round of the 2011 FIA Formula 1 World Championship.
The race will be held at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida, 24 km from Delhi.The circuit will be roughly 5.14 kilometres (3.19 miles) and will be designed by F1 circuit designer Hermann Tilke. The track will be spread in an area of 875 acres. The initial seating capacity is speculated to be around 150,000. However there are plans to increase the seating capacity to 200,000 later on. The sprawling circuit will be a part of Jaypee Green Sports city and will also be used for hosting one or more rounds of Moto GP championships in the year 2012. The 10-year contract for the race has been given to the Indian construction company Jaiprakash Associates.
The track in all has 16 largely medium speed corners where F1 cars will lap at an average speed of 210 km/h. The back straight will let F1 cars reach 320 km/h making it one of the fastest tracks in the world. The expected F1 car lap time is 1 minute 27 seconds. The organizers have also taken feedback from teams which have done the track analysis via simulators leading to modification of the turn 7 in order to maximize overtaking opportunities into banked turn 10. A grand stand with a capacity of 13,000 will overlook the turn 10 and turn 11 giving the F1 fans an opportunity to be a part of the action.
Says Samir Gaur, MD and CEO of JPSI Sports, a subsidiary of Jaiprakash Associates, "Land acquisition for the 5.5 km track is on and we are hopeful of completing the exercise by February. The designer and contractor for the job too, have been finalised and we are sure of getting the track ready by February 2011, in time for the championship." According to Ashok Khurana, executive vice-chairman of JPSI, the core area of the circuit would be spread over 4,000 hectares and building the infrastructure of the circuit would cost between Rs 12 billion and Rs 15 billion (US$309 million/£188 million/€216 million, at exchange rates of 21 August 2009).
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INDIAN RAILWAY FLASH:1
Locomotives in India consist of electric and diesel locomotives. Steam locomotives are no longer used, except in heritage trains. Locomotives are also called locos or engines.
INDIAN RAILWAY FLASH:2
The history of rail transport in India began in the mid-nineteenth century. In 1849, there was not a single kilometer of railway line in India. By 1929, there were 41,000 miles of railway line serving every district in the country. At that point of time, the railways represented a capital value of some 687 millions sterling, and they carried over 620 millions of passengers and approximately 90 million tons of goods each year.
INDIAN RAILWAY FLASH:1
Locomotives in India consist of electric and diesel locomotives. Steam locomotives are no longer used, except in heritage trains. Locomotives are also called locos or engines.
The Bengal Sappers of the Indian Army were the first to run a steam locomotive in India. The steam locomotive named ‘Thomason’ ran with two wagons for carrying earth from Roorkee to Piran Kaliyar in 1851, two years before the first passenger train ran from Bombay to Thane in 1853. The steam engine is presently exhibited at Roorkee Railway Station.
INDIAN RAILWAY FLASH:2
The history of rail transport in India began in the mid-nineteenth century. In 1849, there was not a single kilometer of railway line in India. By 1929, there were 41,000 miles of railway line serving every district in the country. At that point of time, the railways represented a capital value of some 687 millions sterling, and they carried over 620 millions of passengers and approximately 90 million tons of goods each year.
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