[28th August]
Festival Thiru Onam
celebrated in Kerala
Thiru Onam (Thiruvonam) festival, the most
auspicious day of the Onam, was celebrated with traditional gaiety on 28 August
2015 in Kerala. The celebrations of Onam started with Atham ten days ago.
Thiru Onam celebrated by Keralites without any boundaries of caste or religion, marks birthday of Sri Padmanabham, the presiding deity of Thiruvananthapuram. It is the most important day of Onam.
Thiru Onam celebrated by Keralites without any boundaries of caste or religion, marks birthday of Sri Padmanabham, the presiding deity of Thiruvananthapuram. It is the most important day of Onam.
Scientist
Dr Modadugu Vijay Gupta to receive inaugural Sunhak Peace Prize
Noted Indian agricultural scientist Dr Modadugu Vijay Gupta has been chosen for the inaugural Sunhak Peace Prize. He will receive the first Sunhak Peace Prize in South Korean Capital city of Seoul along with President of Kiribati Islands Anote Tong. Dr. M. V. Gupta has been selected for this award for his pioneering work in the blue revolution. He has invested his entire life to developing sustainable aquaculture as an alternative solution to the future food crisis. Anote Tong has been chosen for this award for creating global awareness on the severity of climate change issue and sought for action by the international community for its solution.
Noted Indian agricultural scientist Dr Modadugu Vijay Gupta has been chosen for the inaugural Sunhak Peace Prize. He will receive the first Sunhak Peace Prize in South Korean Capital city of Seoul along with President of Kiribati Islands Anote Tong. Dr. M. V. Gupta has been selected for this award for his pioneering work in the blue revolution. He has invested his entire life to developing sustainable aquaculture as an alternative solution to the future food crisis. Anote Tong has been chosen for this award for creating global awareness on the severity of climate change issue and sought for action by the international community for its solution.
[27th
August]
GSAT-6
communication satellite successfully placed in orbit
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully
placed communication satellite GSAT-6 into its intended geosynchronous transfer
orbit. It was launched by the indigenously built Geosynchronous Satellite
Launch Vehicle (GSLV)-D6 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikotta.
Maharashtra
government acquires Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s London House
Maharashtra government has bought the house
in London where social reformer and architect of the Indian Constitution Dr
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar had stayed in the 1920s. State government has acquired
this house in 3.1 million pound deal owing to its cultural and national
importance and pride of millions of people of India. The property is
three-storey house located on 10, King Henry Road, NW3 of London. B R Ambedkar
had stayed in this house during his days as a student at the London School of
Economics in 1920-21. State government now will convert this property into a
international memorial-cum-museum and will be open to public. Earlier in
January 2015, state government had issued a Letter of Intent (LoI) to buy Dr B.
R. Ambedkar’s London house to the Indian High Commission in UK.
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