Sunday 29 September 2013

VerĂ³nica Michelle Bachelet Jeria

VerĂ³nica Michelle Bachelet Jeria was the first female president of her country Chile. She was born September 29, 1951. She is a Social Democrat politician who was President of Chile from 11 March 2006 to 11 March 2010.

Coffee Day

International Coffee Day is also known as Coffee Day or National Coffee Day, is an annual event observed on September 29 in a handful of countries for the celebration and enjoyment of the popular beverage coffee.
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Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Kollam

ISRO formed on

Ans: August 15,1969

Saturday 28 September 2013

World Heart Day

World Heart Day is observed every year on the last Sunday in September, is organized by the World Heart Federation, and has been celebrated annually since 1999. From 2011 onwards, it is celebrated every 29 September and no longer on the last Sunday of September. The 2013 World Heart Day will highlight a life-course approach to the prevention and control of CVD with a focus on women and children and show what actions can be taken through a person’s life to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease.
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World Rabies Day

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World Rabies Day takes place each year on September 28, the anniversary of the death of Louis Pasteur who, with the collaboration of his colleagues, developed the first efficacious rabies vaccine. World Rabies Day aims to raise awareness about the impact of rabies on humans and animals, provide information and advice on how to prevent the disease, and how individuals and organizations can help eliminate the main global sources.

Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Kottarakara @ Kollam

Who was called Karmayogi ( Man of Action )

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Ans: Vivekananda

Thursday 26 September 2013

Wednesday 25 September 2013

Thomas H Morgan

Thomas Hunt Morgan was born on September 25, 1866, he was an American evolutionary biologist, geneticist and embryologist and science author who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1933 for discoveries elucidating the role the chromosome plays in heredity. He died on December 4, 1945.
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Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Kochuveli @ Thiruvananthapuram

Earth Overshoot Day was observed on 2013

Ans:August 20

Tuesday 24 September 2013

Columbus - Second voyage to America

Columbus left from Cadiz in Spain for his second voyage  on September 24, 1493, with 17 ships and about 1200 men. His aim was to conquer the Taino tribe and colonise the region.
source:http://www.christopher-columbus.eu/voyage-2.htm
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1st Automated return of lunar sample by Luna 16

Luna 16 was the first robotic probe to land on the Moon and return a sample of lunar soil to Earth on 24 September 1970. 
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photo: Arjun M
Place: Odanavattom @ Kollam