Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Perumpuzha @ Kollam
Wednesday, 6 November 2013
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
Mangalyan launch
President Pranab Mukherjee today (November 5, 2013) congratulated ISRO for the successful launch of ‘Mangalyan’, Mars Orbiter Spacecraft, and said it was a significant milestone that will inspire more scientists to make greater strides in achieving goals. In his message to Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), K. Radhakrishnan, the President said: “This launch of India’s first dedicated Mars Orbiter Spacecraft is a significant milestone in the progress of our space programme and space applications. The blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR), located on the island of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh coast. If the Orbiter reaches its destination successfully by Sept 2014, India would be the fifth country to reach out to Mars.
Source: http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/indian-spaceship-finally-takes-off-for-mars-113110500394_1.html, http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/pranab-congratulates-isro-for-mangalyan-launch/article5317201.ece
Source: http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/indian-spaceship-finally-takes-off-for-mars-113110500394_1.html, http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/pranab-congratulates-isro-for-mangalyan-launch/article5317201.ece
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China's first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1 goes into orbit around the Moon
Chang’e 1 was an unmanned Chinese lunar-orbiting spacecraft, part of the first phase of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program. It was launched on 24 October 2007 at 10:05:04 UTC from Xichang Satellite Launch Center. It left lunar transfer orbit on 31 October and entered lunar orbit on 5 November 2007.
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Monday, 4 November 2013
Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway
The Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station
was launched On
November 4,1931
Rail transport begin in Kerala between Beeper and Tirur line (30.6km) on March 12,1861. Train was built by Madras Railway Company.
The first Train service began in Travancore on November 26,1904,with the
completion of the Chengotta -Punalur meter gauge line.
Charles Kuen Kao
Charles Kuen Kao is a
Chinese-born Hong Kong, American and British electrical engineer and
physicist who pioneered in the development and use of fiber optics in
telecommunications. He was born on November 4, 1933.
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Sunday, 3 November 2013
Nick Holonyak
Nick Holonyak invented the first practically useful visible LED in 1962 and has been called "the father of the light-emitting diode". He was born on November 3, 1928.
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Saturday, 2 November 2013
George Boole
George Boole was born on November 2, 1815. He was an English mathematician, philosopher and
logician. He worked in the fields of differential equations and
algebraic logic, and is now best known as the author of The Laws of
Thought. He died on December 8, 1864.
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Friday, 1 November 2013
World Vegan Day
World Vegan Day is an annual event celebrated on 1 November, by vegans around the world. The Day was established in 1994 by Louise Wallis.
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Kerala Piravi
Kerala Piravi marks the birth of the state of Kerala in India. The state of Kerala was created on November 1, 1956. November 1 is therefore known as Kerala Piravi Dinam in the state. Malayalees around the world celebrate November 1 as Kerala Piravi, which in Malayalam "the birthday of Kerala".
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