1. Defense in news
  2. DIN: Dead in News
  3. Places in News
  4. Disasters
  5. Railways
  6. Exhibitions

Defense in news

only those in news for Sep-2014. For the bigger list, check earlier article under [PIN-2014] click me.

Navy / coast guard related
Hovercraft H-196
  • For Indian Coast Guard. made in UK
  • For Karnataka coastline Surveillance, rescue-ops.
INS sumitra
  • new generation Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV)- largest so far.
  • Three other OPV are: – INS Saryu, INS Sunayna and INS Sumedha
  • Mfg. by Goa Shipyard
INS Kolkata BrahMos missile has been commissioned in INS Kolkata
Abhiraj Coast guard ship, fast patrolling on eastern coast. By Cochin shipyard.
Boeing P8I
  • a long range navy petrol aircraft
  • Can also destroy submarines
  • India purchased total 8, Boeing delivered 5 so far.
Varunastra Advanced torpedo for Navy, by DRDO
Mareech Anti-torpedo decoy, by DRDO
Stealth vessel DRDO developing technology- so that all future Indian navy vessels are hard to detect in radar and IR-scans.

 

Army and Airforce
Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2014
  • Indo-US defence cooperation, 10th such exercise.
  • in the foothills of Himalayas of Chaubattia in Uttarakhand (September 2014)
  • By India’s Garud division and US army.
Agni-1
  • Solid rocket propellant system
  • Range above 700 kms
  • Tested from Wheeler’s Island, off the Odisha Coast.
Aircraft Dakota
  • Transported troops during 71’s war to liberate Bangladesh.
  • IAF handed it over to Banglesh Airforce.

Places

Kopparthi DRDO setting up electronic warfare project laboratory here, in Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh
Gandhinagar Asia’s 1st ballastic research centre in Gujarat Forensic univ, Gandhinagar

DIN: Dead in News

Hardly anyone asks questions from this except Combined Defense services (CDS)

Anandiji Dossa Cricket statistician
Avaidyanath
  • Served as MLA and MP from Gorakhpur.
  • former chief priest of Gorakhpur’s famous Gorakhnath temple
  • Guru of Yogi Adityanath.
Bapu Telugu cartoonist Sattiraju Lakshmi Narayana
Bhagat Singh
  • Born 28th September (107th anniversary in 2014)
  • Died 23rd March 1931.
Bipan Chandra Famous Indian historian
Chakali Ilamma Fought for Telangana Peasants’ Armed Struggle. Juntaa wants her statue built.
Fiiroza Begum
  • Born in Kolkata, then shifted to Bangladesh
  • Singer, worked with Poet Nazrul Islam and HMV.
George Robert Canning known as Lord Harris, had been the Governor of Bombay from 1890. British official helped popularise cricket in India
Googlam Vahanvati Attorney General in UPA-2
K.Udaykumar Volleyball player in Seoul Olympics ’86.
Kirit Joshi Educationist, advisor to Gujarat CM, disciple of Aurbindo.
M.S. Subbulakshmi
  • Carnatic music singer
  • 60s: performed in UN
Parkash Kaur Youngest sister of Bhagat Singh. Died in Canada.
U.R.Anantha Murthy
  • Kannada Literature
  • Worked for Navya movement in Kannada language
U.Srinivas Famous Mandolin player in Carnatic music.

Places in News

Ahmedabad Hriday Kunj, Sabarmati Ashram.  Mahatma Gandhi’s residence from 1917 to 1930. Modi and President Xi met here.
Andhra
  • Kakinada port- once famous for rice-maize export to Africa.
  • Government announced crop loan waiver to farmers.
Antarctic Ross sea in news because giant squid found ~350 kg
Australia Cairns: G20 finance ministers meeting.
Bengal Chintamani Kar Bird sanctury at Baruipur.
China Xinjiang: clashes between Uighur muslims vs. outsider  “han” Chinese.
Chhattisgarh
  • Chitrakoot waterfalls, Tiratgarh waterfalls, Kangar Valley National Park, Shabari Emporium, Danteswari Devi temple.
Delhi
  • Government has decided to impose a cess on purchase of every packet of cigarette and each bottle of liquor.
Egypt
  • Will host Post Gaza war talks between Israel and Palestine.
  • Google street view surveying pyramids of Giza.
  • Other famous places: pyramids of Saqqara, Saladin’s citadel, and the ancient city of Abu Mena
Germany
  • Hannover Messe fair (April 2015). Modi likely to attend.
Greece
  • Amphipolis: archeologists trying to unearth Alexander the Great’s tomb. But other experts believe time waste exercise, because he was buried in Egypt.
Iraq
  • Yazidis: Kurdish-speaking minority in Iraq. Their religion similar to Hinduism. They worship Melek Tawwus, or the Peacock Angel. ISIS terrorists are murdering them.
Karnataka
  • Kappatagudda Jungle area: Environment activists want a wildlife sanctuary here but Government dropped the plan.
  • Banglore: Modi will do cleaning on 2nd Oct
  • Vedavati river: MNREGA funds allotted for its rejuvenation.
  • Niddodi- thermal power project.
Kerala
  • Meenmutty waterfalls, the second largest in the State.
  • Kovalam beach near Thiruvanthampuram. Famous for tourism but juntaa declining due to uncertainty over Desi liquor policy.
Madhya Pradesh
  • Singrauli: will be developed as Energy city, says Shivraj.
  • Mhow: Dr.Ambedkar born here. CM Shivraj wants a national memorial here.
  • Indore: global investors summit from October 9. Modi will launch.
Maharashtra VVPAT will be used for the first time in their state assembly election.
Myanmar
  • 2012: ethnic clashes between Rohingya muslims and Rakhine Buddhists.
  • 2014: Government gave citizenship to a few hundred of those muslims.
  • Government will also setup Rakhine SEZ.
Punjab World bank rated their rural water supply scheme as best in India.
Sri Lanka
  • Colombo Port city. Developed with Chinese funds.
Telangana gana
  • Chenchu tribe
  • Hyderabad: its UIDAI office will give the Aadhar card to Andamans and Nicobar islands.
TN
  • Madurai: first in South India to have bone-marrow transplantation facility.
  • ‘Malayalis’ tribes in Sivaganga region. PIL filed for their backwardness.
Ukraine
  • Self-rule to Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Vietnam
  • Paracel islands / Nasha islands:  China and Vietnam have dispute over this.
  • Cu Chi tunnels- near Ho chi minh city. Used as bunkers during vietnam war.
  • Pranab visited during September

Disasters

Hurricane Odile Mexico- Southern region, Baja-California peninsula
Mt. Lokon Volcanic eruption. Indonesia
Mt. Ontake Volcanic eruption. Japan
Tropical Storm Fung-Wong Philippines
Typhoon Kalmaegi Philippines and Southern China

Railways

Chennai central
  • first railway station in India to get Wi-Fi connectivity for passengers.
  • Free browsing for the first 30 minutes.
Darjeeling
  • 1881: Toy train started by Sir Eden-the Lt.Governor of Bengal
  • 2011: Darjeeling Himalayan railway got UNESCO heritage state.
  • Now NHAI and W.Bengal PWD doing repair work.
Hyderabad Niz: Mascot of Hyderabad Metro
Lucknow
  • Metro rail project launched 2014
  • Phase 1 will complete in 2016

Exhibitions

Aalishan Pakistan Expo-in Delhi, for Paki cloths
KRITI Exhibition- 2014 Delhi. Part of International Literacy Day-2014 celebrations (sep w1)

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