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[PIN-Sept] Part 3/3: Defense, Dead and Places in News

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Defense in news
DIN: Dead in News
Places in News
Disasters
Railways
Exhibitions

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

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INS Kolkata BrahMos missile has been commissioned in INS Kolkata

Abhiraj
Coast guard ship, fast patrolling on eastern coast. By Cochin shipyard.
a long range navy petrol aircraft
Can also destroy submarines
India purchased total 8, Boeing delivered 5 so far.

Boeing P8I
Varunastra
Mareech
Stealth
vessel

Advanced torpedo for Navy, by DRDO

Anti-torpedo decoy, by DRDO
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 Indias Garud division and US army.

Agni-1

Solid rocket propellant system

Range above 700 kms
Tested from Wheelers Island, off the Odisha Coast.

Aircraft Dakota

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Transported troops during 71s war to liberate Bangladesh.

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Aircraft Dakota

IAF handed it over to Banglesh Airforce.

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

DIN: Dead in News

Hardly anyone asks questions from this except Combined Defense services (CDS)
Anandiji Dossa Cricket statistician
Served as MLA and MP from Gorakhpur.
former chief priest of Gorakhpurs famous Gorakhnath temple
Guru of Yogi Adityanath.

Avaidyanath
Bapu

Telugu cartoonist Sattiraju Lakshmi Narayana

Bhagat Singh

Born 28th September (107th anniversary in 2014)

Died 23rd March 1931.

Bipan Chandra Famous Indian historian

Fought for Telangana Peasants Armed Struggle. Juntaa wants her statue
Chakali Ilamma
built.
Born in Kolkata, then shifted to Bangladesh
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Born in Kolkata, then shifted to Bangladesh

Singer, worked with Poet Nazrul Islam and HMV.

Fiiroza Begum
George Robert
Canning
Googlam
Vahanvati
K.Udaykumar
Kirit Joshi

known as Lord Harris, had been the Governor of Bombay from 1890. British
official helped popularise cricket in India
Attorney General in UPA-2
Volleyball player in Seoul Olympics 86.
Educationist, advisor to Gujarat CM, disciple of Aurbindo.

M.S.
Subbulakshmi
Parkash Kaur

Carnatic music singer

60s: performed in UN
Youngest sister of Bhagat Singh. Died in Canada.

U.R.Anantha
Murthy
U.Srinivas

Kannada Literature
Worked for Navya movement in Kannada language
Famous Mandolin player in Carnatic music.

Places in News
Ahmedabad
Andhra
Antarctic
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Hriday Kunj, Sabarmati Ashram. Mahatma Gandhis residence from 1917 to

1930. Modi and President Xi met here.
Kakinada port- once famous for rice-maize export to Africa.
Government announced crop loan waiver to farmers.
Ross sea in news because giant squid found ~350 kg
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Australia
Bengal
China

Cairns: G20 finance ministers meeting.

Chintamani Kar Bird sanctury at Baruipur.
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, Saladins 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 Greats 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.

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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
Punjab
Sri Lanka
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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.
World bank rated their rural water supply scheme as best in India.
Colombo Port city. Developed with Chinese funds.
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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
Mt. Lokon
Mt. Ontake
Tropical Storm Fung-Wong
Typhoon Kalmaegi

Mexico- Southern region, Baja-California peninsula

Volcanic eruption. Indonesia
Volcanic eruption. Japan
Philippines
Philippines and Southern China

Railways
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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

Metro rail project launched 2014
Phase 1 will complete in 2016

Lucknow

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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Published on 02/10/2014 @ 10:42 pm under Category: Current-Archive

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