Friday, 6 Aug 2010
Jantar Mantar now a World Heritage -site total 21 sites added to the list world wide
The 34th session of the World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia since 25 July was finished on 2nd of august, its consideration of nominations for the World Heritage List . Meeting under the Chairmanship of the Minister of Culture of Brazil, João Luiz da Silva Ferreira, the Committee inscribed 21 new sites, including 15 cultural, 5 natural and 1 mixed properties. Three countries, Kiribati, Marshall Islands and Tajikistan, had sites added for the first time.
Date: 6 Aug 2010 , Author: / Category: Travel, , India / Views: 6001/Rating:3
Thursday, 15 Jul 2010
Indian Currency gets distinct symbol - But how to type?
The Indian rupee will soon have a unique symbol — a blend of the Devanagri 'Ra' and Roman 'R' — joining elite currencies like the US dollar, euro, British pound and Japanese yen in having a distinct identity.
Date: 15 Jul 2010 , Author: / Category: India / Views: 6952/Rating:3.7
Monday, 12 Jul 2010
PSLV launch successful - puts five satellites in orbit
PSLV proved it again .The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C-15 carrying remote sensing Cartosat-2B along with four satellites blasted off from the spaceport near here on Monday morning...
Date: 12 Jul 2010 , Author: / Category: India Space / Views: 4741/Rating:5
Saturday, 10 Jul 2010
Launch of PSLV-C15 with CARTOSAT-2B and student satellites scheduled on July 12
PSLV-C15 is the 17th flight of ISRO's versatile Polar Satellite launch vehicle, PSLV. In this PSLV will place the 694 kg CARTOSAT-2B and four auxiliary payloads in a 630 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO) . ISRO recently announced that the schedule launch of PSLV-C15 will be on 12th july. ..
Date: 10 Jul 2010 , Author: / Category: India Space / Views: 5262/Rating:4.5 / Comments:
Monday, 17 May 2010
Agni-II missile test-fired successfully
Agni-II, the intermediate range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, one of the key weapon systems of India's nuclear deterrence programme, was successfully flight-tested from the Wheeler Island off the Orissa coast on Monday.
Date: 17 May 2010 , Author: / Category: India Defence / Views: 3704/Rating:3