1.Kalpana Chawla had filled the first flight, learn how to become the first Indian woman astronaut:-
Born on March 17, 1962 in the middle-class Hindu family of Karnal, Punjab (now Haryana) of India, Montu surprised the world not only by country’s 252 revolutions by the age of 35. They told the world that ‘Kalpana’ is not only done, but they have to live. Montu went a step further, and he died with his fantasies and became immortal. Montu is ideal for the whole world. Here, we are talking about Bharti’s first woman astronaut Kalpana Chawla. She was the second Indian to travel to space. Before them, Rakesh Sharma had a flight in 1984 in the Soviet spacecraft. Kalpana’s family loved him by calling him Montu He was the youngest of four brothers and sisters. One particular thing about Kalpana is that he had expressed his desire to become an engineer in the 8th class only. However his father wanted that the imagination be a doctor or a teacher. Kalpana Chawla started his first space mission on 19th November 1997 on the same day. Then his age was only 35 years. He flew the space shuttle Columbia STS-87 with 6 astronauts. During his first mission, Kalpana spent about 374 hours in space while traveling 1.04 million miles and during this time, he used to have 252 rounds of earth. Kalpana Chawla’s early education was done in Karnal’s Tagore Bal Niketan. The concept of a girl like Kalpana in the traditional society of Haryana was unimaginable. In order to fulfill his dream, he completed B.Tech. In Aeronautical Engineering at Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh. By then India was far behind in space, so it was necessary to get their NASA to complete the dreams. For the same purpose, he went to America in 1982. He did M.Tech in Aerospace Engineering from Texas University here. Then he got a doctorate degree from the University of Colorado.
In 1988, Nasa
was introduced in 1988, Kalpana Chawla made the NASA gown. Here he was appointed at NASA’s Research Center. After this, he joined NASA’s Astronaut Corps in March 1995. After nearly eight months of stringent training, he started his first space mission on November 19, 1997, not only NASA but the whole world including India, with applause and good luck, sent their team on this trip.
Second and last trip to the age of 41
15 years ago on 1 February 2003, space is considered to be the most awkward days of history. This was the day on which India’s daughter Kalpana Chawla was returning from space to earth with her 6 other companions. His space shuttle was in the Columbia Shuttle STS-107 at the height of nearly two lakh feet from the ground and the speed of the vehicle was about 20 thousand kilometers per hour. He was so close to the earth that in the next 16 minutes, his vehicle was about to land in Texas, Texas. The whole world was eagerly waiting for Yan’s return to the earth. Then there was a bad news that NASA lost contact with this vehicle. Before the people could understand that the debris of this spacecraft spread to about 160 kilometers in the Texas Dallas area. In this accident, seven astronauts died including Kalpana Chawla. His death anniversary is celebrated every year on February 1, 2003, in honor of seven astronauts including Kalpana.
2. Sri Suresh Prabhu launches AirAservice 2.0 web portal
, Chennai airport has been awarded for 100% grievance redressal:-
Union Civil Aviation and Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Suresh Prabhu and Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Shri Jayant Sinha launched Airseva 2.0 web portal and advanced version of Mobile App in New Delhi.On this occasion, the Minister for Civil Aviation said that the need for the development of an advanced version of Airseva was felt for the purpose of providing better experience to the users (user). There are several features included in this. With social media, secure sign-up and log-in , Catbot for the convenience of passengers , improved complaints management, including complaints on social media ,These levels include providing information on the latest flight conditions and providing detailed information related to the flight program. The advanced and best version of Airseva is operated through an interactive web portal, as well as an effective mobile app on both Android and iOS platforms. This will give travelers the hassle free and convenient air travel. Web portals and applications will help to become aware of air passengers’ reactions and suggestions, which will make it easier to take strategic steps.Shri Suresh Prabhu said that now is going to be focused on increasing the quality of services , in order to be safe and enjoyable experience for passengers during travel.Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Shri Jayant Sinha said that 50 million people travel every year and this number will increase manifold in the near future. He said that the need to upgrade the air services and systemic measures were also felt to provide the best services to the consumers.On this occasion, Mr. Suresh Prabhu and Mr. Jayant Sinha gave the Champion Award to Chennai Airport. 100% grievances have been redressed at Chennai Airport within one year. On this occasion, Civil Aviation Secretary Dr. Guru Prasad Mohapatra and other officers of Civil Aviation Ministry were also present.
3.NIA team reached Amritsar to investigate grenade attack in Punjab:-
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) team of three members reached the spot in Amritsar, where the blast took place. This team also includes explosives experts. NIA team held a meeting with Director General of Police and Director General of Punjab.The Punjab Chief Minister has announced that the person giving information about the suspects in Rajasansi explosion case will be given a reward of Rs 50 lakhs. This information can be given on the helpline number 181. The Chief Minister has said that the identity of those who give information will be kept confidential. Meanwhile , the security of the nirakari buildings in the state has been increased.To discuss the issue of tomorrow’s grenade attack in Amritsar, a high level meeting of security in the Home Ministry was held in New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
4.Communication Minister Manoj Sinha has said that the government will simplify spectrum allocation for the security forces:–
Minister of State of the Union Communication (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Railways Shri Manoj Sinha inaugurated the Conference of All India Heads of Police Communications in New Delhi on the theme of modernization and challenges of police communication.
Communication Minister Manoj Sinha has said that the government will simplify spectrum allocation for the security forces. He was speaking at a conference on the modernization and challenges of police communication system. Shri Sinha said that in view of the need to make available the communication system for the security forces and the police, their ministry will speed up the spectrum allocation.
5.Eighth National Women’s Police Conference begins in Ranchi today in Jharkhand:-
The eighth national women police conference is going on in Ranchi in Jharkhand. The two-day conference is being organized by the Police Research and Development Bureau in collaboration with the State Police. This is the only national level conference for solving the problems of women police personnel.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
6.India gave financial assistance to build three schools in Nepal:–
India has provided financial assistance for construction of three schools in Kaski district of western Nepal. According to a statement issued by the Indian Embassy here , two schools with a secondary school and several complexes have been made in Kaski with financial assistance from the Government of India. Culture and Tourism Minister, Rabindra Officer inaugurated the Saraswati Tika Higher Secondary School, made in the municipal corporation , with the help of India in Atathnath .
Likewise , the construction of Lakshmi ideal majority campus in the accountant and the creation of the Gupteeshwar Mahadev Multiple Campus in Pokhara has also been done with India’s economic cooperation. Both premises were inaugurated by the Deputy Chief of the Mission Ajay Kumar in the Indian Embassy.
7.Two day talks under the Defense Cooperation Agreement between India and Singapore starting today in Visakhapatnam:–
Two day talks between India and Singapore are being started in Visakhapatnam from today under the Defense Cooperation Agreement. Defense Minister Nirmala Sitaraman will take part in talks with Defense Minister Dr. Angenhoan of Singapore.
Singapore’s Defense Minister is reaching Port Blair before the talks. They will go to Andaman Nicobar and Andaman Nicobar Island’s Lieutenant Governor D.K. Joshi and the Chief Commander of Andaman Nicobar Command will meet Vice Admiral Bimal Verma. They will also visit the defense establishments of the command.The Singapore Defense Minister’s visit is being held on the occasion of Singapore-India maritime bilateral military exercise- Symbix-18.
SPORTS NEWS
8.Indian women in semifinals face England:-
The Indian team will face the second semi-final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2009 with the champions of England, which the West Indies won by four wickets in the last group match.India has won all four matches in the group stage and now it will want to pay the revenge of England’s defeat in the 50-over World Cup finals last year. The team led by Harmanpreet Kaur defeated Australia three times in the last pool match.
The defending champions have been on top of the West Indies Group A with eight points. He beat England in the last over in the last league match. He will now face Australia in the first semifinal on November 22.
9.Super hit will be India and Australia T-20 series, this is because of:-
The three-match T-20 series between India and Australia will be played from November 21. It is expected that these series will be quite hit and viewers will come to the ground in large numbers to see it. Over one lakh tickets have been sold for this series for the two countries. The first T-20 match will be played on November 21 in Brisbane between India and Australia. It is expected that thirty thousand viewers can come to the ground to watch this match. On the other hand, the second match will be played on the Melbourne Cricket Ground and it is expected that around seventy thousand spectators will be seen on the field. At the same time, more than thirty-five thousand cricket fans can come to the ground on the third and final T20 match.
During the match played between India and Australia ten years ago on the Melbourne Cricket Ground, 84,041 cricket fans were present at the stadium. At this ground, it was the largest number of cricket fans ever. After this, during a T-20 match, over 65,000 spectators were on the field on the ground. Three seasons ago, when India came on a tour of Australia, 138,059 fans had come to the ground to see the only T-20 international match between the two countries. This time it is expected that these records can be broken during the three-match T-20 series.
India and Australia will play three-match T-20 series between November 21-2 25. After that, two Test matches will be played between the two countries and after the end of the Test series, the three-match ODI series will be played.
BUSINESS NEWS
10.Important meeting to be held in Mumbai by RBI, discussion on cash problems and corrective measures in small scale sector:-
The important meeting of the bank’s board has started in Mumbai under the leadership of Reserve Bank Governor Urjit Patel. This meeting is taking place at a time when the government has demanded discussion on the functioning of the bank and proper capital structure. The Government also wants that the process of consultation should be adopted by the bank in order to link it with the framework of the entire economic policy.
The central board of the Reserve Bank is expected to make arrangements for resolving such issues , on which remedial measures have to be made immediately. In this meeting, solutions to cash-related problems for small and medium enterprises and non-banking financial companies are also likely to be considered.
11.Indonesia is ready to buy sugar from Indonesia, wants cut in import duty:–
Indonesia is keen to buy sugar from India but she also wants to reduce the import duty on refined palm oil and sugar respectively to 45 percent and 5 percent. This information has come out through sources. An Indian delegation is going on a tour of Indonesia this week to discuss the trade of these two items between the two countries. While India is one of the largest sugar producing countries in the world, which has huge reserves to export it, Indonesia is the country’s main producer of edible oil, especially of palm oil.
According to the source, India is negotiating with China and Indonesia for all its exports of Sarpulas Sugar so that the farmers can be paid a clear payment of cane arrears. The Indonesian government believes it is not an adverse time for negotiating a bilateral agreement for palm oil and sugar but it will take time to make changes in current laws so that trade can be facilitated.
