MANIFESTATIONS OF HUMAN INTELLECTUAL ACHIEVEMENT: AUGUST 18 IN INDIAN HISTORY_STAY UPDATE

MANIFESTATIONS OF HUMAN INTELLECTUAL ACHIEVEMENT: AUGUST 18 IN INDIAN HISTORY_STAY UPDATE: 18-August-1800  Fort William College was established at Calcutta.       Fort William College (also called the College of Fort Willia...

AUGUST 18 IN INDIAN HISTORY_STAY UPDATE

18-August-1800  Fort William College was established at Calcutta.

      Fort William College (also called the College of Fort William) was an academy and learning centre of Oriental studies established by Lord Wellesley, then Governor-General of British India.

18-August-1900  Vijayalakshmi Pandit, first woman President of U.N.O. General Assembly, was born

18-August-1945  Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose left Saigon and is believed to have died in a Japanese aeroplane crash at Taihoku Airport in Taiwan.

            On 18th August 1945 it was reported that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was seriously injured and badly burned in a plane crash in Taihoku airport, Taiwan and is believed to have passed away in a nearby Japanese military hospital.

18-August-1951 

Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal.

  The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are autonomous public institutes of higher education, located in India. They are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 which has declared them as institutions of national importance, and lays down their powers, duties, and framework for governance etc.

18-August-1957  Tilak Raj was appointed the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed his office for four years till 6th September, 1961.

18-August-1993  The Transport Development Council decides to abolish Pathkar (entry tax) and increase the fee for national permit from Rs. 1500 to Rs. 5000.

18-August-1995  Parvati Giri, also called the Little Mother Teresa, died in Orissa. She was 69. She was a social worker and had taken part during the Quit India movement.

AUGUST 18 IN INDIAN HISTORY_STAY UPDATE

18-August-1800  Fort William College was established at Calcutta.

      Fort William College (also called the College of Fort William) was an academy and learning centre of Oriental studies established by Lord Wellesley, then Governor-General of British India.

18-August-1900  Vijayalakshmi Pandit, first woman President of U.N.O. General Assembly, was born

18-August-1945  Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose left Saigon and is believed to have died in a Japanese aeroplane crash at Taihoku Airport in Taiwan.

            On 18th August 1945 it was reported that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was seriously injured and badly burned in a plane crash in Taihoku airport, Taiwan and is believed to have passed away in a nearby Japanese military hospital.

18-August-1951 

Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal.

  The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are autonomous public institutes of higher education, located in India. They are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 which has declared them as institutions of national importance, and lays down their powers, duties, and framework for governance etc.

18-August-1957  Tilak Raj was appointed the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed his office for four years till 6th September, 1961.

18-August-1993  The Transport Development Council decides to abolish Pathkar (entry tax) and increase the fee for national permit from Rs. 1500 to Rs. 5000.

18-August-1995  Parvati Giri, also called the Little Mother Teresa, died in Orissa. She was 69. She was a social worker and had taken part during the Quit India movement.

MANIFESTATIONS OF HUMAN INTELLECTUAL ACHIEVEMENT: August 17 Current Affairs _ Get Update Now

MANIFESTATIONS OF HUMAN INTELLECTUAL ACHIEVEMENT: August 17 Current Affairs _ Get Update Now: Oscar winner music director  get “TAMIL RATNA AWARD” Oscar winning music composer AR Rahman was honoured with the Tamil Ratna Award by...

August 17 Current Affairs _ Get Update Now

Oscar winner music director  get “TAMIL RATNA AWARD”

Oscar winning music composer AR Rahman was honoured with the Tamil Ratna Award by the New York based Tamil Sangam. He was honoured with this award after his concert at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) chamber to honour M.S. Subbulakshi, the doyen of Carnatic music. The previous recipients of Tamil Ratna Award include Bharatha Natyam exponent Kamala Lakshman, Tamil movie director Bharathi Raja and mathematician Srinivasa Varadhan.

former Union Minister Najma Heptulla as a Governor of Manipur

President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed former Union Minister Najma Heptulla (76) as Governor of Manipur. She had served as Union Minority Affairs Minister in the Union Cabinet of NDA Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But she had resigned in July 2016.

Government has allowed online authentication using Aadhar for new mobile connections.

The Union Government has allowed online authentication using Aadhar for new mobile connections. In this regard Department of Telecom (DoT) has issued guidelines for Aadhaar Electronic-Know Your Customer (e-KYC).

China launches quantum satellite for 'hack-proof' communications

china has successfully launched the world’s first quantum satellite dubbed as Quantum Experiments at Space Scaler (QUESS) satellite. The satellite was launched on board of Long March-2D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the remote northwestern province of Gansu. 

Main Features 

The QUESS satellite has been nicknamed as Micius after a 5th century BC Chinese philosopher. It will be located in sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 km and will circle the Earth once every 90 minutes. The satellite will help China to establish hack-proof communications system by transmitting uncrackable keys from space to the ground. Applications: Ranges from highly secured military and government communications to online shopping.