ISRO to celebrate 'World Space Week' with 7 academic institutions of Karnataka
New Delhi: As a part of the World Space Week program, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has joined hands with seven academic institutions across Karnataka to spread information and knowledge about the benefits of space science and technologies to the student community. The programme will start on October 4, 2019, and will continue till October 10, 2019, the space agency said in a statement.
List of the seven institutions:
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Poornaprajna PU College at Adamar
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SJM Institute of Technology at Chitradurga
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Konkan Education Trust High School at Kumta
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RV College of Engineering at Bengaluru
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Tontadarya College of Engineering at Gadag
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Sri Sai Vidyaniketan Residential School at Shahpur
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Siddaganga Institute of Technology at Tumkur
The program consists of various competitions
The one day program consists of various competitions for students, an exhibition of satellite models, posters, videos and talks depicting the past, present, and future of the Indian space program.
The space agency has invited students to participate in these events and enrich themselves about space activities in general and activities of ISRO-U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC). URSC is the lead centre of ISRO, which is responsible for the design, development, and realisation of satellites for the Indian space program aimed at benefitting the common man.
UN Genreal Assembly declared World Space Week from Oct 4 to Oct 10
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has declared World Space Week as an annual event to be commemorated from October 4 to October 10 every year.
The choice of dates is in recognition of two important dates in space history -- the launch of the first human-made Earth satellite -- Sputnik-i on October 4, 1 957 and the signing of the Outer Space Treaty in October 10, 1967. Over the years, World Space Week has emerged as the largest space event with thousands of programs being organised all over the world.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
