India'S Mars Mission Successful On 1st Attempt, History Made

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I. India On Tuesday Created Space History By Successfully Placing Its Low-Cost Mars Spacecraft In Orbit Around The Red Planet In Its Very First Attempt, Catapulting The Country Into An Elite Club Of Three Nations.

Ii. Watched By Prime Minister Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ISRO Scientists Successfully Ignited The Main 440 Newton Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) And Eight Small Thrusters That Fired For 24 Minutes From 7.17 AM And Slowed Down The Speed Of Mars Orbiter Mission MOM Spacecraft Mangalyaan For It To Slip Into A Smooth Orbit Around The Red Planet After Almost An Year-Long Voyage.

Iii. Indias MOM Is The Cheapest Interplanetary Mission, Costing A Tenth Of NASAs Mars Mission Maven That Entered The Martian Orbit On September 22.

Iv. It Aims To Study Mars Surface And Mineral Composition, And Scan Its Atmosphere For Methane, A Chemical Strongly Tied To Life On Earth.

V. Given The High Rate Of Failures Only 21 Of The Total Of 51 Missions Sent To Mars By Various Countries Being Successful, The Success Of MOM Has Given A Boost To Indias Global Standing In Space.

'Liar's Dice' to represent India at Oscars

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i. Hindi film 'Liar's Dice', a road drama starring Geetanjali Thapa and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in lead roles, has been selected as India's official entry to the best foreign film category at the Oscar 2015 awards.

ii. 'Liar's Dice', which is Malayalam actress Geetu Mohandas' feature film directorial debut, beat 29 other films including 'Mary Kom' to represent India at the 87th edition of Oscars next year, Supran Sen, secretary general of the Film Federation of India (FFI), said. 
iii. The other films which were in the race included 'Shahid', 'Queen', 'Mardaani', Marathi films 'Yellow' and 'Fandry' and Bengali films 'Jatishwar' and 'Apur Panchali'. 
iv. The 104-minute feature film was selected by a 12-member jury headed by eminent filmmaker T Hariharan from 30 entries.
v. 'Liar's Dice' follows a young tribal woman living in a village near the Indo-Tibetan border who embarks on a journey with her young daughter to Delhi in search of her missing husband. http://onlinepages.in

India, China sign 3 MoUs including setting up Industrial Park in Gujarat

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i. India and China have signed three MoUs including setting up Industrial Park in Gujarat. All the three MoUs have been signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping. 
ii. The agreements include

1. Sister city pact between Guangzhou in China and Ahmedabad

2. setting up of an industrial park in Gujarat

3. The third is between the governments of Gujarat and a Chinese province. 
iii. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held formal talks at Hotel Hayat in Ahmedabad. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the Chinese President Xi Jinping and first lady of China at the Hotel. 

iv. Keen to boost its trade ties with India, the Chinese side has already indicated that it will pledge to invest billions of dollars in India’s railway, manufacturing and infrastructure projects during the Xi’s visit, the third by any Chinese President to India. http://onlinepages.in

PM Proposes Online Japanese Language Courses In India

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I. India Needs To Learn From Japan In Order To Modernise Its Primary Education System, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Said During A Visit To The Taimei Elementary School On Monday Morning.

Ii. Also, India Needed To Learn Moral Education And Discipline From The Japanese System Of Education, Especially The Methods Used Towards These Ends.

Iii. Calling On Teachers Here To Come To India And Teach Japanese, Mr. Modi Said There Was A Dire Shortage Of Japanese Language Teachers In India.

Iv. Already, The Prime Minister Pointed Out, Central Board Of Secondary Education (CBSE) Schools Had Started Teaching Japanese In India.

Winner Of Arjuna Award

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Abhishek Verma (Archery)

Tintu Luka (Athletics)

H.N. Girisha (Para Athletics)

V. Diju (Badminton)

Geethu Anna Jose (Basketball)

Jai Bhagwan (Boxing)

R. Ashwin (Cricket)

Anirban Lahiri (Golf)

Mamta Pujari (Kabaddi) Saji Thomas (Rowing)

Heena Sidhu (Shooting)

Anaka Alankamony (Squash)

Tom Joseph (Volleyball)

Renubala Chanu (Weightlifting)

Sunil Kumar Rana (Wrestling)

Avia Indra 2014, The Indo Russia Maiden Aerial Exercise Started

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I. Indian Air Force (IAF) And Russian Federation Air Force (RFAF) Indo-Russian Air Force Exercise, Avia Indra-2014 At Astrakhan Region, Near The Caspian Sea In Russia.............http://onlinepages.in

Ii. Avia Indra-2014 Is The First Indo-Russia Aerial Exercise That Involves The Air Forces Of The Two Countries. The Exercise Will Go On Till 5 September 2014.

Iii. The Exercise Is Being Conducted To Boost Cooperation Between The Air Forces Of Two Countries And Involves Aircraft Like Su030MKI And Mi-17 Helicopters.

Iv. It Also Involves Fighter Pilots, Helicopter Pilots, Missile Combat Crew, As Well As Engineers From The IAF Along With Their Counterparts Of The RFAF..............http://onlinepages.in

Gandhi Film Maker Richard Attenborough Dies At 90

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I.Oscar Winning British Filmmaker Richard Attenborough, Renowned For His Critically Acclaimed Biopic On Mahatma Gandhi, Has Died At The Age Of 90.

Ii. Lord Attenborough Won An Academy Award For Best Director For Gandhi, One Of Many Highlights Of A Distinguished Career That Spanned Six Decades, On Both Sides Of The Camera. ..http://onlinepages.in

Iii. One Of Britains Leading Actors Before Becoming A Highly Successful Director, He Appeared In Films Like Brighton Rock, World War II Prisoner Of War Thriller The Great Escape And Later In Blockbuster Jurassic Park As A Theme Park Developer.............. http://onlinepages.in