First Indian to Travel in Space . April 1984 .

Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian to travel in space. April 02nd 1984.

Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was with the Indian Air Force (IAF) at the time of flying into space in 1984. It was a joint-programme between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Soviet Intercosmos Space Programme.

Rakesh Sharma spent 8 days in space on-board the Salyut 7 space station. He was accompanied by 2 other Soviet Cosmonauts aboard Soyuz T-11 spacecraft which blasted off on April 02nd, 1984.

Rakesh Sharma was born on January 13th, 1949 in Patiala, Punjab. He joined the Indian Air Force (IAF) as a Pilot Officer after joining the NDA as an IAF cadet in 1966.

Awards:

He was awarded the Ashok Chakra from the Government of India. He was also honoured with the ‘Hero of the Soviet Union’.

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First ‘ IBTM India ‘ trade show held in Mumbai . September 2013 .

The first edition of the ‘IBTM India’ (Incentive, Business Travel & Meetings Industry- IBTM) was held over the course of 3 days at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai. September 12 – 14th, 2013.

The IBTM-India event was organised by Reed Travel Exhibtions (RTE). The event featured a tabletop format ie. exhibitors met one-on-one with buyers during pre-arranged meetings.

On the sidelines a Conference was held with the keynote address by Dr.Devdutt Pattanaik, an Indian physician turned mythologist.

A networking seminar was sponsored by the Indian Chapter of the Society of Inventive Travel Executive (Site).

The project was co-ordinated by the IBTM- India Project Manager Shinu Pillai.

The First Indian Woman & The First Woman ‘ President of the United Nations – UN General Assembly ‘. 1953 .

Vijaya Lakshmi Nehru Pandit was the First Woman President of the UN General Assembly. She was not only the First Indian Woman and but was also the First Woman elected as the President of the ‘ United Nations General Assembly ‘at the 8th session of the Assembly in 1953.

Since then till date, there have been only 2 other women appointed as the President of the UN General Assembly – in the 24th session and more recently in the 61st session.

She was an Indian Diplomat and Politician. She was the sister of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, aunt of Indira Gandhi and the great-aunt of Rajiv Gandhi, all of whom served as Prime Minister of India.

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Vijaya Lakshmi Nehru Pandit was also the First Indian Woman to hold a Cabinet post.

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was born in Allahabad, August 18th, 1900 and passed away on December 01st, 1990.

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India’s First Digital Substation Automation Competence Centre Inaugrated. September 2013 .

Alstom, a world leader in power generation and transmission inaugrated India’s first digital substation automation competence centre. September 12th, 2013.

Alstom’s new facility is located in Pallavaram, Chennai. The new facility has ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification. Alstom provides services for a wide variety of energy sources including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal with a focus on smart grids. This new facility is also a milestone for Alstom from a global perspective.

 

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Independent India’s First Finance Minister . 1947 .

Sir Ramasamy Chetty Kandasamy Shanmukham Chetty ( R.K. Shanmukhan Chetty)was the first Finance Minister of Independent India.

He was Finance Minister when the country’s first budget was tabled in the Parliament on November 26th, 1947. He held the portfolio for the period 1947 – 1949.

R.K.Shanmukham Chetty was a lawyer, economist and legislator.

Born in Coimbatore (Madras Presidency)on October 17th, 1892 and expired at the age of 60 on March 05th, 1953.

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Nokia’s Launches First Device in India with Urdu Language Capability. September 2013 .

Nokia launched the Nokia 114 model, the first ever device with Urdu language capability / option in India.

It was launched at an event by Kapil Sibal, Hon’ble Minister of Communications & Information Technology in the presence of P.Balaji, MD Nokia India in New Delhi. The Hon’ble Minister handed over the first Nokia 114 to Muzaffer Ali, noted filmmaker, poet, a revivalist and a social worker.

The launch is a part of Nokia’s strategy for democratising the reach of mobile telephones. India has over 15 crore urdu speaking people  making it one of the largest urdu speaking populations in the world.