Tag: APJ Abdul Kalam

India carries out successful training launch of medium-range ballistic missile Agni-1

Another successful training launch of a short-range ballistic missile, Prithvi-II was carried out on January 10 this year from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.

June 1, 2023

PM Modi pays tribute to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on his birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on his birth anniversary on Saturday.

October 15, 2022

PM Modi pays tributes to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on his Jayanti

Other leaders also paid their tributes to the “Missile Man” of India.

October 15, 2021

Ink smear on Kalam’s demy book: Library staff urge PM to take action

In a letter written to Mr Modi on 3 March, the employees association ~ Joint Platform of Action ~ complained that no action has been taken against the “omnious powers”.

March 11, 2020

Young, sparkling minds shine at APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards 2019

In the current edition, the annual competition saw over 60,000 submissions from 544 districts of all the states and Union Territories of India.

December 8, 2019

Innovations by creative children recognized during Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards 2019

Among the other dignitaries present on the occasion were Acharya Devvrat, Governor of Gujarat, Dr PS Goel, Chairperson NIF, Prof Anil K Gupta, founder, Honey Bee Network, and Dr Vipin Kumar, Director, NIF.

November 30, 2019

‘Vajpayee’s farsightedness led to Pokhran success’: President, PM greet nation on National Technology Day

On this day, late President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam led the Indian team of scientists to successfully test-fire the Shakti-1 nuclear missile at Rajasthan’s Pokhran test range.

May 11, 2019

English sections and education

Teachers are not always to blame for the sorry state of school education.

March 11, 2019

Ecstasy and Agony

It is no ambitious pipe-dream, ISRO scientists have been working hard to develop the sophisticated and complex technologies required for Gaganyaan and the GSLV Mk-III launch vehicle that will propel the homebuilt capsule to its ethereal destination.

December 30, 2018

APJ Abdul Kalam | National Geographic to showcase rare facets of India’s Missile Man’s life on October 8

Becoming a fighter pilot was his "dearest dream". After graduating from MIT in 1958, he applied to fly fighter aircrafts for a young Indian Air Force. However, he did not get through. He was ranked ninth when only eight slots were available in the Indian Air Force. This was not the only failure that he faced.

October 4, 2018

Sushant Singh Rajput to play Chanakya, Kalam in 12-series biopic

Sushant Singh Rajput is set to essay 12 real-life characters, including political strategist Chanakya, poet Rabindranath Tagore and former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam, in a series biopic. The yet-to-be-titled project will celebrate the Indian geniuses spanning 2,000 years – from 540 BC to 2015 AD. All 12 biopics will be part of season one....

August 1, 2018

Stalling Science

The former President, APJ Abdul Kalam, had once said, “Politicians spend half their time on politics and the rest of the time on development.” That perception no longer holds good: more time is spent on politics and less on development. Our destiny is now decided by vote-bank politics. Just after Independence, our leaders wanted to...

April 1, 2018

Kamal Haasan denied permission to visit Abdul Kalam’s school

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan had to cancel his proposed visit to an elementary school in Rameshwaram on Wednesday where former president APJ Abdul Kalam studied, after education authorities denied him permission. After formally beginning his political journey this morning, Haasan had planned to address the students of the school at 8am. However, the Mandapam Assistant Elementary...

February 21, 2018

Kamal Haasan begins political tour from APJ Abdul Kalam’s residence

Tamil cine legend Kamal Haasan took the first step of his political journey from the residence of former President APJ Abdul Kalam in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, early in the morning of Wednesday, 21 February. “The greatness can arise from the simplest of houses,” he said as he emerged out of the Kalam’s residence, which marks...

February 21, 2018

Kalam birth anniversary: Book illustrates dreams of young India

Taking a step towards APJ Abdul Kalam’s vision for an India throbbing with young dreams, a new illustrative book on his 86th birth anniversary brings together the dreams of people, handwritten on postcards. A stunning assemblage of over 200 handcrafted postcards, ‘DREAMNATION: Uniting a Country with Handwritten Dreams’ co- authored by Saji Mathew and Jubie...

October 15, 2017

PM Modi to inaugurate Kalam’s memorial in Tamil Nadu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate APJ Abdul Kalam's memorial in Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu and attend several other programmes on Thursday, the second death anniversary of the former president. The prime minister will hoist the national flag at the memorial designed and built by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Pei Karumbu,...

July 27, 2017