Ardh Kumbhmela, Allahabad
Ardh Kumbhmela will be held in next month in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. A 90 million strong crowd is expected for the Ardh Kumbhmela - world's largest religious crowd !.
Aircraft carrier INS Viraat
India's only aircraft carrier INS Viraat has a length of 226.9 m, width of 48.8 m and a height of 8.7 m. The load capacity of the carrier is 24 to 28 kilotons, a speed of 28 knots, a complement of 1350 (143 officers), can carry 30 Sea Harrier aircrafts (fighters) - normally 12, 7 Seaking helicopters. It was comissioned in 1987 in Indian Navy and has a sky jump of 12 degree.
Important days in September
2 Sep : Coconut day
5 Sep : Teacher's day, Sanskrit day
8 Sep : World literacy day
15 Sep : Engineer's day
16 Sep : World Ozone day
21 Sep : Alzheimer's day
22 Sept : Ross's day (National Cancer day of India, Sir . Ronald Ross, Indian army surgeon posted at Secundrabad (A.P.), Nobel prize in medicine in 1902 for his discovery about Malaria. Malaria is spread by the female Anopheles mosquito
26 Sep : Day of the deaf
27 Sep : World tourism day
29 Sept World Heart day
Important days in October
1 Oct : Internationa; day of the elderly
3 Oct : World habitat day
4 Oct : World animal welfare day
8 Oct : Indian Airforce day
9 Oct : World post office day
Oct second Thursday : World sight day
13 Oct : UN International day for Natural disaster reduction
14 Oct : World standards day
15 Oct : World white cane day
16 Oct : World food day
24 Oct : UN day, World development information day
30 Oct : World thrift day
Important days in Nov and Dec
9 Nov : Legal services day
14 Nov : Diabetis day
Nov 19 : National day of Monaco (near the France - Italy border). Capital : Monaco city. The city of Monte Carlo is famous for gambling and is a main tourist centre. The head of the country is king, a population of 14 000 lives in 1.4 sq km.
1 Dec : World AIDS day
3 Dec : World day for the handicapped
7 Dec : Armed forces flag day (India).
10 Dec : Human rights day, International children's day of broadcasting
25 Dec : Christmas