1974 - First NCC Airforce Squadron for Women was started.
1992 - Indian-designed pilotless target aircraft 'Lakshya' was successfully tested.
1996 - Sitaram Kesri was elected as the provisional president of Congress (I).
Birthdays
1917 - Asima Chatterjee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asima_Chatterjee
Chatterjee's research concentrated on natural products chemistry and resulted in anti-convulsive, anti-malarial, and chemotherapy drugs.
Prem Chopra (Bollywood Actor)
1943 - Mahadeo Singh Khandela - 2009 Lok Sabha Member
Birthdays
1964 - Dr. Ram Shankar Katheria - 2009, 2014 Lok Sabha Member
Minister of State for HRD, Higher Education. Visited NITIE on 20 September 2015 as Chief guest for Convocation. I also sat on the stage along with him on the day.
Sailendra Nath Sen
Macmillan, 2010 - India - 420 pages
An Advanced History of Modern India has been designed for undergraduate students as well as those preparing for civil services examinations at both central and state levels. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=bXWiACEwPR8C
1860 - Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya - Eminent Engineer and Administrator
1909 - C.N. Annadurai
1915 - Param Vir Chakra - Lance Naik Karam Singh
1929 - O.Rajagopal - Kerala BJP leader, Union Minister, MLA in Kerala (2016 Assembly Elections)
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at the Sardar Sarovar Dam, in Gujrat on September 17, 2017.
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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today dedicated the Sardar Sarovar Dam to the nation. The occasion was marked by prayers and chanting of hymns at the Dam at Kevadia. The Prime Minister unveiled a plaque to mark the occasion.
Later, the Prime Minister visited the construction site of the Statue of Unity, an iconic structure dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, at Sadhu Bet, a short distance from the Sardar Sarovar Dam. He was given an overview of the progress of work at the site.
At a large public meeting in Dabhoi, the Prime Minister unveiled a plaque to mark the laying of foundation stone of the National Tribal Freedom Fighters' Museum. The occasion also marked the closing ceremony of the Narmada Mahotsav, which generated awareness about the River Narmada, in various districts of Gujarat.
Speaking on the occasion, he said the huge gathering shows the respect that people have for Maa Narmada. On the occasion of Vishwakarma Jayanti, he said that he salutes all those who are working to build the nation. Let us leave no stone unturned to build a New India by 2022, the Prime Minister exhorted.
The Prime Minister recalled Sardar Patel's vision of the dam. He said that both Sardar Patel and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar gave a lot of emphasis to irrigation and waterways.
The Prime Minister said lack of water resources has been a major impediment to development. He recalled visiting the border areas in the past, when BSF jawans did not have enough water. We brought Narmada waters to the border areas for the jawans, he said.
The saints and seers of Gujarat have played a very big role in the making of the Sardar Sarovar Dam, he said. The waters of the River Narmada will help citizens and transform lives, he added.
The Prime Minister said that in the western part of the country, there is water shortage, and in the eastern part, there is power and gas shortage. He said the Government is working to overcome these shortages, so that India scales new heights of development.
The Prime Minister said the Statue of Unity would be a fitting tribute to Sardar Patel, and would draw tourists from all over. He recalled freedom fighters from tribal communities, who fought against colonialism.
1893- Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism and addressed Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions, the first ever inter-faith gathering. His brief talk on the day, dramatically attracted the attention of the gathering, enlightening Western opinion to the depth of Hindu philosophy and culture.
2009
Exports dipped for the eleventh consecutive month in a row with a 19.7 per cent fall at $14.3 billion in August against $17.8 billion in the same month last year.
For April-August this fiscal, exports contracted by 31.3 per cent to $63.9 billion from $93.1 billion in the same period last year. The contraction in July was 28.4 per cent.
