Important Events of October – 15
International Day of Rural Women
The crucial role that women and girls play in ensuring the sustainability of rural households and communities, improving rural livelihoods and overall wellbeing, has been increasingly recognized. Women account for a substantial proportion of the agricultural labour force, including informal work, and perform the bulk of unpaid care and domestic work within families and households in rural areas. They make significant contributions to agricultural production, food security and nutrition, land and natural resource management, and building climate resilience.
APJ Abdul Kalam Birth Day
Birth :
He was Born on October 15, 1931.
- He was an Indian scientist who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and studied physics and aerospace engineering. He spent the next four decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and was intimately involved in India’s civilian space programme and military missile development efforts. He thus came to be known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology.
- He also played a pivotal organisational, technical, and political role in India’s Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998, the first since the original nuclear test by India in 1974.
Awards :
| Year of award or honour | Name of award or honour | Awarding organisation |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Padma Bhushan | Government of India |
| 1990 | Padma Vibhushan | Government of India |
| 1994 | Distinguished Fellow | Institute of Directors (India) |
| 1995 | Honorary Fellow | National Academy of Medical Sciences. |
| 1997 | Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration | Indian National Congress |
| 1997 | Bharat Ratna | Government of India |
| 1998 | Veer Savarkar Award | Government of India |
| 2000 | Ramanujan Award | Alwars Research Centre, Chennai |
| 2007 | Honorary Doctorate of Science and Technology | Carnegie Mellon University. |
| 2007 | King Charles II Medal | Royal Society, UK |
| 2007 | Honorary Doctorate of Science | University of Wolverhampton, UK |
| 2008 | Doctor of Engineering (Honoris Causa) | Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
| 2008 | Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) | Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh |
| 2009 | Honorary Doctorate | Oakland University |
| 2009 | Hoover Medal | ASME Foundation, USA |
| 2009 | International von Kármán Wings Award | California Institute of Technology, USA |
| 2010 | Doctor of Engineering | University of Waterloo |
| 2011 | IEEE Honorary Membership | IEEE |
| 2012 | Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) | Simon Fraser University |
| 2013 | Von Braun Award | National Space Society |
| 2014 | Doctor of Science | Edinburgh University, UK |
Death
Kalam collapsed and died from an apparent cardiac arrest on 27 July 2015, aged 83. Thousands including national-level dignitaries attended the funeral ceremony held in his hometown of Rameshwaram, where he was buried with full state honour.
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