Tricolour on the moonChandrayaan-1, India's first mission to the Moon, was successfully launched on October 22 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
On November 14, the tiranga-painted Moon Impact Probe landed successfully on the lunar surface, making India the fourth country after the US, Russia and Japan to achieve this feat.
A delighted G Madhavan Nair, chief of the Indian Research Organisation said, "We have given the moon to India."
Serial blasts in the country
India was on high alert after a group called Indian Mujahideen carried out serial blasts across the country.
Jaipur: On May 13, eight blasts killed 80 people and injured more than 150.
Bangalore: On July 25, eight serial blasts left one dead and eight injured.
Ahmedabad: Seventeen bombs on July 26 killed 57 people and injured more than 100.
Delhi: Five bombs exploded on September 13 and killed 30 people, injured more than 100.
Malegaon blast: On September 29, six people were killed and 60 injured after a bomb tied to a bike exploded in Malegaon. The Mumbai ATS arrested Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, Colonel Shrikant Purohit and Dayanand Pandey in conection with the blast.
Assam: On October 30, at least 12 serial bomb blasts claimed 30 lives and injured around 100 people.
The poor man's car Tata Nano
Termed as the poor man's car, the Tata Nano will be a small city car, affordable at Rs 1 lakh. The rear-engined, four-passenger car was initially set to roll out of Tata production facility at Singur.
However, opposition from locals and the ensuing violence forced the Tatas to move out of West Bengal. The Nano will now be manufactured from a state-of-the-art manufacturing unit located near Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
