https://padlet.com/aliciaandrade6/5psqlx9w11rnx4ni Made by Alicia Andrade 9G en-us 2022-05-22 07:02:48 UTC 2026-03-05 22:44:13 UTC hello@padlet.com http://www.sikhvicharmanch.com/Images/apj.jpg aliciaandrade6 https://padlet.com/aliciaandrade6/5psqlx9w11rnx4ni/wish/2194349422 Abdul Kalam was an aerospace scientist and played a very important role in the May 1998 Pokhran-II nuclear tests. His involvement in Nuclear Power in India earned him the title "Missile Man of India". ]]> 2022-05-22 07:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/aliciaandrade6/5psqlx9w11rnx4ni/wish/2194349422 aliciaandrade6 https://padlet.com/aliciaandrade6/5psqlx9w11rnx4ni/wish/2194352030 Kalam had received the highest civilian honor, Bharat Ratna. Kalam was given the award for his contribution to scientific research and modernization of the Indian defense program.]]> 2022-05-22 08:01:41 UTC https://padlet.com/aliciaandrade6/5psqlx9w11rnx4ni/wish/2194352030 aliciaandrade6 https://padlet.com/aliciaandrade6/5psqlx9w11rnx4ni/wish/2194352994 On 4 September 2015, Wheeler Island near the coast of Indian state Orissa has been renamed to honor the late Indian president, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.]]> 2022-05-22 08:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/aliciaandrade6/5psqlx9w11rnx4ni/wish/2194352994 aliciaandrade6 https://padlet.com/aliciaandrade6/5psqlx9w11rnx4ni/wish/2194369090 Kalam served as the 11th president of India. He won the 2002 presidential election and his term lasted from 25 July 2002, to 25 July 2007. Kalam was the third President of India to have been honored with a Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honor, before becoming the President.]]> 2022-05-22 08:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/aliciaandrade6/5psqlx9w11rnx4ni/wish/2194369090 aliciaandrade6 https://padlet.com/aliciaandrade6/5psqlx9w11rnx4ni/wish/2194376030 Switzerland has declared May 26 as Science Day in honor of the visit by the former President of India, Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam. The Swiss government, considering his vast expertise in science and technology, announced this on his arrival in Geneva on 26th May 2005.]]> 2022-05-22 08:59:29 UTC https://padlet.com/aliciaandrade6/5psqlx9w11rnx4ni/wish/2194376030 aliciaandrade6 https://padlet.com/aliciaandrade6/5psqlx9w11rnx4ni/wish/2194379219 It was in the year 2010, when the United Nations decided to honor this great scientist on his 79th birth anniversary and declared his birthday on October 15 as the ‘World Students’ Day’. There are controversies that the UN has never declared 15 October as World Students' Day, they say that for the last few years even those who have held important positions in India have been spreading and celebrating it.]]> 2022-05-22 09:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/aliciaandrade6/5psqlx9w11rnx4ni/wish/2194379219 aliciaandrade6 https://padlet.com/aliciaandrade6/5psqlx9w11rnx4ni/wish/2194388141 Kalam had helped with the development of the Agni missile. The Agni missile finally met its mission requirements in 1994. The Agni missile is a intercontinental range of ballistic missiles developed by India, named after one of the five elements of nature. Agni missiles are long range nuclear weapons surface to surface ballistic missiles.]]> 2022-05-22 09:27:04 UTC https://padlet.com/aliciaandrade6/5psqlx9w11rnx4ni/wish/2194388141 aliciaandrade6 https://padlet.com/aliciaandrade6/5psqlx9w11rnx4ni/wish/2194511362 In 1969, Kalam was transferred to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) where he was the project director of India's first Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III) which successfully deployed the Rohini satellite in near-earth orbit in July 1980.]]> 2022-05-22 13:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/aliciaandrade6/5psqlx9w11rnx4ni/wish/2194511362 aliciaandrade6 https://padlet.com/aliciaandrade6/5psqlx9w11rnx4ni/wish/2194553600 In the 1970s, Kalam began making efforts to develop the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). The PSLV was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites into Sun-synchronous orbits, the nation’s PSLV project was an eventual success. It was first launched on 20 September 1993.]]> 2022-05-22 14:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/aliciaandrade6/5psqlx9w11rnx4ni/wish/2194553600 aliciaandrade6 https://padlet.com/aliciaandrade6/5psqlx9w11rnx4ni/wish/2194558356 In addition to being a brilliant scientist, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was also a visionary. In 1998, he proposed a countrywide plan called Technology Vision 2020 to serve as an action plan to make India a developed nation by the year 2020. He put forward several suggestions, including nuclear empowerment, technological innovations, and improved agricultural productivity to achieve the same. Over the course of his five-year term as president, he remained committed to his vision of transforming India into a developed nation and thus spent a lot of time conducting one-on-one meetings with young people to inspire them to achieve their best.

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