I.N.R. 0615 (1960)
Director: Unknown Director; Producer: Films Division
Duration: 00:08:06; Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1; Hue: 93.539; Saturation: 0.018; Lightness: 0.246; Cuts per Minute: 21.934
Summary: 1. CANADA-INDIA REACTOR: At Trombay near Bombay - it contains
India's second atomic reactor which reached criticality at 5. 36 AM on July
10, 1960, A monument of Canada's co-operation with India.
2. METEOROLOGICAL CENTRE OPENED: The East India Company
established the first observatory in Madras in 1792. At the same site, a new
meteorological centre built.
3. NEWSFLASHES: (a) UP GOVERNOR SWORN IN Dr. Ramkrishna Rao
sworn at Raj Bhavan in Nainital, as Governor of Uttar Pradesh. (b)
BURMESE AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS: In New Delhi,
Mrs. Aung San, the Ambassador designate of Burma presents her credentials
to President Dr. Prasad. (c) HOCKEY TEAM WITH PM: Members of the
Indian hockey team taking part in the Rome Olympics meet Mr. Nehru. (d)
RAILWAY HOSPITAL: Western Railway's new hospital in Bombay. (e)
PURI CAR FESTIVAL: Images of Lord Jagannath, Balram and Subhadra
taken in a procession.
4. 'MERMAIDS' OF MANDAPAM: Govt of India Marine Research Station
at Mandapam in South India has in its laboratory a species of mammals
which come nearest to the mermaid of fabled fame.
5. SPORTFOLIO: TENNIS FINALS - Men's singles final at Wimbledon.
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