Shots from the street play , Kaanaakaazchakal

Shots from the street play , Kaanaakaazchakal ; performed at Marine Drive in Kochi on June 20, 2010. The play is peformed by Santhigiri Ashram's Viswasamskrithi Kalarangam team. 

97th Indian Science Congress 2010 at University of Kerala, Kariyavattom Campus, Thiruvanathapuram

The 97th Indian Science Congress (ISC) 2010 was held at University of Kerala, Kariyavattom Campus, Thiruvananthapuram from January 3-7, 2010. About 2,00,000 people are said to have visited the expo during the five days.

According to Sify, 2,000 scientific and technical papers were presented during ISC 2010. 7,000 delegates, including 2,000 students from across India participated in the five-day event.

Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam inaugurated the Childrens Science Congress. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inagurated the ISC 2010. Highlights of his speech can be found at Sify's website.

Note 1: I spent a couple of days at ISC 2010, as my father's product "Rat Vanisher" was displayed during ISC Expo 2010. The photos in this post were taken on February 4th, 2010 at "Kerala Gramam" and Indian Science Congress Exhibition.

Note 2: All photographs shot by Resmi Jaimon. IF you would like to use any of these pictures in your website/blog, contact me for my permission

Images: Kerala Gramam

Images: Indian Science Congress Exp 2010

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)

Indian Space Research Organisation displays model of Chandrayaan-1

Pictures from Indian Space Research Organisation stall

Ministry of Earth Sciences

Interesting Pictures..on the road - Ooty - Kochi

Photo Credits: Jaimon & Resmi Jaimon; Shot between Mettupalayam (Tamil Nadu) and Palakkad (Kerala); during our return trip from Ooty to Kochi in July 2008.

BPCL-Kochi Refinery's Mega Reactor

The mega reactor weighing 725 MT; 40 M length; 5.3 M diameter and 18 cm shell thickness, imported from China for BPCL-Kochi Refinery's Vaccum Gas Oil Hydro Desulphurisation unit reached BPCL-Kochi Refinery on August 18, 2009. The reactor was built by China Forging Heavy Industries, Dalain under the technical supervision of M/s China Petroleum Technical Development Corporations. Made of alloy stell, the reactor costs Rs.80 crores.

This was the first time Cochin Port Trust was handling such a mega consignment, said to be the biggest single piece of heavy machinery imported to India. From the vessel, the reactor was moved to a special barge, which then passed through inland waterways to reach Irumpanam. From Irumpanam, the reactor was transported to BPCL-Kochi Road in a low bed type trailer with 40 axles and 320 tyres!

Photo Credits: Resmi Jaimon
Photo Credits: Resmi Jaimon

Photo Credits: Resmi Jaimon

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