Latest World News January 2014 , Current News 8 January 2014

Chandrayaan 2 is a mission where we essentially need to move on lunar surface to conduct experiments.

Space Secretary K Radhakrishnan said--

We will launch Chandrayaan 2 with an indigenous rover and lander using GSLV by 2016 or 2017.

Chandrayaan 2 , India's first mission to Moon, was launched successfully on 22 October, 2008 from Sriharikota.

Spacecraft was orbiting around the Moon at a height of 100 km from the lunar surface for chemical, mineralogical and photo-geologic mapping of the Moon.

ISRO said--

The mission aims at using and testing various new technologies and conducting new experiments as a part of Moon probe.

Initially, the Moon mission was a joint venture of the Indian space agency, ISRO, and its Russian counterpart Roskosmos.

Russia withdrew from the mission after it failed to provide a lander within the proposed time.
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International Personality--
President Park Geun hye will hold delegation level talks with Prime Minister Doctor --

Manmohan Singh and discuss bilateral, regional and global issues during the visit, which is expected to expand and strengthen the India Republic of Korea strategic partnership.

Bulgarian qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova beat fifth seed Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to claim her first WTA career title, at the Sydney International.

The number 107, watched by her parents, dedicated the victory in her first final to her late grandfather and thanks the physiotherapists who saw her through eight matches in as many days.

Pironkova became the first qualifier to win a title at WTA Premier level since 2010.

She beat three top 10 players in her march to the trophy after losing her first seven career semi-finals prior to Thursday when she defeated former Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova.

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Indian Personality--
Former MLA and noted freedom fighter Narayan Sahu died at his residence in village Angaragaon, near Khallikote in Ganjam district Thursday night.

Narayan Sahu, a noted socialist leader was elected to the state assembly twice in 1957 and 1967 as an Independent and Sanjukta Socialist Party (SSP) candidate from Khallikote assembly constituency respectively. He was also elected to the Ganjam (Goa)zilla parishad.

Narayan Sahu was jailed several times while participating in the freedom struggle. He was one of the prominent figures in the Goa liberation struggle.

He was honoured by the Goa government for his contribution towards the Goa freedom movement.
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Sports News--
Lusofonia Games 2014 begins Hosted by Goa this year.

In the 12 days sports event 12 countries Brazil.

Angola, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Macau(China), Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe, Sri Lanka and the host nation Goa (India) are going to participating this Portuguese commonwealth games.

These mega sport event will be conducted in nine sporting discipline , namely Athletics, Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Football, Judo, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Volleyball and Wushu.

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