India's 10 Most Talked About Events in 2013

7. India's Mars Mission-

India’s ambitious and first space mission to explore Mars was successfully launched on November 5 from the spaceport of Sriharikota, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). This, completing the first stage of an 11-month journey that could see New Delhi's low-cost space programme win Asia's race to the Red Planet. Primary objectives of the mission are to demonstrate India’s technological capability to send a satellite to orbit around Mars and conduct meaningful experiments such as looking for signs of life, take pictures of the red planet and study Martian environment.

8. Cyclone Phailin-

Cyclone Phailin, one of the largest cyclone that striked the Bay of Bengal, left a trail of destruction by knocking down lakhs of homes affecting nearly 90 lakh people and destroying paddy crops worth about 2,400 crore. As the largest evacuation efforts in the country's recent history helped keep casualties to the minimum, reports from the afected state like Odisha confirmed the death of 23 people. Most of the casualties were caused by wall collapse, uprooted trees and in floods.

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