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  2. Abdul Kalam Island - Wikipedia

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    Dr. Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as Wheeler Island, is an island off the coast of Odisha, India, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) east of the state capital Bhubaneswar. The island was originally named after English commandant Lieutenant Hugh Wheeler. On 4 September 2015, the island was renamed to honour the former Indian president, Dr.

  3. List of islands of India - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... North Andaman Island. Cleugh Passage Group. ... Abdul Kalam Island (Wheeler Island) Cattle Island;

  4. Integrated Test Range - Wikipedia

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    The Integrated Test Range (ITR) is a missile testing facility composed of two complexes - Launch Complex-IV (LC-IV) located on Abdul Kalam Island and Launch Complex-III (LC-III) located at Chandipur. As of April 2024, DRDO is working to establish a missile test range at Junput area in West Bengal .

  5. Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme - Wikipedia

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    The thermal cameras located on Abdul Kalam Island also picked up the direct hit through thermal images. [14] On 26 July 2010, AAD was successfully test-fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha's east coast. [29] On 6 March 2011, India launched its indigenously-developed interceptor missile from the Odisha ...

  6. Services Selection Board - Wikipedia

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    Candidates in a group task. Services Selection Board (SSB) is an organization that assesses the candidates for becoming officers in the Indian Armed Forces.The board evaluates the suitability of the candidate for becoming an officer using a standardized protocol of evaluation system which constitutes intelligence tests, and personality interviews.

  7. List of things named after A. P. J. Abdul Kalam - Wikipedia

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    Mount Kalam, a 6,180 metres high peak located near the Bara Shigri Glacier in Himachal Pradesh. [4] [5] Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Road, a road in New Delhi. The renaming was criticised by the historians citing "New Delhi's geography was inspired by history, not politics and bigotry". [6] A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Island, an island in the Bay of Bengal. [7]

  8. Mission Shakti - Wikipedia

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    The interceptor was launched at around 05:40 UTC at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Abdul Kalam Island and hit its target after 168 seconds. Microsat-R was the suspected target of the test. [16] [17] [18] The missile system was developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) — a research wing of the Indian defence ...

  9. List of colleges affiliated to the Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam ...

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    As of 2018, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), formerly Uttar Pradesh Technical University, has a total of 592 institutes affiliated to it located across 55 districts of Uttar Pradesh. [1]