NATIONAL JULY 2009

NATIONAL JULY 2009

• Actress Nandita Das has been appointed chairperson of the Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI).
  
• Nandan Nilakeni took over as the head of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIAI). Ramsevak Sarma took over as CEO of UIAI.
  
• The solar eclipse of 22 July 2009 was the longest total solar eclipse during the 21st century. This will take place again in 2132.Totality lasted for up to 6 minutes and 39 seconds, with the maximum eclipse occurring in the Pacific ocean at 02:35:21 about 100 km south of the Bonin Islands, southeast of Japan. In Gujarat, it lasted for 6 min and 30 seconds.
  
• Mohanlal, an actor was conferred the honorary title of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army (TA), a citizen's force of the Indian army.
  
• The deepest sea port at Ganagvaram was opened which is 20meters deep 1km from the sea coast.
  
• Two NSG centers were started at Mumbai and Hyderabad.