Vasco port in Goa, The motor ship Thuleland from Sweden has been chartered by the Department of Ocean Development to launch the 8th Antarctica Expedition led by Dr. Amitava Sengupta. Animation explains the technicalities involved in the expedition. The film is a comprehensive demonstration about what goes into taking up such an adventurous expedition. Scientists from the Department of Ocean Development and the National Institute of Oceanography study samples of water. All communications are done via satellite.
"The News Magazine highlights the SSC Examination results in Maharashtra. It depicts the success stories of four students in the State. Master Mangesh Tukaram Mahaskar, a slum dweller from suburb of Bombay scored 96% marks and topped the state merit list. Blind brothers Ghanshyam and Vinod Asudani from Nagpur Division ranked 16th and 17th respectively in the 1988 SSC Examination. Miss. Asha Chandrakant Thete from Thane scored 76% marks. She was stricken with blood cancer. She died of her illness very recently.
Saturday, the 27th February, 1988. All roads of Delhi lead to Vijay Chowk. Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi arrives to flag off the historic run. P. T. Usha hands over the torch of freedom to the Prime Minister. The outstanding sportspersons who have won laurels for the country in national and international sports events are honoured by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister flags off the Delhi Marathon, 1988. He also participates in the run. National Stadium is the destination of the marathon runners.
December 4, 1986. Large crowds gathered on the banks of the Brahmaputra at Dibrugarh, to wish the two brave youths - Salam Biswas of Bengal and Shyamalesh Roy of Assam, who have constructed a vehicle capable of operating on both land and water. The two boys had to chart out their 980-km long route along the Brahmaputra from Dibrugarh to Dhubri. The film covers their adventurous journey. This expedition helped cover the message of love...
Soon after India got its independence, it faced the great challenge of joining all scattered princely states into the Union of India. The princely states were of various shapes and sizes. They varied in size from the large states such as Hyderabad and Kashmir to the smallest one which was less than 1 sq. km. in area with annual revenue of Rs.450 only. This film provides an interesting account of how all the princely states were finally united into one united state of independent India.
A family planning campaigner quickie demonstrates the use of Copper "T" an IUD for females who can now avoid unwanted pregnancies and plan their family size.
Both in urban and rural areas, one quite often see people spitting anywhere and everywhere. Such an act is indecent and unaesthetic.It is also responsible for the spread of diseases. This film attempts to educate people against spitting indiscriminately. They should make use of spittoons or drains, etc. for spitting. They should also cover their mouth with a handkerchief while coughing. Habits die hard, but "one is never too old."
In purely financial terms, the oil industry is the largest one in India. We need oil badly. We search for it, we produce it,we refine it and distribute it across the country and individuals as equitably as possible. The work goes on. This film explore the same.
On the occasion of India's completion of thirty five years of independence, this film takes stock of the country's progress in various fields including agriculture, rural development,industry and infrastructural development, space, etc.Excerpts of speeches by : Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, etc. are covered.
सूचना और प्रसारण मंत्रालय
