First Infosys Prize
First Infosys prize: Infosys prize has been instituted by Infosys to reward and recognise outstanding inventions or discovery or a cumulative body of work done in India in five major … Read More
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US Postal Service stamp on Mother Teresa
US Postal Service stamp on Mother Teresa: Nobel Prize winner Mother Teresa & legendary Hollywood actress Katharine Hepburn has been chosen by US Postal Service for 2010 stamp programme. The … Read More
First Yuva Train
First Yuva Train: Howrah Railway Station. 2249/2250 Howrah-New Delhi ‘Yuva’ Express (weekly) has been launched. This is the first yuva Train of the country. What are Yuva trains? Yuva Trains … Read More
Heads of Various World organizations–Latest who’s who–Quiz
Heads of Various World organizations–Latest who’s who–Quiz Here is an update of the heads of Various World organizations. Secretary General, UN—Ban ki moon Director General,WHO—Margarret Chan Head, UNICEF—-Ann Veneman Head, … Read More
The biggest newspaper market in the world
With a sale of 107 million newspapers daily, India is the biggest newspaper market in the world. Together with China and Japan, it accounts for over 60 per cent of … Read More
Visa on Arrival Scheme
Government of India has introduced for the first time ‘visa on arrival’ scheme for tourists from five countries—Singapore, Finland, New Zealand, Luxembourg and Japan.
The Copenhagen Treaty – Environment Summit
The Copenhagen Accord, the first global agreement of the 21st century to comprehensively influence the flow and share of natural resources, was agreed upon by 26 most influential countries in … Read More
Ranganath Commission report on Religious and Linguistic Minorities
Ranganath Commission report Two years after it was submitted to the government, report of the National Commission on Religious and Linguistic Minorities is ready to be tabled in the Parliament. … Read More
Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor
India, Japan sign agreements on Rs 360-kcr DMIC project: India and Japan signed two agreements on December 28, 2009 for implementing the ambitious Rs 3,60,000-crore Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project … Read More
Chief Minister of Jharkhand
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief Shibu Soren has been elected as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand after successful conclusion of the Assembly pools in December 2009. The JMM, which won 18 … Read More