Minorities Rights Day was observed across the world to create awareness on rights of minorities. Minorities Rights Day on 18 December 2014 Minorities Rights Day was observed across the world to create awareness on rights of minorities. On this day, governments and NGO’s conduct debates on the recent developments in policiesContinue Reading
Film artist of Ireland Duncan Campbell on 1 December 2014 won Turner Prize 2014 for a video called It For Others. The video reflects on African art and includes a dance sequence inspired by Karl Marx. He received the prize of 25000 pounds at Tate Britain in London. He becameContinue Reading
Donal Tusk: Prime Minister of Poland, he has been chosen as EU). Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini has been appointed as the bloc’s new foreign policy chief. European Union The European Union is a politico-economic union of 28 member states that are primarily located in Europe. The EU operatesContinue Reading
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014 was awarded jointly to Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Hell and William E. Moerner “for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy”. Press Release 8 October 2014 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2014 to EricContinue Reading
2014 Nobel Prize in Physics The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 was awarded jointly to Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura “for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources Press Release 7 October 2014 The Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesContinue Reading
NASA’s Scientists Developed ‘SMAP’ Satellite To Combat Drought NASA scientists, including one of Indian-origin, developed Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite that Nasaand help farmers maximize the crop yield.The mission is scheduled to launch in November 2014 and will collect the local data of agricultural and water managers that areContinue Reading
Pakistan has decided to introduce Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in two years before the next general elections due in 2018. Each new voting machine would cost around USD 300 and the country needs at least 1,50,000 machines for about 70,000 polling stations in the country. The EVMs reduce the timeContinue Reading
Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh of Australia were selected as Bradman Honouree 2014. It was announced by The Bradman Foundation. They will be honoured at the Gala Dinner of the Bradman Foundation on 29 October 2014 in Sydney.It was announced by the Bradman Foundation on 22 September 2014.It wasContinue Reading
Asian Games 2014 Medals Tally Asian Games 2014 Live Updates: A look at Indian medallists in Incheon at the end of Day 6 India’s poor run at the Asian Games continued on Day 6 as well. While Shooters bagged a bronze, rowers settled for two more to get the rareContinue Reading
Persons this week -Harry Belafonte and Serena Williams Harry Belafonte to receive honorary humanitarian Oscar Oscar organizers declared that they will give a esteemed humanitarian award to US actor-producer-singer Harry Belafonte, whose efforts as an activist has assisted throw light on racism and discrimination. It will be presented at theContinue Reading
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