What is Global Peace Index? The Global Peace Index (GPI) is an attempt of the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) to measure the relative position of nations’ and regions’ peacefulness. The Institute for Economics and Peace develops this index in consultation with an international panel of peace experts fromContinue Reading
Nokia Oyj, the world’s biggest maker of mobile phones, has formed a software partnership with Microsoft Corp., betting that together the two companies can challenge Apple and Sony Inc.Continue Reading
Mitali Madhusmita’s Sena Medal, the first to be awarded for gallantry to a woman Army officer, in the history of Indian military.Continue Reading
1 : UNIVERSAL DONOR IN BLOOD GROUP IS Ans: O 2 : HUMAN RIGHTS DAY OBSERVED IN Ans: Dec 10 3 : THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS Ans: W C Banargee 4 : SPRING BALANCE IS USED TO MEASURE Ans: Weight 5 : RED BLOOD CELLS ARE FORMEDContinue Reading
The government has appointed UTI chief UK Sinha as the new chairman of market regulator Securities Exchange Board of India (Sebi). Sinha will succeed incumbent CB Bhave, whose term is scheduled to end on February 17. According to senior government officials, Sinha’s appointment has been formally approved and orders willContinue Reading
Kim Clijsters won her second straight Grand Slam title and the fourth of her career, struggling early before beating Li Na 3-6 6-3 6-3 yesterday in the Australian Open final. The result ended the outstanding run of Li, who became the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam singlesContinue Reading
IndiaPay is India’s first indigenous payment gateway and is scheduled to be launched in mid-2011. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is the owner of IndiaPay and will make its first move by cutting charges levied to merchant establishments by half, compared with what MasterCard and Visa charge. IndiaPay’sContinue Reading
Which film bagged National Award for Best Film 2010 “Kutty Srank” – Malayalam film Amitabh Bachchan got his third National Award for his performance in which film ? Paa Rituparno Ghosh gets the National Award for best director for the film “Abohoman”. The blockbuster hit 3 Idiots, starring Aamir Khan,Continue Reading
1. Who is the first Indian-origin woman professor in the Harvard University’s history ? Answer: Gita Gopinath 2. New Rupee Symbol of India or Indian Rupee Symbol represents ? Answer: A mix of the Devanagri ‘Ra’ and Roman ‘R’, to become the fifth currency in the world to have aContinue Reading
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