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
State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has surpassed Reliance Industries to regain its position as India’s biggest refiner. This was achieved after completion of expansion of its Panipat refinery. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. is India’s largest company by sales with a turnover of Rs. 271,074 crore and profit of Rs. 10,221Continue Reading
Mobile number portability (MNP) enables mobile telephone users to retain their mobile telephone numbers when changing from one mobile network operator to another. The final date for Mobile Number Portability (MNP) across India has finally been fixed . Now mobile users in India will be able to switch service providersContinue Reading
The National Innovation Council Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has approved the setting up of a National Innovation Council to prepare a road map for the ‘Decade of Innovation 2011-2020’. Sam Pitroda, adviser to the Prime Minister on public information infrastructure and innovations, will head the National Innovation Council. The CouncilContinue Reading
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry today for developing a process that, among other things, helps synthesize medicines. Richard Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki were cited for their work in “palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis.” That’s a way of joining together carbon atoms — using theContinue Reading
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