The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014 goes to three persons named Edvard I. Moser, May-Britt Moser & John O’Keefe The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014 was divided, one half awarded to John O’Keefe, the other half jointly to May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser ” forContinue Reading
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously adopted Resolution No. 2178 (2014) at a special sitting of the UNSC where most members were represented by their heads of state and the meeting itself was chaired by President Obama.ScreenClip[22] The resolution was passed under Chapter VII of the UN Charter whichContinue Reading
Mandela laid to rest in Qunu, ending a journey that transformed South Africa With military pomp and traditional rituals, South Africa buried Nelson Mandela on Sunday, the end of an exceptional journey for the prisoner turned president who transformed the nation. Mandela was laid to rest in his childhood villageContinue Reading
Google Inc has launched a music service, “All Access” that allows users to listen to unlimited songs for $9.99 a month, challenging smaller companies like Pandora and Spotify in the market for streaming music. Google has adopted the streaming music business model ahead of rival Apple Inc, which pioneeredContinue Reading
1.In which year was Hockey introduced in the Olympic Games? (a) Paris 1900 (b) Paris 1924 (c) London 1908 (d) London 1940 2. arrange the books with its authors . a)A Free Man: e) Ravi Subramanian b)The Folded Earth: f) Anuradha Roy c)The $10 Trillion Prize: g) Abheek Singhi withContinue Reading
1. In which of the following Oceans/ seas, lies the Sunda Trench? (A)Pacific Ocean (B)Indian Ocean (C)Arabian Sea (D)Atlantic Ocean 2. How much of longitude account for one hour? (A)8 Degrees (B)15 Degrees (C)18 Degrees (D)9 Degrees 3. Who was the author of ‘Common Sense’ , a revolutionary pamphlet ofContinue Reading
India’s position in the London 2012 Olympics medal tally is _____ . can you guess the answer ? The answer for the above question will be published on tomorrow . Post your guesses as comments below NOW!Continue Reading
Current Affairs Quiz Who has been appointed as the Chief Economic Advisor in the Finance Ministry. ? Post your answers as comments below. The correct answers, along with a new set of challenging questions, will be posted tomorrow.Continue 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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