Category Archives: General Knowledge

Sahitya Akademi Awards 2011

Posted on January 15, 2012 by admin

Language Title and Genre Author Assamese Ei Anuragi Ei Udasi (Poetry) (late) Kabin Phukan Bengali Bane Aaj Concherto (Poetry) Manindra Gupta Bodo Okhafwrni Dwima (Poetry) Premananda Mosahari Dogri Cheten Diyan Ga’liyan (Essays) Lalit Magotra English India After Gandhi (Narrative History) … Continue reading →

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‘Lost World’ of Sea Creatures Discovered Near Antarctica

Posted on January 4, 2012 by admin

Scientists doing their first exploring of deep-sea vents in the Antarctic said it was unlike anything found around other hydrothermal vents — a world populated by new species of anemones, predatory sea stars, and piles of hairy-chested yeti crabs. It … Continue reading →

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Indian-born Noble laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan gets Knighthood

Posted on January 1, 2012 by admin

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, India-born US citizen whose pioneering work in molecular biology won him the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, has been honoured with a knighthood by the royal establishment here in a rare recognition of achievement by foreigners based in … Continue reading →

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India win men, women world cup Kabaddi titles

Posted on November 23, 2011 by admin

  Hosts India lifted the winners title in the men’s and women’s section of the second World Cup Kabaddi tournament in Ludhiana. The India men team easily beat the Canada side 59-25 in the final match played at the Guru … Continue reading →

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India has been elected to the United Nations Joint Inspection Unit for 5 yrs

Posted on November 23, 2011 by admin

China, India has been elected to the United Nations Joint Inspection Unit, an independent external oversight body mandated to conduct evaluations, inspections and investigations of UN system worldwide. India won the Asia-Pacific region seat for the five-year term beginning 1 … Continue reading →

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SAARC University

Posted on November 10, 2011 by admin

The proposal for setting up a SAARC university was mooted by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the 13th SAARC Summit in Dhaka in December 2005. Then the External Affairs Minister stressed that SAARC has moved towards it relatively quickly … Continue reading →

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Eurozone Crisis 2011

Posted on November 3, 2011 by admin

The eurozone has been plunged into renewed turmoil by Greece’s decision to hold a referendum on the EU’s efforts to bail out its stricken economy. In October, the European Commission, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund … Continue reading →

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General Conference admits Palestine as UNESCO Member State

Posted on October 31, 2011 by admin

UNESCO’s General Conference today voted to admit Palestine as a Member State of the Organization. Palestine’s entry will bring the number of UNESCO’s Member States to 195. The vote was carried by 107 votes in favour of admission and 14 … Continue reading →

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Sebastian Vettel won the Formula One Grand Prix of India

Posted on October 30, 2011 by admin

Sebastian Vettel scored a perfect victory in the inaugural Formula One Grand Prix of India at the Buddh International Circuit on 30th October 2011. The German started from the pole, led every lap and whipped out the fastest lap time … Continue reading →

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The Hindu Literary Prize for Best Fiction 2011

Posted on October 30, 2011 by admin

Rahul Bhattacharya bagged the ‘The Hindu Literary Prize for Best Fiction 2011′ for his The Sly Company of People Who Care. The book, which narrates a young Indian’s Caribbean adventures in the company of a Guyanese diamond-hunter, was virtually deadlocked … Continue reading →

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