A Rolex watch, gifted to Sir Edmund Hillary after his successful ascent of Mount Everest in 1953, is to go under the hammer, a media report said. The Oyster Perpetual limited edition watch, which was given to the explorer by Rolex retailer ‘Bosecks’ in Calcutta and valued at 12,000 pounds despite its damaged visage, is [...]
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October will become the longest month of the year when several countries across the globe will adjust their clocks one hour backward a week from now. "Typically, clocks are adjusted forward one hour near the start of spring and are adjusted one hour backward in autumn," say experts from the Moscow Metrology Center which is [...]
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RBI hikes key policy rates to tame inflation The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiked the short-term indicative interest rates (repo and reverse repo rates) on 2nd July, 2010, by 25 basis points to mitigate rising inflation and inflationary pressures. It has increased the repo rate, the rate at which the banks borrow funds from [...]
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The Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR), Nagpur has been notified as the nodal institute to monitoring the baseline susceptibility of bollworm to Bt protein since 2002. The Government has approved the project on the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) to be undertaken with the assistance from the World Bank. The project includes hazard line [...]
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The Kolkata Group is an independent initiative inspired and chaired by Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen. · Pratichi Trust run by Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen. · Professor M. S. Rajan, doyen of international relations in India, passed away · Rana Som- Chairman and Managing Director, National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) · S. C. Gupta- [...]
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Suman Sahai- geneticist · Desmond Tutu- Nobel peace Prize Winner in 1984. Tutu became the second South African to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. · Indus Water Treaty of 1960 ” an agreement which has so far endured despite conflicts ” allocated the three eastern rivers (Sutlej, Beas and Ravi) of Indus system to [...]
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Agni-III, the missile with the longest range in India s arsenal, was launched from the Wheeler Island off Orissa. · Lt. Gen. B.S. Nagal, chief -the Strategic Forces Command · A. Sivathanu Pillai- Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, BrahMos Aerospace · Arvind Subramanian- Economist · Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund. · [...]
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The Delhi Sustainable Development Summit ( DSDS), organised by The Energy and Research Institute, is an annual event that brings together policymakers and stakeholders. This year s theme ” œBeyond Copenhagen: new pathways to sustainable development ” has attracted a large number of world leaders and negotiators. · Multi-lateral œMilan Navy exercise is held in port [...]
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Bt brinjal, created by inserting a gene from the soil bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis “ hence the Bt “ is capable of resisting several insect pests and could reduce the use of pesticide. · Abdullah Gul ,President ,Turkey · The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is an international organisation with a permanent delegation to the United Nations. It groups 57 member states. [...]
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India signed a œdeclaration on civilian nuclear cooperation with the U.K. The U.K. becomes the eighth country with which India has signed a civilian nuclear pact since breaking out of restrictions imposed on it. · Srikumar Banerjee, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission · Food inflation rose for the third straight week to touch 17.94 per cent [...]
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A. C. Mahajan, Chairman and Managing Director, Canara Bank · S. A. Bhat, Chairman and Managing Director, Indian Overseas Bank · S. Sridhar , CMD, Central Bank of India · T.Y. Prabhu , Chairman and Managing Director, Oriental Bank of Commerce · The first contingent of 209 women in Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)passed out.. The [...]
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The government constituted a five-member committee œto hold wide-ranging consultations with all sections of the people and all political parties and groups in Andhra Pradesh.The committee will be headed by the former Supreme Court judge, Justice B.N. Srikrishna. · Kirit S. Parikh, Chairman, Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe), submitted the report of the [...]
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The President of the Federal Republic of Germany first official visit to India underlines the increasing importance of the strategic partnership between Germany and India. It is expected to further strengthen bilateral ties, including the forthcoming ˜Year of Germany in India 2011 “ 2012 , which will showcase areas of mutual interest. · Surajkund Crafts [...]
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Oscar-winner A.R. Rahman continued his winning streak, bagging two Grammy awards for his foot-tapping number ˜Jai Ho and outstanding soundtrack for the film Slumdog Millionaire. Rahman won in the category of Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media for Slumdog Millionaireand Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other [...]
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International Buddha Convention-Bhopal · Social activist and actor Nafisa Ali (left) and Kiran Bedi, the first woman IPS officer in the country, received the Kalpana Chawla Excellence Awards 2010 in New Delhi on Sunday. · Abuja is the capital of Nigeria · Leander Paes equalled the record for most number of Grand Slam title triumphs [...]
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