Countries Currency Picture Afghanistan Afghan Afghani Pakistan Pakistani rupee Bangladesh Bangladeshi taka China Renminbi Myanmar Burmese kyat Nepal Nepalese rupee India Indian Rupee Bhutan Bhutanese ngultrum, Indian rupee Maldives Maldivian rufiyaa … Continue reading List of currencies of the world
The Mid Day Meal is the world’s major school feeding scheme catering to about 12 crore children in over 12.65 lakh schools/ EGS centres across the country. The scheme was started in 1925 for deprived children in Madras Municipal Corporation. Through the mid 1980s three States viz. Gujarat, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the UT of Pondicherry had universalized a cooked Mid Day Meal scheme with their own funds for children studying at the primary stage. By 1990-91 the number of states implementing the mid day meal scheme with their own resources had increased to twelve states. The main goals … Continue reading MID DAY MEAL SCHEME – The Harsh Reality
Serge Haroche and David Wineland of France and US respectively, won the Nobel Prize for Physics this year. Australian all-Rounder Shane Watson was named player of the tournament, at the closing of the T-20 World Cup in Premadasa Stadium . The FIPB is headed by Arvind Mayaram, the Secretary of Department of Economic Affairs (DEA). Vivek Rae took over as Secretary in Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). Ohn Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka, the British and Japanese researchers respectively won the Nobel Prize-2012 in Medicine. On 9 October 2012, Huge Chavez re-elected as President of Venezuela. The Delhi Cabinet … Continue reading Knowledge Diary – 10th October 2012, Wednesday
Full Form of HLNRA is High Level Natural Radiation Areas. Kollam and Azappuzha are districts located in Kerela. Full Form of NLNRA is Normal Level Natural Radiation Area. Scientists found bacteria Cupriavidus Metallidurans that can grow on gold chloride found in nature, and used a combination of biotechnology, art and alchemy to turn it into 24-carat gold. Shubhalakshmi Panse takes over as CMD of Allahabad Bank. Adobe launched its latest version of its PDF reader, the Acobat XI suite. Ooty Farms and Orchards, now known as Green Earth Fresh Produce. A malaria drug made by Cipla has been pre-qualified by … Continue reading Knowledge Diary – 4th October 2012, Thursday
Allende Salvador was the President of Chile in 1973. Allende was the founder of the Socialist Party of Chile. Poland is famous for poster art. Michelle Bachelet became the first woman to be a defence minister in Latin America. In October 1990, Poland had its first Presidential election in which more than one party could contest. By 1900 New Zealand was the only country where every adult had voting right. Ghana, a country in western Africa used to be a British colony named ‘Gold coast’. Ghana became independent in 1975. Nkrumah became the first prime minister and then the president … Continue reading Political history facts of the world
Censorship: A condition under which the freedom of expression is taken away. Citizens have to take prior permission from the censor authorities of the government for making a speech or publishing news and views. Anything that the government finds objectionable cannot be published. Coalition: An alliance of people, association, parties or nations. This alliance may be ad hoc or a matter of convenience. Colony: Territory under the immediate political control of another state. Communist State: A state governed by a communist party without admitting other parties to compete for power. The state controls all the big property and industry. Martial … Continue reading Important terms in polity
Nirmal Bharat Yatra will start from October 3, 2012. Jairam Ramesh is the Union Minister of Rural Development. Vidya Balan is the brand ambassador of the ministry’s campaign for improving sanitation. The Nirmal Bharat Yatra will be of 2,000 km. The Nirmal Bharat Yatra will begin from the Gandhi Ashram located in Sevagram in Wardha (Maharashtra) and will end in Bettiah (Bihar). Union environment Minister is Jayanthi Nataranjan. TVS Motor Company launched its second 125-cc motorcycle named Phoenix. Brajesh Mishra, who was India’s first National Security Advisor passed away. Ecuador announced its decision to grant political asylum to Wikileaks … Continue reading Knowledge Diary – 29th September 2012, Saturday
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister is Omar Abudullah. Full Form of CBD is Convention on Biological Diversity. Samsung unveiled the upgraded version of its tablet, Galaxy Note II which is powered by Android version 4.1. Samsung India Vice President is Asim Warsi. Iran unveils long range drone named Shahed 129. India is going to expand bilateral trade with Malaysia to $15 billion by 2013 from $13 billion in 2011-12 as per the discussion in India-Malaysia CEO Forum. Samir Brahmachari is the Director-General of CSIR. On 26 September 2012, Justice Darmar Murugesan, the former judge of the Madras High Court, was … Continue reading Knowledge Diary – 28th September 2012, Friday
Full Form of RNTCP is Revised National TB control Programme. Full Form of MDR is Multidrug Resistant. India has the second higest burden of MDR-TB in the world and this accounts for about one-fifth of the global burden. “Baxter” a humanoid robot with common sense, which is desigened to work safely alongside its human co-worker on factory production lines, was recently unveiled in the US. Aedes aegypti, the mosquito to that is principally responsible for spreading the virus that cause dengue, has proved adept at making use of human habitation. HCL unveils the Ultrasmart ME Series 3074, powered by third … Continue reading Knowledge Diary – 20th September 2012, Thursday
On 18 September 2012,The data presented by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) claimed that the low cost airlines Indigo emerged as the leading carrier in the month of August. Almost 70 percent of the total production of coal in the country is consumed by Power producers in India. On 18 September 2012, the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development decided to launch a scheme called Saksham to empower adolescent boys by educating them on gender sensitivity and moral behaviour. On 18 September 2012, Plastic Omnium, the French Auto Part supplier declared their plan to build a factory in … Continue reading Knowledge Diary – 19th September 2012, Thursday
1. Full Form of WCIT is World Conference on International Telecommunications. 2. The 9th World Hindi Conference is being organised in Johannesburg, South Arica. 3. Full Form of CSR is Coperate Social Responsibility. 4. The main theme of TRANSED 2012 is “Seamless Access for All: Universal design for transport systems and infrastructure as a key element in the creation of liveable cities.” 5. For making the payment of the bookings via mobile phones ,The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited introduced the Interbank Mobile Payment System (IMPS). 6. On 13 September 2012, The boxing Champion, Muhammad Ali who retired … Continue reading Knowledge Diary – 17th September 2012, Monday
What is empowerment? It is a form of legal authorization given to sustain an individual. Women empowerment is giving women powers so as to maintain a gender balance in all general contexts.From the very beginning women have been dominated and suppressed in Indian society. In Ancient India, women enjoyed equal status with man but during medieval age the condition of women started deteriorating. While purdha (pardha) system, sati, child marriage, dowry started taking place, the jauhar was practised in Rajasthan. Devdasis ( temple women) were sexually exploited, polygamy practice etc were prevalent. The Constitution of India guarantees to all Indian … Continue reading Women Empowerment
