GK OF THE DAY 09TH & 10TH
Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet wins Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 National Dialogue Quartet (NDQ) in Tunisia has won prestigious 2015 Nobel Peace Prize. Norwegian Nobel Committee has selected NDQ for its decisive contribution in building pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the 2011 Jasmine Revolution. NDQ was established in 2013 as an alternative, the peaceful political process at a time when Tunisia was on the brink of civil war aftermath of the revolution. NDQ consists following 4 organisations in Tunisian civil society Tunisian General Labour Union. Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts. Tunisian Human Rights League. Tunisian Order of Lawyers. Svetlana Alexievich Wins Nobel Prize in Literature […]
The Nobel Prize 2015
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2015 The Nobel Prize in Physics 2015 was awarded jointly to Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald “for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass” The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015 The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015 was awarded jointly to Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar “for mechanistic studies of DNA repair”. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015 […]
List of Indian States – Capital – Chief Ministers
List of Indian States – Capital – Chief Ministers State Capital Chief Minister 01. Andhra Pradesh Amaravati N Chandrababu Naidu 02. Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Nabam Tuki 03. Assam Dispur Tarun Gogoi 04. Bihar Patna Nitish Kumar 05. Chhattisgarh Raipur Raman Singh 06. Goa Panaji Laxmikant Parsekar 07. Gujarat Gandhinagar Anandiben Patel 08. Haryana Chandigarh Manohar Lal Khattar 09. Himachal Pradesh Shimla Virbhadra Singh 10. Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter) Mufti Mohammad Syeed 11. Jharkhand Ranchi Raghuvar Das 12. Karnataka Bangalore K Siddaramaiah 13. Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Oommen Chandy 14. Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Shivraj Singh Chouhan 15. Maharashtra Mumbai Devendra Fadnavis 16. Manipur Imphal Okram Ibobi Singh 17. Meghalaya Shillong Mukul Sangma 18. Mizoram Aizawl Lal Thanhawala 19. Nagaland Khima T R Zeliang 20. Odisha Bhubaneswar Naveen Patnaik 21. Punjab Chandigarh Prakash Singh Badal 22. Rajasthan Jaipur Vasundhra Raje 23. Sikkim Gangtok Pawan Kumar Chamling 24. Tamil Nadu Chennai [...]
GK OF THE DAY (01st to 7th Oct.)
3 scientists jointly win 2015 Nobel medicine prize Three scientists Youyou Tu (China), Satoshi Omura (Japan) and William Campbell (Ireland) have won 2015 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. They have been chosen for their pioneering discoveries which have led to the development of potent new drugs against parasitic diseases such as malaria and elephantiasis. Kajita, McDonald win Nobel physics prize […]
Important Books for the year 2015
BOOKS AUTHORS Forge Your Future APJ Abdul Kalam Neither a Hawk nor a Dove Khurshid M Kasuri Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights Salman Rushdie The Lives of Others Neel Mukherjee The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Man Booker Prize, 2014) Richard Flanagan (Australia) Convenient Action: Gujarat’s Response to Challenges of Climate Change Narenra Modi India Shastra: Reflection on the Nation in Our Time Shashi Tharoor Born Again on the Mountain Arunima Sinha Flood of Fire Amitav Ghosh The Red Sari: A Dramatised Biography of Sonia Gandhi Javier Moro Family Life: A Novel Akhil Sharma Gandhi At the First Sight Thomas Weber Unbelievable: Delhi to Islamabad Prof. Bhim Singh Lucknow Boy: A Memoir Late Vinod Mehta The Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years Pranab Mukherjee Editor Unplugged: Media, Magnates, Netas and Me Vinod Mehta Indian Parliamentary Diplomacy: Speaker’s Perspective Meira Kumar And Then One Day Naseerudin Shah The [...]
Current Affair One –Liner (September)
Business & International: The 193-member General Assembly adopted the new framework, “Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, composed of 17 goals and 169 targets to wipe out poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate change over the next 15 years. Doha Bank on 7th September 2015 has tied up with Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group to generate business opportunities in the Gulf Cooperation Council nations and India. PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi is the sole Indian-origin executive in Fortune’s list of 50 most powerful women in business, which has been topped by General Motors CEO Mary Barra. Leftist leader Alexis Tsipras was sworn in as prime minister of Greece. Matthias Müller (62) has been appointed CEO of Volkswagen AG with immediate effect. National: […]
GK OF THE DAY (23 TO 30 SEP)
India to hold G20 Chair in 2018 India is going to chair Group of Twenty (G20) nations forum in the year 2018 and New Delhi could be the host of the prestigious annual G20 summit. The Group of 20 (G20) is an international forum for governments from 20 major economies. Members: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, U.K., U.S, EU […]
GK OF THE DAY (21 & 22 SEP)
BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya passes away Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya, who has been known as the architect of BCCI, passed away in a private hospital in Kolkata. He was admitted to hospital after suffering a heart attack. He was admitted to the BM Birla Heart Research Centre. He was 75. Sherif Ismail sworn-in as Prime Minister of Egypt […]
Gk Of The Week (14 TO 20 SEP)
Australian PM Tony Abbott ousted by Malcolm Turnbull Malcolm Turnbull has been sworn in as the 29th Prime Minister of Australia after a leadership challenge saw the ouster of Tony Abbott. Mr. Turnbull’s Liberal Party colleagues voted 54-44 to replace Mr. Abbott during a surprise ballot on On 15th September 2015. He becomes the nation’s fourth leader in a little over two years, but despite division in his party, Mr. Turnbull says he will lead a “very strong government”. The last Australian prime minister to serve a full term was John Howard, who left power in 2007. Nepal’s parliament approves new constitution after 7 years […]
GK OF THE DAY (13 & 14 SEP)
Indra Nooyi, 2nd powerful women in 2015 Fortune’s business list Indra Nooyi, CEO of food and beverage giant PepsiCo is the sole Indian-origin executive in 2015 edition of Fortune’s list of 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. India-born Nooyi was placed at a second position in this year’s list and has moved up by single position from her previous third position in the year 2015. This edition of the list was topped by General Motors CEO Mary Barra. She heads the United States largest automaker and it is her second year as head. The list also includes […]