25000 പോഷക തോട്ടം പദ്ധതിയുടെ ബ്രാൻഡ് അംബാസഡർ

മഞ്ജു വാര്യർ

 

രാജ്യമെമ്പാടും പൊതു WiFi എത്തിക്കാനുളള കേന്ദ്രസർക്കാർ പദ്ധതി

PM - WANI

(Prime Ministers Wifi Access Network Initiative)

 

കേരളം, തമിഴ്നാട് എന്നിവിടങ്ങളിലെ തീരപ്രദേശങ്ങളിൽ ഭീഷണി സൃഷ്ടിച്ച ബുറേവി ചുഴലിക്കാറ്റിന് പേര് നൽകിയ രാജ്യം -

മാലിദ്വീപ്

 

എവറസ്റ്റിന്റെ പുനർനിർണയിക്കപ്പെട്ട ഉയരം

8848.86m

 

 Icc യുടെ പുതിയ ചെയർമാൻ

ഗ്രേഗ് ബാർക്ലേ

 

2021 ൽ ഡൽഹിയിൽ നിന്നും സർവ്വീസ് ആരംഭിക്കുന്ന ലോകത്തിലെ ഏറ്റവും ദൈർഘ്യമേറിയ ബസ്?

ബസ് ടു ലണ്ടൻ

 

രാജ്യാന്തര ഏകദിനത്തിൽ അരങ്ങേറ്റ മത്സരത്തിൽ ഏറ്റവും വേഗതയേറിയ അർദ്ധസെഞ്ച്വറി നേടിയ താരം -?

 ക്രുണാൽ പാണ്ഡ

 

BBC ഇന്ത്യാസ് എമർജിങ് പ്ലെയർ ഓഫ് ദ ഇയർ പുരസ്കാരം നേടിയ ഷൂട്ടിങ് താരം -

മനു ഭാകർ

 

ഇന്ത്യയിലാദ്യമായി വെർച്വൽ പോസ്റ്റ്മാർട്ടം ആരംഭിച്ച ആശുപത്രി

AIIMS, New ഡൽഹി

 

2021 ഏപ്രിലിൽ കോവിഡ് ബാധിച്ച് അന്തരിച്ച പ്രശസ്ത ബംഗാളി കവി 

ശംഖാഘോഷ്

 

ഇറ്റലി ഇന്ത്യയിൽ ആരംഭിച്ച ആദ്യ Mega Food Park Project നിലവിൽ വന്നത്

Fanidhar ഗുജറാത്ത്‌

 

2019 ലെ ഗാന്ധി സമാധാന പുരസ്കാര ജേതാവ്

ഖാബൂസ് ബിൻ സയിദ് അൽ സമിദ് ( ഒമാൻ)

 

കോവിഡ് വ്യാപനത്തിനുശേഷം പ്രധാനമന്ത്രി നരേന്ദ്രമോദി സന്ദർശിച്ച ആദ്യ വിദേശ രാജ്യം

ബംഗ്ലാദേശ്

 

ലോകത്തിലെ ആദ്യത്തെ Al കപ്പൽ

MayFlower 400

2021 ലെ ലോക Nurses ദിനത്തിന്റെ പ്രമേയം

 (may 1) 

Nurses: A Voice to Lead - A Vision for Future Healthcare

 

2021 Redcross (may 8) 

Together we are unstopple 

 

പുരാതന വസ്തുക്കളുടെ സംരക്ഷണം ലക്ഷ്യമിട്ട് ഇന്റർപോൾ ആരംഭിച്ച mobile app

ഐ ഡി ആർട്ട്

 

കോവിഡ് 19 വൈറസ് പ്രതിരോധത്തിനായി റഷ്യ വികസിപ്പിച്ച സിംഗിൾ ഡോസ് വാക്സിൻ

സ്പുട്നിക് ലൈറ്റ്

 

ഇന്ത്യയിൽ വിതരണം ചെയ്യുന്നതിന് അനുമതി ലഭിച്ച റഷ്യൻ നിർമ്മിത കോവിഡ് വാക്സിൻ

സ്പുട്നിക് v

 

ഡ്രാഗൺ ഫ്രൂട്ടിന്റെ പേര് കമലം എന്നാക്കിയ ഇന്ത്യൻ സംസ്ഥാനം -

ഗുജറാത്ത്

 

2021 ലെ പുരുഷ T-20 ക്രിക്കറ്റ് ലോകകപ്പിന്റെ വേദിയാകുന്ന രാജ്യം -

ഇന്ത്യ

 

ദേശീയ ബാലികാ ദിനത്തോടനുബന്ധിച്ച് ഉത്തരാഖണ്ഡിൽ ഒരു ദിവസത്തേക്ക് മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി പദം അലങ്കരിച്ചത് .

സൃഷ്ടി ഗോസ്വാമി

 

ദേശീയ സമ്മതിദായക ദിനത്തോടനുബന്ധിച്ച് തെരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പ് കമ്മീഷൻ പുറത്തിറക്കിയ ഓൺലൈൻ വെബ് റേഡിയോ -

ഹലോ വോട്ടേഴ്സ്

 

അൻപത്തിയൊന്നാമത് ഗോവ അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര ചലച്ചിത്ര മേളയിൽ മികച്ച സംവിധായകനുള്ള രജത മയൂരം പുരസ്ക്കാരം ലഭിച്ച വ്യക്തി ?

കോ ചെൻ നീയെൻ

ചിത്രം - ദ സൈലന്റ് ഫോറസ്റ്റ്

 

അൻപത്തിയൊന്നാമത് ഗോവ അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര ചലച്ചിത്ര മേളയിൽ സുവർണ മയൂരം ലഭിച്ച ചിത്രം ?

ഇൻ ടു ദി ഡാർസ് (ഡെൻമാർക്ക്)

മികച്ച നടൻ 

ഷൂ വോൺ ലിയോ

മികച്ച നടി

സോഫിയ സ്റ്റ വയ

 

ഇന്ത്യൻ പേഴ്സണാലിറ്റി ഓഫ് ദ ഇയർ

പുരസ്ക്കാരം - ബിശ്വജിത്ത് ചാറ്റർജി

അടുത്തിടെ അന്തരിച്ച അഡയാർ കാൻസർ ഇൻസ്റ്റിറ്റ്യൂട്ട് ചെയർപേഴ്സൺ ആയിരുന്ന വ്യക്തി ?

ഡോ. വി ശാന്ത

 

പരാക്രം ദിവസ് ആയി ആഘോഷിക്കുന്ന ജനവരി 23 ആരുടെ ജന്മദിനമാണ് ?

സുഭാഷ് ചന്ദ്രബോസ്

 

2021 ലെ പന്തളം കേരള വർമ്മ സാഹിത്യ പുരസ്ക്കാര ജേതാവ്

ശ്രീകുമാരൻ തമ്പി

സംസ്ഥാന സർക്കാർ സംരക്ഷിത സ്മാരകമായി പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ച സുഗതകുമാരി ടീച്ചറിന്റെ ഭവനം -

വാഴു വേലിൽ തറവാട്

കേരള സ്റ്റാർട്ട് അപ്പ് മിഷന്റെ C

 

2020ലെ ഒഎൻവി സാഹിത്യ പുരസ്കാരം നേടിയത് ?

എം ലീലാവതി

 

2019ലെ ഒഎൻവി സാഹിത്യ പുരസ്കാരം നേടിയത് ആര് ?

അക്കിത്തം അച്യുതൻ നമ്പൂതിരി

 

കേരളത്തിലെ ആദ്യ ഹരിത ജയിൽഏത് ?

കണ്ണൂർ സബ് ജയിൽ

 

ട്രാൻസ്ജെൻഡേഴ്സ് നു തുടർ വിദ്യാഭ്യാസ ധനസഹായം നൽകുന്ന പദ്ധതി ഏത്?

സമന്വയ

 

പ്രസിദ്ധമായ ദാൽ തടാകം സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നത് എവിടെ ?

ശ്രീനഗർ

ഏത് രാജ്യത്തിൽ നിന്നാണ് ലോകത്തിലെ ഏറ്റവും പഴക്കം ചെന്ന ഗുഹാചിത്രം കണ്ടെത്തിയത് ?

ഇന്തോനേഷ്യ

 

പാഞ്ചിയിൽ ഒറ്റക്ക് ലോകം ചുറ്റിയ ആദ്യ ഇന്ത്യക്കാരൻ ?

അഭിലാഷ് ടോമി

 

ഇന്ത്യയുടെ പ്രതിരോധ ഗവേഷണ സേനയും കരസേനയും ചേർന്ന് തദ്ദേശീയമായി രൂപീകരിച്ച പിസ്റ്റൾ ?

 

.2 ഹെക്ടർ വരെ ഭൂമിയുള്ള ഇടത്തരം ചെറുകിട കൃഷിക്കാർക്ക് പ്രതിവർഷം 6000 രൂപ നൽകുന്ന കേന്ദ്ര സർക്കാർ പദ്ധതി ?

പി എം കിസാൻ പദ്ധതി

 

2021 മെയ് -അറബിക്കടൽ      - ടൗട്ടേ (മ്യാൻമർ)

2021 മെയ് - ബംഗാൾ ഉൾക്കടൽ -യാസ് (ഒമാൻ)

Wisden Cricket Award 2021 -

ലീഡിങ് ക്രിക്കറ്റിർ ഓഫ് ദ ഇയർ -

ബെൻ സ്റ്റോക്സ്

 

വനിതാ താരം -

ബേത് മൂണി (ഓസ്ട്രേലിയ)

 

T -20 ലീഡിങ് ക്രിക്കറ്റർ

കെയ്റൺ പൊളളാർഡ്

 

കഴിഞ്ഞ ദശാബ്ദത്തിലെ മികച്ച ഏകദിന താരം

വിരാട് കോഹ്ലി

70's - വിവിയൻ റിച്ചാർഡ്സ്

80's - കപിൽ ദേവ്

90's - സച്ചിൻ

 

കോവിഡ് ചട്ടം ലംഘിച്ചതിന് പിഴ ലഭിച്ച

നോർവേ പ്രധാനമന്ത്രി?

യെർന സോൾബർഗ്

 

80% ജനങ്ങൾക്കും കോവിഡ് വാക്സിൻ നൽകിയതിനെത്തുടർന്ന് പൊതു സ്ഥലങ്ങളിൽ മാസ്ക് ധരിക്കണമെന്ന നിബന്ധന എടുത്തുമാറ്റിയ രാജ്യം -

ഇസ്രായേൽ

 

2021 ൽ ലോകാരോഗ്യ സംഘടന സ്ട്രോക്കോമ രോഗമുക്തമായി പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ച ആഫ്രിക്കൻ രാജ്യം

ഗാംബിയ

 

ലോകാരോഗ്യ സംഘടനയുടെ നേതൃത്വത്തിൽ വേൾഡ് ഹാൻഡ് ഹൈജീൻ ദിനം ആചരിച്ചത് -

May 5

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India's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft has completed more than 9,000 orbits around the Moon, and imaging and scientific instruments on board have been providing excellent data, officials said on Monday.

 

Chandrayaan-2

Chandrayaan-2 mission is a highly complex mission, which represents a significant technological leap compared to the previous missions of ISRO, which brought together an Orbiter, Lander and Rover with the goal of exploring south pole of the Moon. This is a unique mission which aims at studying not just one area of the Moon but all the areas combining the exosphere, the surface as well as the sub-surface of the moon in a single mission.

Launcher

The GSLV Mk-III is India's most powerful launcher to date, and has been completely designed and fabricated from within the country.

Orbiter

The Orbiter will observe the lunar surface and relay communication between Earth and Chandrayaan 2's Lander — Vikram.

Vikram Lander

The lander was designed to execute India's first soft landing on the lunar surface.

Pragyan Rover

The rover was a 6-wheeled, AI-powered vehicle named Pragyan, which translates to 'wisdom' in Sanskrit.

https://www.isro.gov.in/chandrayaan2-home-0

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• Total number of dams in Kerala for irrigation purpose - 18
• The largest reservoir in Kerala - Malampuzha Dam (Palakkad)
• The first dam in Kerala - Mullaperiyar Dam (Idukki)
• The largest dam in Kerala - Malampuzha Dam 
• The first arch dam in India - Idukki Dam
• The largest irrigation project in Kerala - Kallada (Kollam)
• The second largest irrigation project in Kerala - Thenmala (Kollam)
• The river which has largest number of irrigation projects in Kerala - Bharatapuzha
• The district which has largest number of irrigation project - Palakkad
• The largest earthen dam in India - Banasura Sagar Dam (Wayanad)
• First concrete dam in Kerala - Mattupetti Dam (Idukki)
• The smallest hydro electric project in Kerala - Mattupetti
• The first hydro-electric project in Kerala - Pallivasal Dam
• The largest hydroelectric project in Kerala - Idukki Dam
  

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1. Banasura Sagar Dam

• The largest earth dam in India
• Second largest earth dam in Asia
• It is constructed across the river Kabani
• The district in which the dam located - Wayand
• Constructed in 1979

2. Idukki Dam

•  First arch dam in Asia
• Started construction in 30 April 1969
• Inaugurated in 1973
• It consists of three dams at Idukki, Cheruthoni and Kulamavu
• The tribal leader who suggested the spot for Idukki Dam - Kolumban Mooppan
• The Prime Minister who commissioned the commercial operation of Idukki Dam - Indira Gandhi (1976)
• Idukki dam is located on the Periyar river between the Kuravan Mala and Kurathi Mala
• The under ground power station of Idukki dam - Moolamattam Power Station
• Longest under ground hydro electric power station in India - Moolammattom
• The initial operating capacity of Idukki Hydro - electric power project - 750 MW

3. Malampuzha Dam

•  The largest reservoir in Kerala
• It is located in Palakkad District
• Dam was built across the Malampuzha River (Tributary of Bharatapuzha)
• The construction of Malampuzha dam bagan in  - March 1949
• The dam was inaugurate in the year - 1955

4.Mattupetti Dam

• Constructed in the year 1953
• First concrete dam in Kerala
• Smallest hydro electric power station in Kerala

 
5 Mullaperiyar Dam

•  First dam in Kerala 
• The district in which Mullaperiyar Dam located - Idukki
• The construction work of the dam started in the year - 1887
• It was commissioned in the year - 1895
• Mullaperiyar lease agreement was signed on - 29 October 1886
• The dam was made with - Surki Mixture
• The Mullaperiyar dam built across the dam - Periyar
• The taluk in which Mullaperiyar dam located - Peerumedu (Panchayat - Kumily)
• The lease agreement was signed by - V Ram Iyengar (Diwan of Travancore) and J C Hannington (State Secretary of Madras State)
• The agreement was renewed in 1970 during the ministry of C Achutha Menon
• The Mullaperiyar dam was inagurated during the reign of Sri Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma
• Mullaperiyar dam was inagurated by Lord Welock  (Governor of Madras Presidency)
• The chief architect of Mullaperiyar Dam - John Pennyeuick
• The states that were in dispute for Mullaperiyar dam - Kerala and Tamil Nadu
• The Periyar National Park in Thekkady is located around the dams reservoir.

6.Peechi Dam

• Inaugurated in 1957
• Dam is built across the river Manali in Thrissur District
• Architect of Peechi Dam - E. Ikkanda Warrier
• Peechi - Vazhani wild life sanctuary established in 1958

7.Thenmala, Dam

• Second largest irrigation project in Kerala
• Dam was built across the river Kallada
• Thenmala dam was constructed in the year 1961
• Thenmala dam shares the border with Senthurini wild life sanctuary

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Between 1919 and the early 1930s, scientists were piecing together the important parts of the atom's structure. In 1919 New Zealand physicist Ernest Rutherford discovered protons. In1932 James Chadwick discovered the neutron, neutrons share space with protons in the atom's nucleus. 

Italian physicist Enrico Fermi thought to use neutrons for bombardment in 1934. Since neutrons have no charge, they can hit an atom's nucleus without being repelled. He successfully bombarded several elements and created new, radioactive ones in the process. What Fermi had done, without recognizing it, was discover the process of nuclear fission. Two German scientists, Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann, were the first to officially acknowledge this process in 1938 when they successfully split uranium atoms into two or more parts. Meitner interpreted these results as being nuclear fission and Hahn won the Nobel prize in physics for discovering fission in 1944.

Early in 1939, the world's scientific community discovered that German physicists had learned the secrets of splitting a uranium atom. Fears soon spread over the possibility of Nazi scientists utilizing that energy to produce a bomb capable of unspeakable destruction.

Scientists Albert Einstein, who fled Nazi persecution, and Enrico Fermi, who escaped Fascist Italy, were living in the United States. They agreed that the President must be informed of the dangers of atomic technology in the hands of the Axis powers. 

Einstein penned a letter to President Roosevelt urging the development of an atomic research program later that year. Roosevelt saw neither the necessity nor the utility for such a project, but agreed to proceed slowly. In late 1941, the American effort to design and build an Atomic Bomb received its code name — the Manhattan Project. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada.

Scientists Who Invented the Atomic Bomb under the Manhattan Project: Robert Oppenheimer, David Bohm, Leo Szilard, Eugene Wigner, Otto Frisch, Rudolf Peierls, Felix Bloch, Niels Bohr, Emilio Segre, James Franck, Enrico Fermi, Klaus Fuchs and Edward Teller. 

By the summer of 1945, Oppenheimer was ready to test the first bomb. On July 16, 1945, at 5:30 am at Trinity Site near Alamogordo, New Mexico, scientists of the Manhattan Project readied themselves to watch the detonation of the world's first atomic bomb. 

On August 6, 1945 the American B-29 bomber known as the Enola Gay released the first atomic bomb to be used in warfare. The 9,000 pound bomb nicknamed "Little Boy(uranium-235)" detonated in Hiroshima, Japan. "Little Boy's" explosion was catastrophic and resulted in 66 thousand instantaneous deaths. Total vaporization from the blast measured one half a mile in diameter. Total destruction ranged one mile in diameter and serious blazes extended as far as three miles in diameter.

Three days after the release of "Little Boy" a second bomb named "Fat Man(plutonium)" was released on the town of Nagasaki. "Fat Man" weighed 10,000 pounds and annihilated nearly half of the city. In one split-second, the population of Nagasaki dropped from 422,000 to 383,000.

Source: http://gk12.rice.edu/trs/science/Atom/man.htm

Image Courtesy: http://abombisaok.blogspot.in/2013/05/some-background-info.html

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In accordance with a 1750 act of Parliament, England and its colonies changed calendars in 1752. By that time, the discrepancy between a solar year and the Julian Calendar had grown by an additional day, so that the calendar used in England and its colonies was 11 days out-of-sync with the Gregorian Calendar in use in most other parts of Europe. 

England's calendar change included three major components. The Julian Calendar was replaced by the Gregorian Calendar, changing the formula for calculating leap years.  The beginning of the legal new year was moved from March 25 to January 1.  Finally, 11 days were dropped from the month of September 1752. 

The changeover involved a series of steps:

• December 31, 1750 was followed by January 1, 1750 (under the "Old Style" calendar, December was the 10th month and January the 11th)
• March 24, 1750 was followed by March 25, 1751 (March 25 was the first day of the "Old Style" year)
• December 31, 1751 was followed by January 1, 1752 (the switch from March 25 to January 1 as the first day of the year)
• September 2, 1752 was followed by September 14, 1752 (drop of 11 days to conform to the Gregorian calendar)

Source: http://www.cslib.org/CalendarChange.htm

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India have launched their Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on Monday carrying IRNSS-1A, the first satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. Liftoff from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre occurred at 18:11 UTC (23:41 local time).


Source: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/07/indian-pslv-launch-irnss-r1a/

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India to host 2016 World T20 and 2023 World Cup.

The inaugural edition of the Test Championship will be hosted by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) June-July 2017. India also got the chance to host the second edition of ICC World Test Championship scheduled in February-March 2021. 

Afghanistan was granted the Associate membership of the ICC.

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy received the UN Public Service Award.

Union Govt banned Anti-Diabetes drug Pioglitazone and Painkiller Analgin.

Kevin Rudd was sworn in as Australia’s new prime minister ousting Julia Gillard.

Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi flagged off first train which connects Banihal in Jammu with Qazigund in Kashmir.

39th G8 Summit was held at Lough Erne in Northern Ireland from 17 May - 18 June 2013.

India clinched the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 against England at Edgbaston in Birmingham with a five-run victory.

Nik Wallenda Became First Man to Successfully Walk Across Grand Canyon on Tightrope.

The largest as well as the brightest moon of the year 2013, called the Supermoon was observed on 23 June 2013 as it passed the closest point to Earth.

Japan's Mount Fuji was given World Heritage Status by the UNESCO.

The jury of IDG selected UIDAI for 21st Century Achievement Award 2013 under the category Economic Development.

President dedicated ONGC Tripura Power Plant to the Nation.

Manjeet Singh bagged Silver Medal at 3rd China Open Boxing Tournament.

UNESCO declared Six Forts of Rajasthan as World Heritage Sites.

James Comey nominated as next FBI director by Barack Obama.

Union External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid visited Iraq.

Researchers developed an Eco-friendly Battery using Wood, Tin and Sodium.

First-Ever Chinese Film Festival Inaugurated in New Delhi.

Kochi to Host 29th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (India Chapter).

Huma Chatterjee the National Cycling Coach of India died after an accident on Nalgadha village on Noida Expressway.

IAF launched Operation Rahat to rescue Pilgrims in Uttarakhand and HP.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its June mid-quarter monetary policy on 17 June 2013, left its key policy, repo rate unchanged at 7.25 percent in line. Cash reserve ratio (CRR), remained at 4 percent.

China Developed the Fastest Computer of the World Called Tianhe-2.

Indian-Origin Amol Rajan Became First Non-White Editor of UK national paper the Independent.

Eight new Ministers Inducted into Union Council of Ministers.

New Cabinet Ministers and their departments

• Oscar Fernandes    -    Road Transport and Highways Ministry

• Sisram Ola        -    Labour and Employment Ministry

• Girija Vyas         -    Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation

• Dr K S Rao        -    Textiles Ministry

New State Ministers and their departments

• Manikrao Gavit    -     Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment

• Santosh Chowdhury    -    Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare

• Jesudasu Seelam     -    Minister of State for Finance and 

• E M S Natchiappan     -    Minister of State for Commerce and Industry

India topped in Medal Tally in Junior Asian Wrestling Championship.

India won Silver in Archery World Cup in Turkey.

Kanji Ram became only the second Hindu to be part of the Pakistan’s Punjab assembly after Seth Bharta Ram.

Norway Became First NATO and European Country to Draft Women in Military Service.

SK Roy Appointed as the New Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation.

World Population Prospects Report projected India to be most Populous Country by 2028.

Panja Sahib in Pakistan is to be declared a Holy City by Government of Pakistan. Panja Sahib is a house of stone with hand print of Guru Nanak.

Dubai in the first week of June 2013 inaugurated the tallest twisted tower of the world called Cayan Tower at the cost of 272 million US dollar. Earlier it was called the Infinity Tower. It was inaugurated in Dubai Marina.

Sneha Singh is the first Indian-American girl from Avon School to get admission in United States Military Academy at West Point.

The telegraph offices under BSNL have been directed to stop booking telegrams from 15 July 2013 onwards. If this order comes to effect, the more than 160 years old telegraph services will come to an end on 15 July 2013.

Scientists have named the newly discovered layer in the cornea as Dua’s Layer after the name
of an Indian researcher Harmider Dua.

Asian Athletic Championship 2013 to be held in Pune

National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT),  on 11 June 2013 announced that the Early Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) installed at Rangachang in Andaman and Nicobar Islands can predict a tsunami immediately after an earthquake. The new technology installed can predict the Tsunami within 3 minutes after the initial tremors are felt and can send alerts. 

Indo-Russian INDRA 2013 military exercise is scheduled to take place in October 2013 at Mahajan field firing range of Rajasthan in India.

Indian Railways to start Mobile Payment Ticketing Facility

Apple unveiled New Software called iOS7

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has specified a value for the cost inflation index for 2013-14. 

In year 2012-13 the index was 852, and this year it is 939 which signify that there has been a 10.2 per cent rise in the cost inflation index for 2013-14. 

Sebastian Vettel won the Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. With this win team, the Red Bull’s won its maiden Canadian Grand Prix. 

Qatar has the highest density of millionaires in the world according to a report

Ministry of Rural Development launched a new skill development scheme  to offer employment to tribal youth in 24 Naxal affected districts.

India's talented youngster Srikanth K. clinched the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton trophy. 

Rafael Nadal won Men's Singles Title of the French Open 2013. Serena Willimas won Women's Singles Title of French Open 2013. Bob and Mike Bryan won Doubles Title at French Open 2013.

Japan successfully tested the L0 Series Maglev Bullet Train.

Odisha reopened White Tiger Safari at Nandankanan.

Raghav Joneja, became the Youngest Indian to climb Everest at the age of 15 Years.

Rami Hamdallah Appointed as the New Prime Minister of Palestine.

Bayern Munich won German Cup 2013 after defeating Stuttgart.

India’s first all-women police station became operational in Itanagar, capital of Arunachal Pradesh.


Amazon.com, entered into Indian e-commerce market with the launch of its marketplace Amazon.in.

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Gland is a cell or organ in man and other animals that synthesizes chemical substances and secretes them for the body to use or eliminate, either through a duct (exocrine gland) or directly into the bloodstream (endocrine gland)

Endocrine Glands secrete their products (hormones) directly into the bloodstream (ductless glands) or release hormones (paracrines) that affect only target cells nearby the release site.

1. Hypothalamus:

The hypothalamus is a small but important part of the brain. It plays an important role in the nervous system as well as in the endocrine system. Hormones produced by the hypothalamus are stored in the pituitary gland.

It is a neuroendocrine gland, synthesizes and secretes neuro hormones, control and regulate the secretion of pituitary hormones.

Functions:

• controls the release of 8 major hormones by the pituitary gland
• controls body temperature
• control of food and water intake, hunger and thirst
• control of sexual behavior and reproduction
• control of daily cycles in physiological state and behaviour also known as circadian rhythm
• mediation of emotional responses

Important Hormones:

Vasopressin (ADH, antidiuretic hormone):Vasopressin helps prevent the loss of water from the body by reducing urine output and helping the kidneys reabsorb water in the body. Vasopressin also raises blood pressure by constricting (narrowing) blood vessels.

Diabetes insipidus, which is caused by a lack of Vasopressin in the body.

Oxytocin: used clinically to stimulate contractions of the uterus during labour, to control bleeding following delivery, and to stimulate the secretion of breast milk (Milk injecting hormone).

2. Pituitary Gland:

The pituitary is a small, bean-shaped gland located below the brain in the skull. It is often called the "master gland" since it controls the secretion of hormones.

Important Hormones:

Growth hormone(Somatotrophin) which regulates growth, metabolism and body composition.

Prolactin stimulates milk production from the breasts after childbirth to enable nursing. It also affects sex hormone levels from ovaries in women and from testes in men.

Adrenocorticotropic hormone which stimulates the adrenal glands to secrete steroid hormones, principally cortisol

Luteinising hormone and follicle stimulating hormone, also known as gonadotrophins. They act on the ovaries or testes to stimulate sex hormone production and egg and sperm maturity.

Thyroid stimulating hormone(TSH) which stimulates the thyroid gland to secrete thyroid hormones.

Vasopressin & Oxytocin are produced by the hypothalamus and then stored in the posterior pituitary gland prior to being released into the bloodstream.  

4. Pineal Gland: 

The pineal gland is a pine cone shaped gland of the endocrine system. It produces the serotonin derivative Melatonin, a hormone that affects the modulation of wake/sleep patterns and seasonal functions. Pineal gland is also called Biological Clock.

4. Thyroid Gland: 

The thyroid hormones, triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4), are primarily responsible for regulation of metabolism. Iodine is necessary for the production of T3 and T4. A deficiency of iodine leads to decreased production of T3 and T4, enlarges the thyroid tissue and will cause the disease known as goitre.

The thyroid gland also produces calcitonin from cells called C-cells. Calcitonin is understood to play a role in regulating calcium levels in the body.

Abnormal increase in production of thyroid hormone is known as thyrotoxicosis or hyperthyroidism and reduced thyroid function is known as myxoedema or hypothyroidism.

Your doctor may order blood tests to determine levels of certain hormones, including:

• Thyroid stimulating hormone (The release of thyroid hormones from the thyroid gland is controlled by TSH from the hypothalamus )
• Triodothyronine (T3)
• Thyroxine (T4)

4. Parathyroid Gland:

The sole purpose of the parathyroid glands is to control calcium within the blood.

The parathyroid gland secretes the hormone parathormone or parathyroid hormone (PTH).
The function of PTH is to increase the concentration of calcium in the blood, whereas calcitonin (a hormone produced by the parafollicular cells (C cells) of the thyroid gland) acts to decrease calcium concentration.
A parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test  is used to help identify hyperparathyroidism or to find the cause of abnormal calcium levels. PTH controls calcium and phosphorus levels in the blood.

5. Thymus Gland:

The thymus is located in the upper part of the chest. The thymus is an important part of immune systems. It grows larger until puberty and then begins to shrink. 

The gland produces thymosins, which are hormones that stimulate the development of antibodies. 
The thymus also produces T-lymphocytes which are white blood cells that fight infections and destroy abnormal cells.

5. Adrenal Gland:

The adrenal glands sit on top of the kidneys. The right adrenal gland is triangular shaped, while the left is semilunar shaped.
It has an inner medulla and outer cortex. The inner medulla produces epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine( while the outer cortex produces cortisol.

Medula: • Epinephrine has many functions in the body, regulating heart rate, blood vessel and air passage diameters, and metabolic shifts; epinephrine release is a crucial component of the fight-or-flight response of the sympathetic nervous system. 
Epinephrine (adrenaline) is used to treat cardiac arrest and/or cardiac dysrhythmias.

              • Noradrenaline increasing blood pressure and heart rate, and by the endings of sympathetic nerves, when it acts as a neurotransmitter both centrally and peripherally. This enables the body to perform well in stressful situations.

Cortex:   • Cortisol. The adrenal glands increase their production of cortisol in response to stress. Cortisol raises blood sugar and blood pressure levels and moderates immune function

               • Aldosterone This hormone helps to keep salt and water balanced in the body.

Estrogen and testosterone are produced in small but significant amounts by the adrenals as well as by the ovaries and testicles.

Exocrine Glands are glands that secrete their products (excluding hormones and other chemical messengers) into ducts (duct glands) which lead directly into the external environment. 

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Defence secretary Shashi Kant Sharma was on Tuesday named as the new Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG), succeeding Vinod Rai who demitted office today after an eventful five-and-a-half years during which the audit body was locked in confrontations with the government.

 The CAG is appointed for a term of six years or till the incumbent attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.

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Lydia Davis, an American author best known for her short stories, has won this year's Man Booker International Prize. Davis, 65, has had six collections of short stories published. She has also translated a number of French classics, including Flaubert's Madame Bovary, and has written one novel. 

The prize, worth £60,000, recognizes one writer for his or her achievement in fiction. It is awarded every two years to a living author who has published fiction either originally in English or whose work is available in translation in the English language.

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Dadasaheb Phalke, the father of Indian Cinema, released his epochal feature film Raja Harishchandra on 3rd May 1913, it is unlikely that either the exhibitors or the pioneer film maker realized they were unleashing a mass entertainment medium that would hold millions in sway for the next hundred years. The French might have introduced the concept of moving images, but little did anyone know that India would one day become the largest film industry in the world. It's a miracle that Indian cinema has withstood the test of time despite the vast cultural differences in the past 100 years.

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• Laureus World Sportsman of the Year- Usain Bolt 
• Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year- Jessica Ennis 
• Laureus World Team of the Year- European Ryder Cup Team 
• Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year- Andy Murray 
• Laureus World Comeback of the Year- Feliz Sanchez 
• Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year- Felix Baumgartner 
• Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability- Daniel Dias

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Six foreign micro and mini spacecrafts as well as the Indo-French oceanographic study satellite, SARAL (Satellite for Argos-3 and Altika) were launched successfully by ISRO's PSLV-C20 rocket on 25 February 2013 from the spaceport at Sriharikota.

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) of Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) flew from first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre and was successfully put into the orbit. The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee witnessed this launch from mission control centre at Sriharikota.

Satellites launched by PSLV-C20 rocket

• 410-kg SARAL with payloads - Argos and Altika
• Two micro-satellites UniBRITE and BRITE from Austria
• AAUSAT3 from Denmark
• STRaND from United Kingdom
• Micro-satellite (NEOSSat)
• Mini-satellite (SAPPHIRE) from Canada

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James Augustus Hicky's Bengal Gazette was an English newspaper published from Kolkata (then Calcutta), India. It was the first major newspaper in India, founded on January 29, 1780

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A film from Nasa about the Mayan prophecy that the world will end on 21 December, has been released 10 days early. The film entitled The World Didn't End Yesterday looks at the science behind the Mayan calendar which 5,125-year run is due to end in 10 days, and how it should be interpreted as cyclical.

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Human Rights Day presents an opportunity, every year, to celebrate human rights, highlight a specific issue, and advocate for the full enjoyment of all human rights by everyone everywhere.

This year, the spotlight is on the rights of all people — women, youth, minorities, persons with disabilities, indigenous people, the poor and marginalized — to make their voices heard in public life and be included in political decision-making.

These human rights — the rights to freedom of opinion and expression, to peaceful assembly and association, and to take part in government (articles 19, 20 and 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights) have been at the centre of the historic changes in the Arab world over the past two years, in which millions have taken to the streets to demand change. In other parts of the world, the “99%” made their voices heard through the global Occupy movement protesting economic, political and social inequality.

Source: 

http://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/ 

http://www.hrea.org/index.php?doc_id=937

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Dr. Joseph E. Murray, the Nobel laureate who conducted the world's first successful organ transplant, died Monday at the Boston hospital where the pioneering surgery was performed. He was 93. On Dec. 23, 1954, in Operating Room 2 of the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, Dr. Murray took the healthy kidney of Ronald Herrick and sutured it into the donor's dying identical twin, Richard. With that 5½-hour operation, Dr. Murray and his team saved a life, sparked an ethical debate that still echoes today, and opened medicine to a new frontier. Murray, who focused on plastic and reconstructive surgery for most of his career, was recognized with the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1990.

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Isolines

An isoline map is a map with continuous lines joining points of the same value. The prefix "iso-" means "equal."

This is a list of some common types of isolines.

isobar

A line representing points of equal atmospheric pressure

isobath

A line representing points of equal depth under water

isobathytherm

A line representing depths of water with equal temperature

isochasm

A line representing points of equal recurrence of auroras

isocheim

A line representing points of equal mean winter temperature

isochrone

A line representing points of equal time-distance from a point, such as the transportation time from a particular point

isodapane

A line representing points of equal transport costs for products from production to markets

isodose

A line representing points of equal intensity of radiation

isodrosotherm

A line representing points of equal dew point

isogeotherm

A line representing points of equal mean temperature

isogloss

A line separating linguistic features

isogonal

A line representing points of equal magnetic declination

isohaline

A line representing points of equal salinity in the ocean

isohel

A line representing points receiving equal amounts of sunshine

isohume

A line representing points of equal humidity

isohyet

A line representing points of equal precipitation

isoneph

A line representing points of equal amounts of cloud cover

isopectic

A line representing points where ice begins to form at the same time each fall or winter

isophene

A line representing points where biological events occur at the same time, such as crops flowering

isoplat

A line representing points of equal acidity, as in acid precipitation

isopleth

A line representing points of equal numerical value, such as population

isopor

A line representing points of equal annual change in magnetic declination

isostere

A line representing points of equal atmospheric density

isotac

A line representing points where ice begins to melt at the same time each spring

isotach

A line representing points of equal wind speed

isothere

A line representing points of equal mean summer temperature

isotherm

A line representing points of equal temperature

isotim

A line representing points of equal transport costs from the source of a raw material

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