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Bali and Copenhagen Summits of UNFCCC (CoP 13 and 15)

Bali and Copenhagen summits of UNFCCC COP 13, the meeting, which was held in December 2007, of 190 countries that are party to a UN...

Saraswati Samman

Saraswati Samman is given by K.K. Birla Foundation for outstanding literary works (prose, poetry) in any of 22 languages listed in Constitution of India....

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Bali and Copenhagen Summits of UNFCCC (CoP 13 and 15)

Bali and Copenhagen summits of UNFCCC COP 13, the meeting, which was held in December 2007, of 190 countries that are party to a UN...

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Bali and Copenhagen Summits of UNFCCC (CoP 13 and 15)

Bali and Copenhagen summits of UNFCCC COP 13, the meeting, which was held in December 2007, of 190 countries that are party to a UN...

Hockey’s Jadoogar – Dhyan Chand

Dhyan Chand popularly known as hockey's jadoogar. Dhyan Chand was born on 29th August, 1905 at Allahabad. His father was in the British Indian...

Saraswati Samman

Saraswati Samman is given by K.K. Birla Foundation for outstanding literary works (prose, poetry) in any of 22 languages listed in Constitution of India....

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Men’s Singles

Rafael Nadal of Spain clinched the 2013 French Open men’s singles tide beating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 in the final in...

BADMINTON

Indonesia Open badminton tournament: Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia won the men’s singles title at the Indonesia Open badminton tournament in Jakarta, Indonesia on...

Rome Golden Gala

The Rome Golden Gala athletics championship wrapped up in Rome, Italy on June 7, 2013. The prominent winners were : Justin Gatlin of USA...

ATHLETICS

Oslo Diamond League : The Oslo leg of the prestigious Diamond League athletics championship ended in Oslo, Norway on June 13, 2013. The prominent winners...

Honours and Awards

Indian philanthropist Mr. Bindeshwar Pathak received the Legend of Planet I award from Vice President of the French Senate Ms. Chantaljourdan at Palais du...

Energy

President inaugurates Tripura power plant : Hon’ble President Mr. Pranab Mukherjee dedicated the first unit of Tripura’s 726 MW gas-based power plant at Palatana...

Anniversaries & Days

World Breast Feeding Day : August 1 International Friendship Day : August 3 Hiroshima Day : August 6 World Senior Citizens’ Day : August 8 Quit India Day...

Latest In General Knowledge Abbreviations in News

Abbreviations in News NTRO : National Technical Research Organisation In a rare case, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked National Technical Research Organisation to disclose...

Where do we find the fast disappearing species of pandas ?

Found in  bamboo forests of Yunnan, Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu in China, the giant panda, or panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), literally meaning “black and white...

Who is the first Indian winner of the Kalinga Prize ?

The first Indian, and for that matter the first Asian, to win the Kalinga Prize for science popularisation instituted by the UNESCO is Jagjit...

Where did ‘Karate’ develop?

Karate which literally means “empty hand” had its beginnings in the 5th century AD and is attributed to a Zen Buddhist priest called Bhodi-dharma. In...

Who was the first person to get commissioned in the Army?

Who was the first person to get commissioned in the Army ? Major General-K. Bhagvati Singh was the first cadet to pass out of the...