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fDI Personality of the Year Awards 2009

What are These Awards?The fDi Personality of the Year awards are conferred to political and business leaders around the world by fDi Magazine, a Financial Times group publication. It recognizes the personalities who have been the most proactive, dynamic and ..

Exam Alert: parliament of India: Assistants, Clerks, Stenographers, Reporters, Translators

Last date: October 26, 2009Parliament of India (Joint Recruitment Cell) invites typewritten applications for the following posts:1. Research AssistantPosts: 07Pay Scale: Rs.9300-34800 (PB-2), Grade Pay Rs.48002. Junior Parliamentary Reporter (English/ Hindi)Posts: 07Pay Scale: Rs.15600-39100 (PB-3), Grade Pay Rs.54003. Stenographer (English/Hindi)Posts: ..

List of Nobel laureates of India

Ronald Ross -PhysiologyRonald Ross, born in Almora, India, in 1857 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on malaria. Rudyard Kipling –LiteratureRudyard Kipling, born in Mumbai, 1865, was awarded the Nobel Prize in ..

Foreign Trade Policy 2009-14

  This article is outdated. To read about Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20, please click here. Abbreviations FTP – Foreign Trade Policy EPCG : Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme FMS- Focus Market Scheme FPS – Focus Product Scheme MLFPS – Market ..

Quiz 196: GK for UPSC Examinations

1. Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development is situated in which of the following states? Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh Karnataka Kerala 2. The Government of India recognizes 7-9 January as the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas since 2003 . Which of ..

Miss Universe 2009 :

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez was crowned Miss Universe 2009 Venezuela has made history by winning the crown for two consecutive years. Last year’s winner was Dayana Mendoza. Venezuela has won five Miss Universe titles, five Miss World and four Miss ..