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Greater Role for Women in UN Peace keeping : Some excerpts from a debate by HS Puri

Here are some exerpts from what Hardeep Singh Puri, Permanent Representative of India to the UN during a Security Council debate on “Women and Peace and Security“. Greater...

October 6, 2009

UNDP report says Canada is best for immigration

A new report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has praised Canada for its liberal and fair immigration policies. This report sounds Canada the 4th best place...

October 6, 2009

Discovery of Largest ring around Saturn

On 6 October 2009, the discovery was announced of a tenuous outer disk of material that is in the plane of Phoebe’s orbit, which is tilted 27 degrees...

October 6, 2009

Report of Steel ministry estimates threat to $100 Billion Investment

Recently Arcelor Mittal threatened to relocate its proposed steel plants in Jharkhand and Orissa on account of difficulties encountered in acquiring land for the mega projects. earlier TATAs...

October 6, 2009

Quiz 231: Economic Awareness for Civil Services, Bank & Grade ‘B’ Officers Examinations

123456789101. Which among the following is not correctly matched? (Organizations & Headquarters)Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) – JakartaAsian Development Bank (ADB) – ManilaEuropean Free Trade Association...

October 6, 2009

Kunwar Narain gets 41st Jnanpith Award for 2005

41st Jnanpith award for the year 2005 has been conferred to Kunwar Narain. he is a leading poet in hindi.Some works:Poetry: Chakravyūh, Tīsrā Saptak , Agyeya, 1959, Parivésh:...

October 6, 2009

Quiz 230: Miscellaneous for Banking Examinations

123456789101. Which among the following are called ” Alternative Nobel prizes?Ramon Magsaysay AwardsRight to Livelihood AwardsGrammy AwardsOscar Awards2. For how many times Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for Nobel...

October 6, 2009

Quiz 229: Basic GK for Bank Clerical Examinations

123456789101. Kandyan dance which is a form of dance depicting the scenes from Ramayana is a national dance of which of the following countries?ThailandIndonesiaSri LankaIndia2. Saka Year is...

October 6, 2009

Geographical Indications of Goods : India

Definition: Geographical Indications of Goods are defined as that aspect of industrial property which refer to the geographical indication referring to a country or to a place situated...

October 5, 2009

Quiz 228: Indian History

123456789101. Who among the following Mughal rulers took measures against the practice of “Sati”?JahanagirAkbarShahjahanHumayun2. In which of the following states the influence of the "Ahrar movement (1931)" was...

October 5, 2009

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