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Who was the first Indian to Head World Squash Federation ?

Mr. N. Ramchandran who was Secretary General of the Squash Rackets Federation of India and President of the Asian Squash Federation was elected 2008 as President of the...

September 10, 2010

Which Constitution amendment Bill seeks to add Service tax in Union List?

The 95th amendment in the Constitution brought Services in India under the purview of Value Added Tax system. Currently 10% tax is levied on the Services.

September 10, 2010

Who is called France’s Mother Teresa?

Sister Emmanuelle is considered as Mother Teresa of France Because of her immense devotion to poor. She born in Belgium and devoted her life to the poor and...

September 10, 2010

Demand Liabilities and Time Liabilities

Banks have various kinds of liabilities that can be broadly categorized into two main types – demand liabilities and time liabilities. Demand Liabilities Demand liabilities refer to those...

September 10, 2010

REER Model

There is difference between the exchange rate of a currency and the real value of a currency. A Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) is weighted with the inverse...

September 10, 2010

Which are Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs) located in Indian States?

These projects are based on the vision “Power for All” by the end of The Eleventh Five Year Plan. The UMPPs each with the capacity of 4000 MW...

September 10, 2010

What is FASAL in Agriculture?

In 1988, Government of India started a project “Crop Acreage and Production Estimation (CAPE)” to collect the statistics of Agricultural Output. But to forecast of Crops at sowing...

September 10, 2010

Alpha Factor in Financial Markets

Alpha Factor is the concept which basically measures the inherent volatility of a particular share. For example, a share which has an Alpha Factor for example 1.5 is...

September 10, 2010

What is a Thin-Film Transistor?

TFT is special kind of Field Effect Transistor, which are faster than conventional transistor. They are mainly used in Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). TFT based LCDs have a...

September 10, 2010

Which countries are capable of Anti-Ballistic Missiles (ABM)?

ABMs are used against Ballistic Missiles. German’s initiated the idea by the use of V-1 and V-2 in WW II to destroy rockets before they hit the target....

September 10, 2010

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