Page-10 of GKToday Archives: January, 2013
Indian author U.R.Ananthamurthy in race for the International Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2013
Indian Kannada author U.R.Ananthamurthy (80) is one among the ten authors shortlisted for the prestigious International Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2013. Ananthamurthy became famous with his novel “Samskara” launched in 1966. The International Man Booker Prize is presented by ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
India is part of World’s largest optical telescope project
Indian scientists will render significant contribution in developing key components of the world’s largest optical telescope to be set up by a 5-nation consortium including India. The Thirty Metre Telescope (TMT), also known as the world’s most advanced ground-based observatory, ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
GK & Current Affairs 2013: January 24, 25
Bhutan king igme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck to be Republic Day parade chief guest
Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck will be the chief guest at India’s 64th Republic Day parade on Jan 26, 2013. Earlier, the ruler of Oman, Sultan Qaboos Said bin Said, was to be the chief guest at the Republic ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
12 LPG cylinders to BPL households in Delhi
The Delhi government has decided to raise the number of subsidized LPG cylinders from 9 to 12 for BPL families and other marginalized sections. The move is expected to benefit 4 lakh families. A few days before, Centre had increased ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2013
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Intel to make an interface to help Stephen Hawkins communicate faster
Intel , the world’s largest and most valued chip maker, has revealed that it is working on an interface that will boost the scientist’s speech to up to 10 words per minute. Currently, Hawkins rate of communication is 1 word ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs