Page-6 of GKToday Archives: July, 2013

10 Asian nations take initiative to ban smokeless tobacco products

July 31, 2013

10 South and Southeast Asian countries including India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka have come forward to ban smokeless tobacco products. Smokeless forms of tobacco including use of areca nuts cause serious health problems. The countries decided to introduce ..

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Parliament to approve "1974 Indira-Mujib pact"

July 31, 2013

The government will bring a constitutional amendment Bill in Parliament during the forthcoming session for implementation of the Indo-Bangla land boundary agreement. India intends to ratify the 1974 Indira-Mujib pact for demarcation of boundaries and for exchange of 161 adversely ..

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Urdu Ghazals penned by Veer Savarkar during his Jail Term in Andaman discovered

July 31, 2013

A notebook containing two patriotic Ghazals written by legendary patriot Veer Savarkar has been discovered by a Dadar based institute. The Ghazals in Urdu were written by the freedom fighter during his 11-year imprisonment in the Andaman Cellular Jail. About ..

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Simons Investigators Awards 2013 to four Indian-Americans

July 31, 2013

Four Indian American Professors Kannan Soundararajan, Rajeev Alur, Salil P Vadhan and Senthil Todadri are among the 13 mathematicians, theoretical physicists and theoretical computer scientists who have won 2013 Simons Investigators Awards. People Awarded with their field of Study: Physics ..

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Biologist Prof. Obaid Siddiqi who revealed "Stop Codons" passed away

July 31, 2013

The renowned biologist, Prof. Obaid Siddiqi (81) died due to injuries after meeting an accident. He was known for his pioneer work of identifying the process that how taste and smell are detected and coded in Brain. About Prof. Obaid Siddiqui: Born ..

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Only 1% of students opt for research Programmes: UGC

July 31, 2013

As per the higher education figures released by the University Grants Commission (UGC), in 2011-12 only 1% of students enrolled for research programmes as compared to 86% who received graduation degree in 2012. As per statistics, just 12% received post ..

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