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Renowned Jazz saxophonist Gato Barbieri passes away

Renowned Latin jazz saxophonist Leandro Gato Barbieri passed away in New York, US due to pneumonia. He was 83. He had won a Grammy Award for best instrumental...

April 5, 2016

Mehbooba Mufti sworn in as first woman Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir

Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed (56) took oath as the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, bringing to an end the three-month Governor’s Rule in the state. She...

April 4, 2016

India, Saudi Arabia ink 5 agreements to boost bilateral co-operation

India and Saudi Arabia have singed five agreements to boost the bilateral cooperation between the two nations. The agreements were signed during the two day official visit of...

April 4, 2016

Four Types of Economic Activities

Economic geography deals with the spatial variations on the surface of the earth of activities related to production, exchange and consumption of goods and services. All the economic...

April 4, 2016

List of Major Tribes of the World

Aborigines The term Aborigines is used to refer native people of a particular region but specifically this term denotes the original natives of Australia. They are negroid people...

April 4, 2016

Key Features of Human Races

Human race refers to a group of people with certain features in common that distinguish them from other groups of people. There are various systems of classifications of...

April 4, 2016

Secondary Sector

The secondary sector of the economy is involved in the production of finished goods. All manufacturing, processing and construction activities lie in this sector. Some of the activities...

April 4, 2016

PM Narendra Modi conferred Saudi Arabia's highest civilian honour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred Saudi Arabia’s highest civilian honour- the King Abdulaziz Sash. The prestigious award was bestowed upon Indian Prime Minister by incumbent Saudi Arabia’s...

April 4, 2016

West Indies wins 2016 ICC T-20 Cricket World Cup

West Indies has won the ICC Cricket World Men’s T-20 Cup 2016 by defeating England by 4 wickets in the final match played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. In...

April 4, 2016

Ballast water bringing invasive species to Indian coasts: Scientists

Scientists fear that ballast water carried by ships is providing a vehicle to bring in exotic invasive species across the Indian Coast. In this regard, a survey was...

April 4, 2016

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