Current Affairs - August, 2012
World Health Day: April 7
Every year the World Health Day is celebrated by the World Health Organization on April 7. This year, the World Health Day is celebrated under the following theme Theme: Building a fairer, healthier World for everyone World Health Day The ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Neil Armstrong, the first man to land on Moon passes away
Neil Armstrong, the first human being to walk on the moon passed away. He was the commander of the NASA’s Apollo 11 space flight on July 20, 1969. Armstrong’s second and last spaceflight was as mission commander of the Apollo 11 moon landing mission on ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Accounts similar in appearance to PMO Account forbidden by Twitter
Twitter shunned 6 accounts similar in appearance to the Prime Minister’s Office account. The action by twitter came after the Department of Information Technology sent an ultimatum to the social media site for failing to block the morphed and inflammatory ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Sonia Gandhi ranked 6th in the list of World’s Most Powerful Woman
Forbes magazine’s has ranked Sonia Gandhi at number 6 in the list of the world’s 100 most powerful women. The other four Indian women in the list with their respective ranks are: Indira Nooyi (12th ), Padmashree Warrior (58th ), ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Rodent species that doesn’t chew discovered in Indonesia
A species of rat that doesn’t chew was discovered in Indonesia. Out of 2200 known species of rodents, this is the only one which lacks molars and instead has bicuspid upper incisors. These Rats species were found in the mountainous ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
South Africa becomes World’s No.1 Cricket Team
South Africa after defeating England 2-0 in the Test-match series grabbed the spot of the World’s Number One Test Cricket team. South Africa thus replaced England to take the top position. The current rankings: 1. South Africa 2. England 3. Australia 4. Pakistan 5. India ..