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“Exploring good practices in overcoming deprivation in India and UK” – includes case study on Super 30
“Exploring good practices in overcoming deprivation in India and UK” – A research project on by University of East London (UK) and TISS (Tata Institute of Social Sciences), Mumbai. Three case studies selected from India for the research. Objective: Mapping social ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Manna Dey, the Legendary singer passed away
Prabodh Chandra Dey ( a.k.a. “Manna Dey“) (94) passed away. Manna Dey was a versatile Indian playback singer. Manna Dey sang mainly in Hindi and Bengali. He also recorded songs in several other Indian languages like Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Assameese, Oriya, Gujarathi, Marathi, ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Dipika Pallikal clinches Macau Open Squash title 2013
India’s star Squash player Dipika Pallikal clinched the Macau Open title held at Macau, China. Dipika vanquished former World No.1 Rachel Grinham of Australia. About Dipika Pallikal: Dipika Pallikal is an Indian squash player known to become the first Indian woman to make to the top 10 WSA ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Category: Sports Current Affairs
"Frank": World’s first complete bionic man
What is Frank (Frankenstein) ? Researchers from Zurich (Switzerland) have revealed the world’s first walking, talking bionic man called Frank, short for Frankenstein Researchers have engineered the world’s first robot human or Bionic man made entirely of prosthetic parts. It can walk, ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Prof. Ravi Chopra Expert panel to study the impact of Hydro-projects in Uttarakhand
A 17-member expert panel headed by Prof. Ravi Chopra has been constituted by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to investigate whether the environmental degradation caused by hydro-electric projects on Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers led to Uttarakhand floods. Tasks before ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
"Tata SIA Airlines Ltd." – TATA-Singapore Airlines joint venture gets approval for its name
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs approved the name “Tata SIA Airlines Ltd.” to be used for the proposed aviation venture of TATA with Singapore Airlines(SIA) which plans to offer full-service passengers sevices on domestic and international routes. The initial investment ..