Who was U.R. Ananthamurthy?

U.R. Ananthamurthy was one of the greatest writers of India who passed away due to renal failure on August 22, 2014. The sad demise has been widely condoled by eminent personalities in the literature field and also President Pranab Mukherjee. ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2014

Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Washington Accord

Washington Accord, Sydney Accord and Dublin Accord are three major international accreditation agreements for professional engineering degrees. The Washington Accord was established in 1989. The signatories of Washington Accord as of 2010 are Australia, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong China, ..

Wolf Number & Carrington Event in context with Solar Storms

In simple words, Solar storms are a natural occurrence caused by high-energy particles hitting the Earth. These high-energy particles are released in the explosive outbursts from the Sun. Here is some description about the fundamental concepts: We all know that ..

Washington Accord

Washington Accord, Sydney Accord and Dublin Accord are three major international accreditation agreements for professional engineering degrees. The Washington Accord was established in 1989. The signatories of Washington Accord as of 2010 are Australia, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong China, ..

Webb Simpson

Webb Simpson is Golf Player and the winner of the 112th U.S. Open. He was born in North Carolina, began playing golf when at school. In 2011, he won his first PGA Title at the Wyndham Championship, in his home ..

Watson Supercomputer

Watson supercomputer (named after IBM’s first president, Thomas J. Watson) was first in news in 2011, when it played the popular quiz show Jeopardy in 2011. Recently IBM said that it will be available in handheld devices within a decade. ..