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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. ..
Wipro m-eXecute
Recently, the Wipro Technologies has announced the launch of a mobility app designed for the manufacturing sector. Wipro m-eXecute is the first ever mobility app for the manufacturing sector, developed in collaboration with SAP and caters to the niche space ..
Willow Glass
Scientists have developed a new type of flexible ultra-thin glass that can be wrapped around the electronic devices such as the mobile phone. Called the ‘Willow Glass’, the product is as thin as a sheet of paper, and its manufacturer ..