Tag: India
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10 things you should know about APJ Abdul Kalam
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was the 11th President of India, from 2002 to 2007. Before holding this position he was an aeronautical engineer with DRDO and ISRO. Due to his great contributions in the field of missile and aerospace technologies, he is popularly known as the Missile Man of India. He played major…
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Say no to Ragging
Now it wil take only 15 minutes for any fresher or new college student college, facing any form ragging, to get his complaint registered with the college authorities. Just the victim will have to dial a number. Actually, this week Government of India has started a toll free anti-ragging helpline number 1800-180-5522, which will remain…
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What is BRIC?
This week, the top leaders of BRIC nations meet at the first summit in Yekaterinburg(Russia). Do you know what is BRIC? Today we will discuss about BRIC, the future of world economy. BRIC is an acronym that refers to the fast-growing developing economies of Brazil, Russia, India, and China. This acronym was first coined by…
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Improve your General Awareness with BBC Hindi
BBC Hindi did its first broadcast on 11th May, 1940 in India. Since then, BBC Hindi has become the household name for latest news and current affairs. If you want to know the truth then listen to BBC Hindi has become a phrase in India. At present around 2.5 million people in India regularly listen…
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Five years from now
Today I am going to share a case study of a 28 years old software professional of Mumbai. Sumit is busy better say very busy, with minimum time for a good sleep. He starts his day at seven in the morning. He reaches his office by 9.30 am without breakfast, which he says he has…
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10 things that we should know about Gandhi
Today is Gandhi Jayanti. So I have decided to tell you 10 interesting things about Gandhi. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is the most important political figure of modern India. He was the chief leader of India in its independence movement. He was the pioneer of Satyagraha—resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, firmly founded upon ahimsa…
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India is 12th largest economy in World but?
Today I read in rediff that India is the 12th largest economy in the world with GDP(gross domestic product) of $1.171 trillion as per as the World Bank 2007 report. In terms of purchasing power we are at fourth position. This data shows that India is one of the world’s fastest growing economies. But hold…
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5 ways to send money to India on internet
Have you heard about PayPal? It is an e-commerce payments gateway or service provider which allows payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet. PayPal performs payment processing for online vendors, auction sites, and other corporate users, for which it charges a fee. Through PayPal, it is possible to transfer money to bank…
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Tiger is sleeping, Dragon is flying
India first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, with athlete Norman Pritchard winning two medals in athletics. Up till now India has won a total of 17 medals, most of them are in hockey. The Indian men’s hockey team won eleven medals in twelve Olympics between 1928 and 1980, which also include six successive…