Sunday, September 12, 2010
TENDULKAR COMMITTEE.
Posted on 7:49 AM by spark
Tendulkar Committee's "Poverty Projections for 2011" - initiated by Planning Commission, has suggessted to expand the PDS ( public distribution system) cover. The present PDS coverage population is 6.52 Crore. This is to be increased to 8.07 crores.
Karadikoottam - is a village in between Palani and Kozhumam of Tamil Nadu. Here traces of arts and drawings of Indus Valley civilization that dates 3000 years back, have been found.
Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete was crowned MISS UNIVERSE (2010) at a beauty pageant conducted in Las Vegas. Miss India Ushoshi Sengupta from Kolkata didn't make it to the top 15.
RITA TOTO - a woman from the Toto tribe has become the first graduate of the tribe.
TNPSC - T.N- K.S. Sripathi , former Chief Secretary, was sworn in State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC). He succeeds Mr. Ramakrishnan , who demitted office recently.
UPSC & others - 'The Grand Design' - by Stephen Hawking, is Co-authored with U.S Physicist Leonard Mlodinow. Mr. Hawkins - won global recognition with his 1988 book " A Brief History of Time", which is an account of the origins of the universe. He is renowned for his work on the blackholes, cosmology and quantum gravity. His another book is " A Brief History".
Where is CAPE TOWN? - It is in Mumbai.
India, as in the lines of its Development Cooperation Committee, that is sent to SriLanka to streamline, monitor and to help Srilanka, has already sent a committee to KATMAANDU - Nepal Capital.
POLITY - Zero Hour - It is a Questionless Question hour in Indian Parliament. That is, at midday the 12'O Clock, without any prior notice, any member can raise any question that is of urgent importance on day to basis or any other type of this kind.
