NSA = National Security Adviser.

NSA = The post was created in 1998 to oversee the management of National Security, both in the immediate term and long term. First NSA Brajesh Mishra held the position till 2004. He was succeeded by J.N. Dixit, who died in harness ( while in the post or duty ) in January 2005. Both were former Foreign Secretaries. Mr. Shiv Shankar Menon, who retired as Foreign Secretary last year will be the 4th NSA. succeeding M.K. NARAYANAN, who has been designated as West Bengal Governor.

BIG 5 States or ' Suicide Belt' in 2008 - Maharshtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

" A.R. RAHMAN - the Musical Storm" - a biography of A.R.R written by Kamini Mathai.

"Bharat Asmita" - award for P.Sainath - the rural affairs editor of "The Hindu"

EIFFEL TOWER

Eiffel Tower - has been named the most favourite building of the World, leaving behind Tajmahal and New York's Statue of Liberty.

PILOT WHALES = that survive at Colville Bay on the Coromandel Peninsula in NewZealand - was in news becuase they were stranded on the Shores and died.

"21 Fahreheit" - is a famous India's First Ice Lounge - which is at Mumbai.
Ice Lounge = Bar.

TNPSC - நம் நலம் நம் கையில் - தமிழக அரசின் சுகாதாரத்துறையின் புதிய திட்டம் = சிக்குன்குனியா, டெங்கு, மலேரியா ஆகிய நோய் பாதிப்பை தடுக்க.

1-1-2010 முதல் 7-1-2010 வரை -தமிழகத்தில் சாலை பாதுகாப்பு வாரமாக கடைப்பிடிக்கப்பட்டது.

ANNULAR Solar Eclipse in India ( concentrated in T.N) happened on 15-01-2010. This happens once in 108 years.

DIVORCE .......(.further) Easier.....!

Divorce to become easier - Cabinet clears amendments to Hindu Marriage Act and Special Marriage Act. This amendments introduced "irretrievable breakdown of marriage" as an additional ground for claiming (die- worse )DIVORCE.

TAMIL NADU - Finanace Commission - Fourth of its kind is to be headed by K. PHANINDRA REDDY to study the finances of local bodies, rural and urban. The First State Finance Commission was constituted in 1994. The second in 1999 and the Third in 2004.

தேர்தல் டெபாசிட் தொகை இரு மடங்காகிறது.
மக்கள் பிரதிநிதித்துவ திருத்த மசோதா 2009 இன் படி M.P = RS.25,000.
S.C & S.T Candidates = Rs.12,500. For MLA election, it is Rs. 10,000/= for General and Rs. 5,000/= for S.C & S.T Candidates.

KIRTI PARIKH Panel.

This Panel headed by Kirti Parikh gave suggestions on the pricing of petroleum products.

April 1, 2010 -Thursday, became an historical date, as Education was declared a FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT in India - vide the 86th Amendment to the Constitution and RTE act of 2009.

OPERATION MOSHTARAK - Operation Together = launched by NATO and Afghan National Army against Talibans.

Grigoriy Perelman - A Russian Mathematician was awarded a Millennium Prize for Solving 106 years old dimensional problem of POINCARE CONJECTURE.

KRUSHNNA PATIL - the YOUNGEST.....?

Krushnna Patil is the youngest woman to climb Mount Everest.

Bt Brinjal - A transgenic brinjal hybrid developed by Mahyco, a subsidiary of global seed giant MONSANTO.

Bivalent Polio vaccine introduced in Delhi & U.P.
The vaccine was launced earlier in Bihar and offers protectionfrom P1 and P3 types of Polio strains. There are three strains of Wild Polio Virus -P1, P2 and P3. Type 2 wild polio virus (P2)
was eliminated in 1999. Efforts are still on to eradicate the P1 and P3 strains. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad has been conferred with the award of "POLIO CHAMPION" by Rotary International.

Zirconium complex opened at Pazhayakayal - That is near TUTICORIN. This was revealed by
Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy. Zirconium Sponge - can be used for manufacturing Zirconium alloy components required for nuclear power reactors.

IGNOU - on-demand Exam.

The students of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will be able to write their examinations 'on demand'. The facility will be available in chennai,New Delhi, Jaipur, Cochin and
Karnal.

TNPSC/UPSC - Tamil Brahmi potsherds with letters "a - m" found at urn burial site at MARUNGUR in Cuddalore district, Tamilnadu.

Veteran British - Asian filmmaker Yavar Abbas has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the South Asian Cinema Foundations (SACF) for making films like India! My India!.

FIRST WOMEN PRESIDENT for COSTA RICA

LAURA CHINCHILLA - a social conservative who opposes abortion became Costa Rica's
first woman President.

Prolific British author Dick Francis - whose thriller rode high in best-selling lists for decades has died. His popular books are Even Money & Cross Fire.