Page-14 of Current Affairs - November, 2011
Indians beat English at their own language
According to an analysis by Educational Testing Service TOEFL, students whose mother tongue is an Indian language fare better in the Test of English as a Foreign Language than those whose native language is English. TOEFL’s internet-based test was launched ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Obituary: Shammi Kapoor
Beloved hero Shammi Kapoor passed away at Mumbai’s Breach Candy hospital recently at age of 79. Here are a few notes: Shammi changed the template of the Indian Cinema 50 year ago in 1961, by screaming Yahoo and making the ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Obituary : P C Alexander
P C Alexander, former Maharashtra governor recently died at 90. An IAS officer of the 1948 batch, Alexander was in the running for president in 2002 after K R Narayan’s term got over. He was initially approached by the NDA, ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Suspended: New India Assurance chairman M Ramadoss
New India Assurance chairman M Ramadoss has been suspended by the Government for for alleged violations in issuing insurance cover to an airline during his stint as head of another state-run insurer. This is the second instance of action being ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Mohammed Rizwan, gets rare Chinese ‘green card’
Recently, Mohammed Rizwan of India, a graduate in Chinese language from Jawaharlal Nehru University, has been given a visa for five years instead of the one-year visa given to almost all foreigners. This the rare exception made by China. Mohammed ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Deven Sharma: Resigned
Jharkhand born Deven Sharma was an executive, and the president of Standard & Poor’s, a Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. He had joined Standard & Poor’s in 2006 as executive vice president, Investment Service and Global Sales. On August 23, ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Dr Binayak Sen on plan panel’s committee on health
Naxal sympathizer Dr Binayak Sen was recently nominated in the Planning Commission’s committee on health. After spending months in custody on charges of sedition, award winning civil rights activist Sen was released recently after Supreme Court granted him bail. On ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Becoming a pilot set to become difficult
The Government is planning to come up with an entrance exam where their aptitude would be tested before being allowed to join a flying school. Also the number of times one can appear in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award-2010
Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award is conferred on three individuals who make outstanding contribution in the field of Child Protection, Child Development or Child Welfare for over ten years. The Award carries a cash prize of Rupees One lakh and ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Mahalanobis International Award 2011
Prof. Victor Yohoi of Argentina, the founder of the ‘Argentinean School’ of ‘Robust Statistics’ was recently conferred the International Award in Statistics (2011 Mahalanobis International Award) by International Statistical Institute, The Hague, Netherlands. About the Award: The Indian Ministry of ..