Aug 15, 2009

tidbits of Information : 15/08/2009

1. Who was India's first Home Minister . Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who played a major role in integrating the entire nation.

2. Who is India's Food and Agriculture Minister now ? Sharad Pawar

3. Recently a news item published - GoM to go into aviation fuel prices .
What does GoM stand for ? GoM - Group Of Ministers

4. BCCI is fighting against the WADA . What is WADA and where is the point of controversy in it ? WADA is World Anti Doping Agency and BCCI has raised the question of the "whereabouts" clause to the Attorney General of India now.

5. UNCIRF - what does it stand for ? United Nations Commission on International Religious Freedom. They have kept India under the "watch list" for not promoting religious and communal harmony and urged the Central Govt to take further steps in this regard.

6. Recently India signed a FTA ( Free Trade Agreement ) with ASEAN ( Association of South East Asian Nations ) , in Bangkok.

For the countries under ASEAN , see this link


Want to read something about Swine Flu , read this article from Hindu , click here . Absolutely brilliant ! !

Till the next time ...bbyee

1 comment:

Just me said...

Brilliant...Excellent piece of writing an very very informative. Especially for those preparing for Civil Services...But you have to kepe up the effort and make it a daily practice.

One small correction : UNCIRF has been written as USCIRF in Point#5.

Once again, Superb job....