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Infosis HQ in B'lore

* Union Budget always presented first in: The Loksabha * The head office of the State Bank of India(SBI) is located in: Mumbai --

Dadasaheb Palke Award

Past Winners National Awards    Year   Winner   Occupation   17 th 1969 Devika Rani actress 18 th 1970 B. N. Sircar producer 19 th 1971 Prithviraj Kapoor actor (posthumous) 20 th 1972 Pankaj Mullick composer (music director) 21 st 1973 Ruby Myers (Sulochana) actress 22 nd 1974 Bomireddi Narasimha Reddy Director 23 rd 1975 Dhirendranath Ganguly actor, director 24 th 1976 Kanan Devi actress 25 th 1977 Nitin Bose cinematographer, director, writer, 26 th 1978 Rai Chand Boral composer, director 27 th 1979 Sohrab Modi actor, director, producer 28 th 1980 Paidi Jairaj actor, director 29 th 1981 Naushad Ali composer (music director) 30 th 1982 L. V. Prasad actor, director, producer 31 st 1983 Durga Khote actress 32 nd 1984 Satyajit Ray director 33 rd 1985 V. Shantaram actor, director, producer 34 th 1986 Bommireddy Nagi Reddy producer 35 th 1987 Raj Kapoor actor, director 36 th 1988 Ashok Kumar actor 37 th 1989 Lata Mangeshkar singer 38 th 1990 Akkineni Nageswara Rao actor 39 th 1991 Bhalji

Dadasaheb Palke Award

Past Winners National Awards    Year   Winner   Occupation   17 th 1969 Devika Rani actress 18 th 1970 B. N. Sircar producer 19 th 1971 Prithviraj Kapoor actor (posthumous) 20 th 1972 Pankaj Mullick composer (music director) 21 st 1973 Ruby Myers (Sulochana) actress 22 nd 1974 Bomireddi Narasimha Reddy Director 23 rd 1975 Dhirendranath Ganguly actor, director 24 th 1976 Kanan Devi actress 25 th 1977 Nitin Bose cinematographer, director, writer, 26 th 1978 Rai Chand Boral composer, director 27 th 1979 Sohrab Modi actor, director, producer 28 th 1980 Paidi Jairaj actor, director 29 th 1981 Naushad Ali composer (music director) 30 th 1982 L. V. Prasad actor, director, producer 31 st 1983 Durga Khote actress 32 nd 1984 Satyajit Ray director 33 rd 1985 V. Shantaram actor, director, producer 34 th 1986 Bommireddy Nagi Reddy producer 35 th 1987 Raj Kapoor actor, director 36 th 1988 Ashok Kumar actor 37 th 1989 Lata Mangeshkar singer 38 th 1990 Akkineni Nageswara Rao actor 39 th 1991 Bhalji

U S AWARD

Indian-American human rights activist Mallika Dutt has won the American Courage Award for her work in the U.S. and India. The 47- year-old, who grew up in Kolkata and left for the U.S. at the age of 18 , will receive the award on October 1 from the Asian American Justice Center, a leading civil rights organisation. In 1989 , Ms. Dutt co- founded 'Sakhi,' an organisation that helped south Asian women suffering domestic violence in New York. According to Ms. Dutt, the award highlights the need for effective immigration reform in a post-9 /11 America. "Right now people can be detained and deported for very minor reasons. There has to be a fair and sensible way for people to enter this country." As a human rights officer for Ford Foundation in New Delhi, she addressed the rights of the marginalised — Dalits, adivasis and women. She considers abuse of women as the most serious form of human rights violation in India. She heads ' Breakthrough

ARIHANT SUBMARINE

Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur launched India's first nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant , becoming only the sixth country in the world to do so. The 6000 tonne INS Arihant submarine is powered by an 85 megawatt capacity nuclear reactor and can acquire surface speeds of 22 to 28 kmph (12-15 knots) and submerged speed upto 44 kmph (24 knots). It has the capacity to carry a staff of 100 men and will be armed with torpedoes and missiles including 12 ballistic missiles.

G-20

(more formally, the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors) from 20 economies: 19 countries, plus the European Union (EU).

THE DASARA

festivities were 1st started by the Vijayanagar Kings in 15 th Century. After the fall of Vijayanagar Kingdom, continude by Raj Wodeyar in 1610.The Wodeyar's of Mysore continued the Dasara Festival by, Raja Wodeyar I ( 1578-1617 CE) in the year 1610. The Navaratri festivities, continued uninterrupted even between 1761 and 1799 , when Hyder Ali and later Tippu Sultan ruled Mysore. When the kingdom was handed over by the British to Krishnaraja Wodeyar III in 1799 , the capital was shifted to Mysore and Navaratri was celebrated with even greater magnificence.

WORLD HEART DAY

Celebrated every year last SUNDAY of SEPTEMBER. The continuous slogan for World Heart Day is"A Heart for Life", each year the Day is dedicated to a special theme,as listed below. 2009-Work with Heart 2008-Know your risk! 2007-Team up for Healthy Hearts! 2006-How Young is Your Heart? 2005-Healthy Weight, Healthy Shape 2004-Children, Adolescents and Heart Disease 2003-Women, Heart Disease and Stroke 2002-Obesity, Physical Activity and Nutrition 2001-A Heart for Life 2000-Physical Activity

BHATNAGAR AWARD

Bhatnagar Award to 11 scientists 2009 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for Science and Technology research by the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Requirement: 1 . scientists below 45 years of age 2 . outstanding research conducted in India during the last five years. Director General of CSIR and Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Prof. Sameer Brahmchari announced the names of the awardees at the foundation day function of the CSIR, (that's 26 th Sept. 09) The prize = a citation + cash award of 5 lakh rupees. The awardees are 1 . Dr. Amitabh Joshi of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research Bangalore. 2 . Dr. Bhaskar Saha of National Centre of Cell Science, Pune. 3 . Dr. Charu Sitha chakravarty and 4 . Dr. Narayan Swami Jayaraman of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. 5 . Dr. S.K. Satheesh, 6 . Dr. Giridhar and 7 . Dr. Jayantrama Swami of Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore. 8 .

NATIONAL FLAG

of India was designed by Pingala Venkaya. "Janaganamana" first sung in- 1911 December 27 at Calcutta session of INC

>International Women's Day

on- 8 March >IBERIAN AIRLINES is official airlines of - Spain >Head Quarters of World Health Organisation- Geneva

Edn in K,tak:

1986_shikshna niti 1992_vayaskar shikshna.1997_DPEP 1999_Ba bale shalege 2001_SSA 2002_KSQAO. 2003_Bisi utaa 2009_Nali kali.
* Where is the headquarters of the Botanical Survey of India? Ans: Kolkata * Who developed Hydrogen Bomb? Ans: Edward Teller

WORLD WRESTLING:

in Herning DENAMARK: Rameshkumar wins bronze medal-dfeating AlexandrBurca(Maldova) in74kg freestyle aftr 42yrs. VISHAMBHAR SINGH was the last iNDIAN Wrestler who bagged a freertyle SILVER medal in 1967

KPL CRICKET:

B'lore PROVIDENT won the inaugural KPL defeating BELGAVI panthers. 8 teams took part in this tournament they r Brigadiers, Provident, Bulls, Panthers, Maharaajas, Mangalore, Diamonds and Gladitors

Oceansat-2

(ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C14) , carrying India's ocean monitoring satellite Oceansat-2 and six European nano satellites, blasted off from the SHAR Range at 11.51 hrs IST at Sriharikota on Wednesday.

CPI:

The Communist Party of India was founded in Tashkent on October 17, 1920, soon after the Second Congress of the Communist International

Sri Aurobindo,

his important writings are- The Life Divine, Savitri, Essay on the Gita, The Ideal of Human Unity, Defence of Indian Culture
JP Naryn & V M Tarkunde founded d Citizens for Democracy-1974& ppl's Union for Civil Liberties-1976,both NGOs,to uphold & defend civil liberties.

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty-(NPT)

India, Israel, Pakistan HAVE NOT YET SIGNED. North Korea Signed, but Later withdrawn in 2003.

OSCAR AWARD

Marathi movie 'Harishchandra Factory' by Mumbai based director Paresh Mokashi has been chosen as the esteemed entry for the Oscars.This very humble attempt by Mokashi.

DAVIS CUP

News India in Davis Cup World Group after 11 years: Johannesburg: Somdev Devvarman, in a sensational comeback, in the first reverse singles on Sunday to seal India's place in the elite World Group for the first time in 11 years. India, who last played in the World Group finals in 1998 ,

The Mexico

The highest silver producing country in the world. *Hydrophone -measures sound in water.

THE CHANNEL TUNNEL

is a 50.5 k.m. (31.4 mi) undersea rail tunnel linking U.K.(Folkestone),with France (Coquelles), beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover. At its lowest point it is 75 m ( 246ft) deep. The Channel Tunnel has the longest undersea portion of any tunnel in the world although the Seikan Tunnel in Japan is both longer overall, at 53.85  kilometres (33. 5  mi) and deeper, at 240  metres (790  ft). The tunnel carries high- speed Eurostar passenger trains, Eurotunnel roll- on/roll-off vehicle transport - the largest in the world - and international rail freight

Edn Commisions

Woods Despatch-1854 Hunter Comm-1882 University Comm-1902 Hartog C.-1929 Sapru Comm-1934 Abbot-Wood Report-36-37 Sargent Report-194

BEST QUOTE

People always call it luck when you have acted more sensibly than they have . .
* India launched it's warship 'INS Kochi' * A "Jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a sec * Mosquitoes have teeth

AH1N1 in MUDHAL

A(H1N1) entered to Kulali in MUDHAOL Taluk . A 9 yrs old boy (ANAND) confirmed +ve, karnataka toll up to 75 india 220

BHARATIYA JNANPITH AWARD

Started-1964 Established-1944 by Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain n smt Roma Jain 1st rcvr- G.SHANKAR KURUP(1965) for "Ottakkuzal"

(MPLADS)

Member of Parliament Local Area Devlopment Scheme-introduced by Narasimha Rao Government-2 Crores a Year. MLA LADS-1.5 Crores.

The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)

was opened for signature in 1996, is intended to prohibit all nuclear weapon test explosions. India,Pakistan&North Korea-Not signed the Treaty. China,Egypt,Indonesia,Iran,Israel&the United States have signed but not ratified the Treaty.

BOOKS & AUTHORS

India and the Global Financial Crisis:Managing Money and Finance:Y. V. Reddy. Tiger Hills:Sarita Mandanna.

PEASANT MOVEMENTS

Indigo Revolt (Bengal) 1859-60, Led by Bishnu Biswas & Digambar Biswas. Karia (Kheda) Movement Gujrat 1918 Led by Gandhiji & Vallabhabai.Patel

METAMORPHIC ROCKS

Marble frm Limestone. Gneiss frm Granite. Quartzite frm Sandstone. Anthrasite coal(Hard Coal) frm Bituminous Coal(Soft Coal)
Sarkaria Commission was set up in June 1983.(To study Centre State Relations). Submitted-1988. Other members wer Sri B.Sivaraman n Dr.S.R.Sen.

Pry School Trs Exam

*Mad dog disease (hydrophobia) affects NERVOUS SYSTEM of human *A SONNET contains14 lines, each line contains 10 syllables *BAKU & ABEDON in Azerbaizan n Iran

Pry Tchrs Exam-

*SATYAM-UNDER TECH MAHINDRA *CURRENCY OF THAILAND-BAAHT *BANGLAESH VICTORY DAY-DEC,161971

FATHER OF GREEN REVOLUTION DIES

Dr. NORMAN BORLAUG (95) dies at DALLAS(USA). He won d NOBEL(Peace)-1970 & PADMAVIBHUSHAN. Dr.M.S.SWAMINATHAN-FATHER OF GREEN REVOLUTION IN INDIA

THE GOLDEN LION AWARD

Established in 1949.The highest prize in BIENNALE VENICE FILM FESTIVAL.This yr award won by SAMEL MAOZ (Israel) film LEBNON. Awrd not gvn in 1953 & 1969 to 79

US OPEN 09

NEW YORK (AP) Kim Clijsters made history Sunday night, capping a comeback from two years out of tennis to become the first unseeded woman to win the U.S. Open -- and the first mom to win a major since 1980 - with a 7- 5 , 6-3 victory over No. 9 Caroline Wozniacki.
A(H1N1) DEATHS Brzil-848 USA-631 Argntina-514 Mexico-211 India-188 (M,rastara-82,K,taka-63,Gujrat-17) Aus-169 Thai-142 Chile-130 Peru-109

Abbreviations

* AICTE- All India Council for Technical Education * AMIE- Associate Member of the Institute of Engineers * ANN- Asian News Network

SIKH GURUS

Guru Arjun Dev-founded"SWARNA MANDIR",executed by Jehangir Guru Teg Bahadur-executed by Aurangazeb

PROVERB

Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. Chinese Proverb

ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS

britannica.com , bartleby.com , encurta.msn.com , encyclopedia.com , wikipedia.com .

BEST QUOTE

"No candle looses any of its light while lighting up another candle"so never stop helping others because it makes ur life more meaningful.
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FLU DEATHS

ARGENTINA-512 BRAZIL-751 INDIA-145 CHILE-125 MEXICO-207 PERU-109 THAILAND-142 USA-598 WORLD-3046

KYMOGRAPH

An Instrument used to record graphically various physiological movements ie., blood pressure,heart beating,study of lungs etc in living things

NEWS AGENCIES

1. Anadol Ajansi Ankara 2. Australian Associated Press Sydney  3. Allgemeiner Deutschar Nachrichtendienst Berlin  4. Agence Europe Brussels  5. Agence France Presse Paris  6. Athenagence Athens  7. Angola Agecia Naticiosa N'gola Press Luanda  8. Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau The Hague  9. Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associate Rome  10. Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta  11. Associated Press New York 12. Agence Parisienee de Presse Paris  13. Associated Press of Pakistan Islamabad  14. Australian United Press Melbourne  15. Malaysian National News Agency Kuala Lumpur 16. Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha Dhaka  17. Caribbean News Agency Bridgetown  18. China News Service Beijing  19. Canadian Press Toronto  20. Ceskoslovenska Tiskova Kancelar Prague  21. Deutsche Presse Agentur Hamburg  22. Exchange and Telegraph Company London  23. Agence Guineenne de Pressee Conakry  24. Ghana News Agency Accra  25. Iraqui News Agency Baghbad 26. Inter Press Service Rome  27. Islamic Republic News A

National Events

• Chauri Chaura Incident (1922) • Swaraj Party (1922) • Simon Commission (1927) • Dandi March (1930) • Gandhi-Irwin Pact (1931) • The Government of India Act, 1935 • Quit India Movement (1942) • Cabinet Mission Plan (1946) • Interim Government (1946) • Formation of Constituent Assembly (1946) • Mountbatten Plan (1947) • The Indian Independence Act, 1947 • Partition of India (1947)

WORLD BILLIARD CHAMPIOSHIP-09

Pankaj Advani defeated nine times champion Mike Russell at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds to win the elusive World Professional Billiards Championship. Advani beat the defending champion 2030-1253 after having a 800- plus lead at the break. Advani is the second Indian to win the title in its 139 th years of history. Geet Sethi was the last Indian to win in 2006 , his first being in 1992.

Instruments

>Vayu ka dab napne ka yantr-berometer >samundra ki gahrai napne ka yntra-fedometer >usma ki matra-kelorimeter >sound ki tivrta-audiometer

Books & Authors

@'kadambari' written by - BANA BHATTA. @Aravind adiga - The white tiger. @A house for Mr.Biswas-V.S.Naipal @Harry Potter-G.K.Rowling

Books & Authors

@'kadambari' written by - BANA BHATTA. @Aravind adiga - The white tiger. @A house for Mr.Biswas-V.S.Naipal @Harry Potter-G.K.Rowling

Directive Principles of State

Policy:Gandhian,social,economic,political,administrative,legal,environmental,protection of monuments,peace security.

CONSTITUION

86 amend(2002)11th Funda Duty:A parent or guardian,to provide opportunities for education to his child, age of 6 & 14 years"

A(H1N1)-DEATHS

Brzil-657 USA-593 Argntina-465 Mexico-199 Aus-161 Chile-125 Thailand-130 INDIA-125 World-2840 be careful B(H1N1) ready to attack.

NATIONAL PARKS IN INDI

Corbett-Uttaranchal Dudhwa-U.P. Kaziranga-Assam Guindy-T.N. Nagarhole & Bandipur-K,taka Gir-Gujarat -- Sent from my mobile device

1st in the world

Lady to climb Mount Everest-Junko Taibei European to visit China-Marco Polo Place where atom bomb was dropped-Hiroshima Man to walk in Space-Alexei Leonov

FIRST IN THE WORLD

Person to reach South Pole- Amundsen Prsn to reach North Pole-Robert Pearey Person in Space-Yuri Gagarin Person on Moon-Neil Armstrong
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World • The Great Pyramid of Giza • The Hanging Gardens of Babylon • The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus • The Statue of Zeus at Olympia • The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus • The Colossus of Rhodes • The Pharos of Alexandria
IMPORTANT DAYS in January: 9 NRI Day 10 World Laughter Day 12 National Youth Day 15 Army Day 26 India's Republic Day, International Customs Day 30 Martyrs' Day; World Leprosy Eradication Day
Myagsaysay Award-2009: Joshi wins by effectively combining HEAD and HEART in the transformative development of rural communities
H1N1-DEATHS Brzil-602 USA-561 Argntina-465 Mexico-184 Aus-150 Chile-121 Thailand-130 INDIA-105 world-2577 - www.flucount.org
@:Rajiv Khel Ratna(Rs7.5 lak) M C Marykom (boxer),Vijender Kumar (boxer) & Sushil Kumar (wrestling) 1st tym gvn to 3 ppl at once... 2