History of Padma Awards

History of Padma Awards

Padma Awards were first instituted in 1954. The government only instituted two awards–Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan. The Bharat Ratna was to be the highest civilian award of the country. The Padma Vibhushan was to have three categories–Pahela Varg, Dusra Varg and Tisra Varg. In 1955, there three categories were rechristened Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri respectively.

Padma Vibhushan 2017

Padma Vibhushan 2017

1. Shri K J Yesudas — Art-Music — Kerala

2. Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev — Others-Spiritualism — Tamil Nadu

3. Shri Sharad Pawar — Public Affairs — Maharashtra

4. Shri Murli Manohar Joshi — Public Affairs — Uttar Pradesh

5. Prof. Udipi Ramachandra Rao — Science & Engineering — Karnataka

6. Late Shri Sunder Lal Patwa (Posthumous) — Public Affairs — Madhya Pradesh

7. Late Shri PA Sangma (Posthumous) — Public Affairs — Meghalaya

Padma Bhushan 2017

Padma Bhushan 2017

1. Shri Vishwa Mohan Bhatt — Art-Music — Rajasthan

2. Prof. (Dr.) Devi Prasad Dwivedi — Literature & Education — Uttar Pradesh

3. Shri Tehemton Udwadia — Medicine — Maharashtra

4. Shri Ratna Sundar Maharaj — Others-Spiritualism — Gujarat

5. Swami Niranjana Nanda Saraswati — Others-Yoga — Bihar

6. H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (Foreigner) — Literature & Education — Thailand

7. Late Shri Cho Ramaswamy (Posthumous) — Literature & Education –Journalism — Tamil Nadu

Padma Shri 2017

Padma Shri 2017

1. Smt. Basanti Bisht — Art-Music — Uttarakhand

2. Shri Chemanchery Kunhiraman Nair — Art-Dance — Kerala

3. Smt. Aruna Mohanty — Art-Dance — Odisha

4. Smt. Bharathi Vishnuvardhan — Art-Cinema — Karnataka

5. Shri Sadhu Meher — Art-Cinema — Odisha

6. Shri T K Murthy — Art-Music — Tamil Nadu

7. Shri Laishram Birendrakumar Singh — Art-Music — Manipur

8. Shri Krishna Ram Chaudhary — Art-Music — Uttar Pradesh

9. Smt. Baoa Devi — Art-Painting — Bihar

10. Shri Tilak Gitai — Art-Painting — Rajasthan

Padma Awards 2017

Padma Awardees 2017

Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. President Pranab Mukherjee approved conferment of Padma Awards to 89 people this year. The list comprises 7 Padma Vibhushan, 7 Padma Bhushan and 75 Padma Shri awardees. Here's the complete list.

NEFT

The NEFT revolution

There used to be a time not very long ago, when sending money to another account in the same city or another city used to be a cumbersome process. It used to be like eternity before you could actually get the money to move.

Today it’s a matter of a few minutes or at the max an hour and you can get the money transferred. The reason: NEFT.

What is NEFT?

NEFT is an acronym for National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT). It is a nation­wide system, which helps individuals, firms and corporate to electronically transfer funds from any bank branch to any individual, firm or corporate having an account with any other bank branch in the country. Not all bank branches in the country are part of the NEFT funds transfer network. If a bank wants to be a part of the NEFT funds transfer network, a bank branch has to be NEFT-enabled.

Indian black money stashed away abroad

Indian black money stashed away abroad

What is the status of Indian black money stashed away abroad and what the government is doing to bring it back?

While official numbers are not available, Swiss banking officials have said that the largest depositors of illegal foreign money in Switzerland are Indian. In February 2012, CBI director A P Singh said: “It is estimated that around 500 billion dollars of illegal money belonging to Indians is deposited in tax havens abroad”.

In August 2010, the government revised the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) to provide means for investigations of black money in Swiss banks. This revision will allow the government to make inquiries of Swiss banks in cases where they have specific information about possible black money being stored in Switzerland.

Inventor and Invention 004

Inventor and Invention 004

1.    Who invented the ‘Laser’?

        (A) Sir Frank Whittle

        (B) Fred Morrisson

        (C) T H Maiman

        (D) Dr Charles H Jones

2.    Which company invented the ‘transistor radio’?

        (A) Sony

        (B) Grunding

        (C) Panasonic

        (D) Telstra

Computer MCQ 006

Computer MCQ 006

1.     Programs designed to perform specific tasks related to managing computer resources are called

        (A) system software

        (B) operating system

        (C) application software

        (D) utility programs

        (E) None of these

2.     Of the following types of computers, which is the most powerful?

        (A) mini computer

        (B) mainframe computer

        (C) supercomputer

        (D) microcomputer

        (E) None of these

Space Facts

Space Facts

Space is amazing. The sheer vastness of it, along with the trillions upon trillions of objects in the many billion galaxies of the universe is almost incomprehensible to the human brain.

This page is a continuously updated list of the most incredible, awe-inspiring and unbelievable facts about space. Whether it’s for kids looking to learn more about space, or you’re looking for incredible facts for an article, or even if you just love space facts for no real reason, this is for you.

Universe

Universe

Sun

• The Sun is a star that is in the center of the Solar System.
• The Sun is recognized as having the largest mass in our Solar System.
• It has a diameter of about 1,392,684 km, about 109 times that of Earth.
• The sun is the closest star to Earth, at a mean distance from our planet of 149.60 million km.
• Sun fuses 620 million metric tons of hydrogen each second.
• At the core, the temperature is about 27 million degrees Fahrenheit (15 million degrees Celsius).
• In February 1974, Skylab was the first manned spacecraft to study the Sun.
• Solar flares occur when magnetic fields of the Sun come together and cause huge explosions on the Sun’s surface.
• Solar flares produce bursts of electromagnetic radiation, x-rays, ultraviolet radiation, visible light, and radio waves.
  

Word Shortcut Command

Word Shortcut Command

• F1 — Help.
• F2 — Move text or graphics.
• F3 — Insert an AutoText entry.
• F4 — Repeat the last action.
• F5 — Choose the Go To command.
• F6 — Go to the next pane or frame.
• F7 — Choose the Spelling command.
• F8 — Extend a selection.
• F9 — Update selected fields.
• F10 — Activate the menu bar.
• F11 — Go to the next field.
  

Power Point Shortcut Command

Power Point Shortcut Command

• HOME — Move to the beginning of the entry
• END — Move to the end of the entry
• The LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW key — Move one character to the left or right
• SHIFT + HOME — Select from the insertion point to the beginning of the entry
• SHIFT + END — Select from the insertion point to the end of the entry
• SHIFT + LEFT ARROW — Select or unselect one character to the left
• CTRL + SHIFT + LEFT ARROW — Select or unselect one word to the left
• SHIFT + RIGHT ARROW — Select or unselect one character to the right
• CTRL + SHIFT +RIGHT ARROW — Select or unselect one word to the right
• CTRL + LEFT ARROW or CTRL + RIGHT ARROW — Move one word to the left or right

Inventor and Invention 003

Inventor and Invention 003

1.    ‘Bacteria’ was first discovered by

        (A) AV Leeuwenhoek

        (B) Robert Hooke

        (C) Robert Koch

        (D) Louis Pasteur

2.    Who discovered ‘North Pole’?

        (A) Amundson

        (B) Robert Peary

        (C) John Cobot

        (D) Captain Cook

10 Awesome & Little-Known Facts about the Human Body

Awesome & Little-Known Facts about the Human Body

Your body is many things: a mechanical device, a walking chemistry set, a sustainable life form, and an ever-changing biological phenomenon. There’s a lot to know about the body. Were you aware of these ten amazing facts?

1. For every pound of fat gained, you add seven miles of new blood vessels.

New tissue needs blood supply, so your vascular system expands to accommodate it. This also means your heart must work harder to pump blood through the new network, which may reduce oxygenation and nutrient replenishment in other tissues. Lose a pound? Your body will break down and reabsorb the unneeded blood vessels from the previous tissue.

Inventor and Invention 002

Inventor and Invention 002

1.    The computer was invented by

        (A) Faraday
        (B) Maxwell
        (C) Babbage 
        (D) Bill Gates

2.    Who invented ‘Portland Cement’?

        (A) Leonardo da Vinci
        (B) Denis Gason
        (C) Joseph Aspdin
        (D) Percy L Spencer

Water Borne Diseases (जल जनित रोग)

भारत में जल जनित रोग
(Water Borne Diseases in India)

जल या पानी अनेक अर्थों में जीवनदाता है। इसीलिए कहा भी गया है। जल ही जीवन है। मनुष्य ही नहीं जल का उपयोग सभी सजीव प्राणियों के लिए अनिवार्य होता है। पेड़ पौधों एवं वनस्पति जगत के साथ कृषि फसलों की सिंचाई के लिए भी यह आवश्यक होता है। यह उन पांच तत्वों में से एक है जिससे हमारे शरीर की रचना हुई है और हमारे मन, वाणी, चक्षु, श्रोत तथा आत्मा को तृप्त करती है। इसके बिना हम जीवित नहीं रह सकते।

शरीर में इसकी कमी से हमें प्यास महसूस होती है और इससे पानी शरीर का संतुलन बनाए रखने में मदद करता है। अत: यह हमारे जीवन का आधार है। अब तक प्राप्त जानकारियो के अनुसार यह स्पष्ट हो गया है कि जल अस्तित्व के लिए बहुत आवश्यक है इसलिए इसका शुद्ध साफ होना हमारी सेहत के लिए जरूरी है। शुद्ध और साफ जल का मतलब है वह मानव स्वास्थ्य के लिए हानिकारक अशुद्धियों और रोग पैदा करने वाले जीवाणुओं से मुक्त होना चाहिए वरना यह हमारे पीने के काम नहीं आ सकता है।

Child GK 003

Child GK 003

1. Which is the largest animal in the world ?
Answer: Blue whale

2. Which is the largest animal on land ?
Answer: African elephant 
 
3. Which is the smallest bird ?
Answer: Humming Bird 
 
4. Which is the largest fish in the world ?
Answer: Whale shark 
 
5. Which is the tallest animal on the earth ?
Answer: Giraffe 
 
6. Which is the biggest bird in the world ?
Answer: Ostrich

Body Parts

Body Parts

We can teach our kids about their body parts during daily activities like playing, bathing, eating, sleeping etc. Also some rhymes help learn the various basic body parts. Lets first list all the body parts and then see which activities can help teach them.

Basic body parts
head
finger
mouth
nose
eye
ear
hair
hand
foot
leg
arm
teeth

Phonogram Words

Phonogram Words

Phonogram words are the words other that cannot be pronounced using phonics. Some examples of such exceptions are words ending with ING or CK or LL or FF, SS and so on. Here are some in the lists.

ING words

bring

doing

fling

king

going

ring

sing

sling

spring

swing

wing

Silent Letter in Word

Silent Letter in Word

Silent D
badge
bridge
grudge
hedge
judge
ledge
midge
porridge
trudge
wedge

TION Word and SION word

TION Word

TION Word

action

addition

affection

attention

condition

construction

diction

distinction

expedition

faction

fiction

fraction

Nicknames of Indian Cities

Nicknames of Indian Cities

City	State	Nickname/Nicknames
Agra	Uttar Pradesh	Taj Nagari
Ahmedabad	Gujarat	Boston of India
		Manchester of India
Allahabad	Uttar Pradesh	Abode of the God
		Sangam City
		City of Prime Ministers
Alappuzha	Kerala	Venice of the East

Child GK 002

Child GK 002

(1) Which is the fastest land animal in the world?

Answer: Cheetah

(2) Which are the Olympic ring colours?

Answer: Blue, Red, Green, Yellow and Black

(3) What does the heart pump?

Answer: Blood

Child GK 001

Child GK 001

1. Ice cubes are the _______ form of water.

(A) solid

(B) liquid

(C) gas

(D) none of these

2. Which of these fruit seeds are edible ?

(A)Pomegranate

(B)Mango

(C)Orange

(D)Papaya

Ten Facts about Space!

(1) One million Earths could fit inside the sun - and the sun is considered an average-size star. 

(2) For years it was believed that Earth was the only planet in our solar system with liquid water. More recently, NASA revealed its strongest evidence yet that there is intermittent running water on Mars, too! 

(3) Comets are leftovers from the creation of our solar system about 4.5 billion years ago - they consist of sand, ice and carbon dioxide.

(4) You wouldn't be able to walk on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus or Neptune because they have no solid surface!

(5) If you could fly a plane to Pluto, the trip would take more than 800 years!

Inventor and Invention 001

Inventor and Invention 001

1.      Who invented ‘Pencillin’?

         (A) William Harvey

         (B) Louis Pasteur

         (C) Alexander Fleming

         (D) Edward Jenner

2.      Who invented ‘Aeroplane’?

         (A) Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright

         (B) Sir Frank Whittle

         (C) Michael Faraday

         (D) Chistian Huygens

Computer MCQ 005

Computer MCQ 005

1.     The background of any Word document
       (A) is always of white colour
       (B) is the colour present under the option menu
       (C) is always the same for the entire document
       (D) can have any colour you choose
       (E) None of these

2.     Only________ program(s) become(s) active even though we can open many programs at a time.
       (A) four
       (B) three
       (C) two
       (D) one
       (E) None of these

Computer MCQ 004

Computer MCQ 004

1.     Reusable optical storage will typically have the acronym ________.
       (A) CD
       (B) DVD
       (C) ROM
       (D) RW
       (E) None of these

2.     ________ are processed by the computer into information.
       (A) Data
       (B) Numbers
       (C) Alphabets
       (D) Pictures
       (E) None of these

Medical Facts of the Human Body

Amazing Medical Facts of the Body

1. The average red blood cell lives for 120 days.

2. There are 2.5 trillion (give or take) of red blood cells in your body at any moment. To maintain this number, about two and a half million new ones need to be produced every second by your bone marrow.That’s like a new population of the city of Toronto every second.

3. Considering all the tissues and cells in your body, 25 million new cells are being produced each second. That’s a little less than the population of Canada - every second !

4. A red blood cell can circumnavigate your body in under 20 seconds.

5. Nerve Impulses travel at over 400 km/hr (249 mi/hr).

6. A sneeze generates a wind of 166 km/hr (100 mi/hr), and a cough moves out at 100 km/hr (60 mi/hr).

Fact about Human Body

Amazing Facts about the Human Body

1. The largest bone in the human body is the femur. It can support 30 times the weight of a person’s body. Ounce for ounce, that’s stronger than steel.

2. Messages from the human brain travel along nerves at up to 200 miles an hour (322 km/h).

3. In an adult human, 25% of their bones are in the feet.

4. The gluteus maximus is the body’s largest muscle.

5. A human’s ears and nose never stop growing.

6. A human’s little finger contributes over 50% of the hand’s strength.

7. If a human being’s DNA were uncoiled, it would stretch 10 billion miles, from Earth to Pluto and back.

China to Spain by rail

From China to Spain by rail

9 December 2014: The first direct rail freight service to operate between China and Spain arrived at ADIF’s Madrid Abroñigal intermodal terminal on December 9, welcomed by Spanish Development Minister Ana Pastor. Carrying a total of 30 containers, the train had left Yiwu in China on November 18, covering 13 000 km in 21 days.

The route via Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany and France involved a change of gauge at three border crossings, as well as locomotive changes approximately every 800 km. The service was operated by InterRail Services and DB Schenker Rail, with DB’s Spanish subsidiary Transfesa providing traction on the final leg to Madrid.

Mumbai to Moscow intermodal freight arrives

20 October 2016: The first containers to be transported on the newly-established north–south freight corridor from Mumbai to Moscow arrived at the Vorsino freight terminal southwest of the Russian capital on October 12, 23 days after leaving India.

The containers were loaded onto a ship in Mumbai on September 20, and travelled by sea to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. Railways of the Islamic Republic of Iran then transported the containers by rail to Rasht, where they were transferred to lorries for the 180 km leg to Astara in Azerbaijan; a 167 km rail link from Rasht to Astara is currently under construction. The containers then moved by rail from Astara to Vorsino.