1. World Postal Day was observed globally with fervour
World Postal Day was observed globally today with fervor.
In India, on the occasion of World Postal Day the Department of Posts announced to provide a mail tracking facility for all types of postal communication.
NOTE:- Mail Network optimization project used to track postal communications will be implemented in a phased manner to track all kinds of postal communication.
2. Serge of France and David of US wins Nobel Prize in Physics
Serge Haroche of France and David Wineland of the US have won the Nobel Physics Prize for their work in quantum physics that could one day open the way to revolutionary computers.
NOTE:- The pair was honoured for groundbreaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems.
3. Amjad Ali Khan, Shivkumar Sharma among eleven performing artists conferred prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowship
President Pranab Mukherjee today conferred the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship and Akademi Awards for 2011 at a function at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
11 eminent personalities including Shivkumar Sharma, Amjad Ali Khan, Padma Subrahmanyam have been conferred with Akademi Fellowship and 36 artistes in the field of music, dance, theatre, traditional folk, tribal dance and puppetry have received Akademi Awards for their contribution in the different field of arts.
3. IMF lowered India's growth forecast
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered India's economic growth forecast by 1 per cent for 2012-13.
IMF said it now expects the South Asian economy to grow just 4.9 per cent in 2012, compared to a previous estimate of 6.1 percent, citing weak growth in the first-half and a continued slowdown in foreign investment.
NOTE:- Released in Tokyo ahead of the IMF-World Bank 2012 Annual Meetings, the report said that the growth has weakened in the first half of current year due to deteriorating business sentiment and stalled investment due to governance issues.The IMF’s downgrade for India is the most aggressive among the major economies, followed by Brazil, which the fund forecasts will grow just 1.5 percent this year, compared to a previous estimate of 2.5 percent.
4. Australian all-Rounder Shane Watson named player of the tournament.
It was his outstanding form in T-20 World cup that helped Australian Team getting into semi-final before they were knocked out by West Indies.
Shane Watson batted six innings in the tournament, scoring a total of 249 runs at an average of 49.80 and took 11 wickets at an average of 16 and an economy rate of 7.33.
Shane Watson is also the only Player in the tournament who got four consecutive man-of-the-match awards.
5. India and France signed an Agreement in the Field of Urban Development
India and France signed an agreement in the field of sustainable Urban Development. The agreement was signed in Paris between Union Minister of Urban Development Kamal Nath and Minister for Foreign Trade of France Nicole Bricq.
6. Union Government ruled out the decision of Cauvery River Authority
Decision of the Cauvery River Authority was ruled out by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The Prime Minister ordered Karnataka to release 9000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu every day, till 20 October 2012.
7. Vivek Rae Appointed as Secretary of Medium and Small Enterprises
Vivek Rae took over as Secretary in Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). He succeeds Radha Krishna Mathur who at present is Secretary in Department of Defence Production and Ministry of Defence.
8. International Cricket Council launches investigation into match-fixing allegations against six Umpires.
Health Ministry has asked three northern states, including Delhi, to step up awareness campaigns and fogging to check the spread of dengue, besides increasing their testing facilities. Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad reviewed the situation at a meeting in New Delhi yesterday with Health Ministers of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
9. Empowered Group of Ministers recommends to the Cabinet a one-time fee on existing telecom operators for spectrum beyond 4.4 Mega Hertz; Government likely to get around 27 thousand crore rupees from the fee.
Government t to refund the license fee of those companies whose telecom licences stand cancelled but who have no criminal charges against them.
The Empowered Group of Ministers, headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram also decided to recommend to the Cabinet a one-time fee on existing telecom operators for the spectrum they hold beyond 4.4 Mega Hertz.
10. One in eight of world population going hungry - U.N.
One out of every eight people in the world is chronically undernourished, the United Nations' food agencies said today, warning that progress to reduce hunger has slowed since 2007/08 when high food prices sparked riots in several poor countries.
In their latest report on food insecurity, the UN agencies estimated that 868 million people were suffering hunger in 2010-2012, or about 12.5 percent of the world's population, down more sharply than previously estimated from about 1 billion, or 18.6 percent in 1990-92.
The new figures are lower than the last estimates for recent years that pegged the number of hungry people at 925 million in 2010 and 1.02 billion in 2009.
World Postal Day was observed globally today with fervor.
In India, on the occasion of World Postal Day the Department of Posts announced to provide a mail tracking facility for all types of postal communication.
NOTE:- Mail Network optimization project used to track postal communications will be implemented in a phased manner to track all kinds of postal communication.
2. Serge of France and David of US wins Nobel Prize in Physics
Serge Haroche of France and David Wineland of the US have won the Nobel Physics Prize for their work in quantum physics that could one day open the way to revolutionary computers.
NOTE:- The pair was honoured for groundbreaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems.
3. Amjad Ali Khan, Shivkumar Sharma among eleven performing artists conferred prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowship
President Pranab Mukherjee today conferred the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship and Akademi Awards for 2011 at a function at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
11 eminent personalities including Shivkumar Sharma, Amjad Ali Khan, Padma Subrahmanyam have been conferred with Akademi Fellowship and 36 artistes in the field of music, dance, theatre, traditional folk, tribal dance and puppetry have received Akademi Awards for their contribution in the different field of arts.
3. IMF lowered India's growth forecast
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered India's economic growth forecast by 1 per cent for 2012-13.
IMF said it now expects the South Asian economy to grow just 4.9 per cent in 2012, compared to a previous estimate of 6.1 percent, citing weak growth in the first-half and a continued slowdown in foreign investment.
NOTE:- Released in Tokyo ahead of the IMF-World Bank 2012 Annual Meetings, the report said that the growth has weakened in the first half of current year due to deteriorating business sentiment and stalled investment due to governance issues.The IMF’s downgrade for India is the most aggressive among the major economies, followed by Brazil, which the fund forecasts will grow just 1.5 percent this year, compared to a previous estimate of 2.5 percent.
4. Australian all-Rounder Shane Watson named player of the tournament.
It was his outstanding form in T-20 World cup that helped Australian Team getting into semi-final before they were knocked out by West Indies.
Shane Watson batted six innings in the tournament, scoring a total of 249 runs at an average of 49.80 and took 11 wickets at an average of 16 and an economy rate of 7.33.
Shane Watson is also the only Player in the tournament who got four consecutive man-of-the-match awards.
5. India and France signed an Agreement in the Field of Urban Development
India and France signed an agreement in the field of sustainable Urban Development. The agreement was signed in Paris between Union Minister of Urban Development Kamal Nath and Minister for Foreign Trade of France Nicole Bricq.
6. Union Government ruled out the decision of Cauvery River Authority
Decision of the Cauvery River Authority was ruled out by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The Prime Minister ordered Karnataka to release 9000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu every day, till 20 October 2012.
7. Vivek Rae Appointed as Secretary of Medium and Small Enterprises
Vivek Rae took over as Secretary in Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). He succeeds Radha Krishna Mathur who at present is Secretary in Department of Defence Production and Ministry of Defence.
8. International Cricket Council launches investigation into match-fixing allegations against six Umpires.
Health Ministry has asked three northern states, including Delhi, to step up awareness campaigns and fogging to check the spread of dengue, besides increasing their testing facilities. Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad reviewed the situation at a meeting in New Delhi yesterday with Health Ministers of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
9. Empowered Group of Ministers recommends to the Cabinet a one-time fee on existing telecom operators for spectrum beyond 4.4 Mega Hertz; Government likely to get around 27 thousand crore rupees from the fee.
Government t to refund the license fee of those companies whose telecom licences stand cancelled but who have no criminal charges against them.
The Empowered Group of Ministers, headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram also decided to recommend to the Cabinet a one-time fee on existing telecom operators for the spectrum they hold beyond 4.4 Mega Hertz.
10. One in eight of world population going hungry - U.N.
One out of every eight people in the world is chronically undernourished, the United Nations' food agencies said today, warning that progress to reduce hunger has slowed since 2007/08 when high food prices sparked riots in several poor countries.
In their latest report on food insecurity, the UN agencies estimated that 868 million people were suffering hunger in 2010-2012, or about 12.5 percent of the world's population, down more sharply than previously estimated from about 1 billion, or 18.6 percent in 1990-92.
The new figures are lower than the last estimates for recent years that pegged the number of hungry people at 925 million in 2010 and 1.02 billion in 2009.
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