The Finance Industry Development Council (FIDC)

SSRI - Secure Storage and Retrieval of Information

SSR - Satellite System Receiver

OBER - Office of Biological and Environmental Research (US DOE)

SSPS - Solid State Protection System

MPC - Milk Protein Concentrate

OSL - Open Source Lab

BDD - Business Desktop Deployment (Microsoft)

MoFo - Mozilla Foundation

SPA - Society of Professional Accountants

WFM - Workflow Management

ACU - Arithmetic & Control Unit

BESA - Biomedical Engineering Students Association

FACS - Frame and Cable System (telecom)

IBBM - Internet-Based Business Model

SSBTC - State Street Bank and Trust Company

WDI - Walt Disney Imagineering

MMB - Medium Messaging Benchmark

IFAK - Individual First Aid Kit

Yuan Xiaochao wins first gold of Asian Games

Guangzhou, November 13, 2010
Xinhua

China’s Wushu star Yuan Xiaochao captured the first gold medal at the Guangzhou Asian Games for the
host country in the men’s Changquan form on Saturday. The defending champion Yuan, 22, impressed
the judges and audiences with acrobatic, swift moves to snatch the gold medal with 9.78 points. Japan’s
Daisuke Ichikizakitook the silver with 9.72 and Iran’s Peyghambari Ehsan claimed the bronze with 9.70
points. “I know my parents must be watching me now through the live broadcast, and I hope they will
be healthy,” said Yuan. More than 150 athletes will compete for 15 gold medals in Wushu, a full contact
sport derived from Chinese martial art. The Chinese, who founded the sport, are seen as favourites in
the 10 events they will participate. The sport comprises Taolu (set routines), and Sanshou boxing (free
sparring). Changquan form, or long fist boxing, featuring imitations of animal moves, is the basic and
main style of modern Wushu, mostly performed in north China.
SBI Mutual Fund:

SBI Mutual Fund, one of the country’s premier fund houses, with over 20 years of rich experience in
fund management, is a joint venture between the State Bank of India, India’s largest bank and Société
Générale Asset Management, one of the world’s leading fund management companies. Today SBI
Mutual Fund is one of the largest AMC in the country managing assets over Rs. 42000 crores (as on
September 30th 2010. Source: www.amfiindia.com). The fund house serves its vast family of over 5.8
million investors (Calculated on the basis of live folios as on 30/09/2010) by reaching out to them
through a network of over 130 points of contact.
SBI Blue Chip Fund declares dividend
SBI Mutual Fund has declared a dividend of 15% (Rs 1.5 per unit on a face value of Rs 10), in SBI Blue
Chip Fund. The record date for dividend is November 4, 2010.

All investors registered under the dividend option of SBI Blue Chip Fund as on November 4, 2010 will
receive this dividend. The NAV of the scheme as on October 29, 2010 under the dividend option was Rs
13.940. (Check out - Recent MF Dividends)

SBI Blue Chip Fund is an open ended growth scheme. The objective of the scheme seeks to provide
investors opportunities for long term growth in capital through an active management of investments in
diversified basket of equity stocks of companies whose market capitalization is at least equal to or more
than the least market capitalization stock of BSE 100 index.

RBI deputy governor is Subir Gokarn

India is likely to produce 25.5 million tonnes of sugar in 2010/2011, up from 18.8 million tonnes a year
ago, according to the Indian Sugar Mills Association, a body of private producers.

Who is elected as Costa Rica's first female president?

Ans: Laura Chinchilla

Name the Indian-American author that is currently a member of Arts and Humanities Committee of US
government ?

Ans: Jhumpa Lahiri

Who is the new President of the Indian Youth Congress?

Ans: Rajiv Satav, Maharashtra Youth Congress President.

Which state among the northern Indian states spends most as a percentage of its GDP on Education?

Ans: Bihar (5.7%) followed by UP (3.67%)

Some Important Days of India and World
Important Days of India
January 12- National Youth Day
January 15 -Army Day
January 26 -Republic Day
January 30 -Martyrs' Day
February 24- Central Excise Day
February 28 -National Science Day
April 5- National Maritime Day
May 11- National Technology Day
August 9- Quit India Day
August 15- Independence Day
August 29 -National Sports Day
September 5- Teachers' Day and Sanskrit Day
October 8 -Indian Air Force Day
October 10 -National Postal Day
November 14- Children's Day
December 18 -Minorities Rights Day
December 23 -Farmers Day [Kisan Divas]

Important days of World

January 10- World Laughter Day
January 26 -International Customs Day
January 30 -World Leprosy Eradication Day
March 8 -International Womens Day
International Literacy Day
March 15 -World Disabled Day and World Consumer Rights Day
March 21 -World Forestry Day and International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
March 22 -World Day for Water
March 23 -World Meteorological Day
March 24 -World TB Day
April 7- World Health Day
April 17- World Haemophilia Day
April 18 -World Heritage Day
April 22 -Earth Day
April 23 -World Book and Copyright Day
May 1 -International Labour Day
May 3- Press Freedom Day
May 8- World Red Cross Day
May 12- International Nurses Day
May 15 -International Day of the Family
May 24- Commonwealth Day
May 31 -Anti-tobacco Day
June 5- World Environment Day
June 20-(3rd Sunday in June) -- Father's Day
July 1 -International Joke Day
July 11 -World Population Day
Third Sunday of July National Ice Cream Day
August 6- Hiroshima Day
August 9 - Nagasaki Day
September 8- World Literary Day
September 16- World Ozone Day
September 26 -Day of the Deaf
September 27 -World Tourism Day
October 1 -International Day for the Elderly
October 3 -World Habitat Day
October 4 -World Animal Welfare Day
October 12 -World Sight Day
October 16 -World Food Day
October 24- UN Day
October 30 -World Thrift Day
November 14- Diabetes Day
November 29 -International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
December 1- World AIDS Day
December 10- International Day of Broadcasting

Chief Ministers
State Chief Minister

Andhra Pradesh Shri K. Rosaiah (External website that opens in a new window)

Arunachal Pradesh Shri Dorjee Khandu (External website that opens in a new window)

Assam Shri Tarun Gogoi (External website that opens in a new window)

Bihar Shri Nitish Kumar (External website that opens in a new window)

Chhattisgarh Dr. Raman Singh (External website that opens in a new window)

Delhi Smt Sheila Dikshit (External website that opens in a new window)

Goa Shri Digambar Kamat (External website that opens in a new window)

Gujarat Shri Narendra Modi (External website that opens in a new window)
Haryana Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda (External website that opens in a new window)

Himachal Pradesh Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal (External website that opens in a new window)

Jammu and Kashmir Shri Omar Abdullah (External website that opens in a new window)

Jharkhand Shri Arjun Munda

Karnataka Shri B. S. Yeddyurappa (External website that opens in a new window)

Kerala Shri V. S. Achuthanandan (External website that opens in a new window)

Madhya Pradesh Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan (External website that opens in a new window)

Maharashtra Shri Prithviraj Chavan

Manipur Shri Okram Ibobi Singh (External website that opens in a new window)

Meghalaya Dr. Mukul Sangma (External website that opens in a new window)

Mizoram Shri Pu Lalthanhawla (External website that opens in a new window)

Nagaland Shri Neiphiu Rio (External website that opens in a new window)

Orissa Shri Naveen Patnaik (External website that opens in a new window)

Puducherry Thiru. V. Vaithilingam (External website that opens in a new window)

Punjab Shri Parkash Singh Badal (External website that opens in a new window)

Rajasthan Shri Ashok Gehlot (External website that opens in a new window)

Sikkim Shri Pawan Chamling (External website that opens in a new window)

Tamil Nadu Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi (External website that opens in a new window)

Tripura Shri Manik Sarkar (External website that opens in a new window)

Uttar Pradesh Kumari Mayawati (External website that opens in a new window)

Uttarakhand Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal (External website that opens in a new window)

West Bengal Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

Chiefs of Defence Forces

 Chief of Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik, PVSM, VSM, ADC
 Chief of Army Staff: General Vijay Kumar Singh, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC
  Chief of Naval Staff: Admiral Nirmal Verma, PVSM, AVSM, ADC
 Chief of Integrated Defence Staff: Air Marshal Suresh Chand Mukul, PVSM, AVSM,
VM, VSM

Council of Ministers
 Cabinet Ministers
 Ministers of State with Independent Charge
 Ministers of State

Cabinet Ministers

Serial
Portfolio Name of Minister
Number

Prime Minister and also In-Charge of the Ministries/Departments

viz:
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
1. Ministry of Planning Dr. Manmohan Singh
Ministry of Culture
Department of Atomic Energy and
Department of Space

2. Minister of Finance Shri Pranab Mukherjee

Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food &

3. Shri Sharad Pawar
Public Distribution

4. Minister of Defence Shri A.K. Antony

5. Minister of Home Affairs Shri P. Chidambaram

6. Minister of Railways Km. Mamata Banerjee

7. Minister of External Affairs Shri S.M. Krishna

8. Minister of Steel Shri Virbhadra Singh

9. Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh

10. Minister of Health and Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad

11. Minister of Power Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde

12. Minister of Law and Justice Shri M. Veerappa Moily

13. Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah

14. Minister of Urban Development Shri S. Jaipal Reddy

15. Minister of Road Transport and Highways Shri Kamal Nath

16. Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Shri Vayalar Ravi

17. Minister of Textiles Shri Dayanidhi Maran

18. Minister of Communications and Information Technology Shri A. Raja

19. Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Murli Deora

20. Minister of Information and Broadcasting Smt. Ambika Soni

21. Minister of Labour and Employment Shri Mallikarjun Kharge

Minister of Human Resource Development

22. Ministry of Science and Technology Shri Kapil Sibal
Ministry of Earth Science

Minister of Mines and Minister of Development of North Eastern

23. Shri B.K. Handique
Region

24. Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Anand Sharma

25. Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati Raj Shri C.P. Joshi

Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Minister

26. Kum. Selja
of Tourism

27. Minister of Food Processing Industries Shri Subodh Kant Sahay

28. Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. M.S. Gill

29. Minister of Shipping Shri G.K. Vasan

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Water

30. Shri Pawan K. Bansal
Resources

31. Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Mukul Wasnik

32. Minister of Tribal Affairs Shri Kantilal Bhuria

33. Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri M.K. Alagiri

Top
 Ministers of State with Independent Charge

Serial
Portfolio Name of Minister
Number

1. Ministry Civil Aviation Shri Praful Patel

Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Statistics and Programme

2. Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal
Implementation

3. Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Ministry of Minority Affairs Shri Salman Khursheed

4. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Shri Dinsha J. Patel

5. Ministry of Women and Child Development Smt. Krishna Tirath

6. Ministry of Environment and Forests Shri Jairam Ramesh

Top

Ministers of State

Serial
Portfolio Name of Minister
Number

1. Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Srikant Jena

2. Ministry of Railways Shri E. Ahamed

Shri Mullappally
3. Ministry of Home Affairs
Ramachandran

4. Ministry of Planning and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Shri V. Narayansamy

5. Ministry of Commerce and Industry Shri JyotiradityaScindia

6. Ministry of Human Resource Development Smt. D. Purandeswari

7. Ministry of Railways Shri K.H. Muniyappa

8. Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Ajay Maken

9. Ministry of Textiles Smt. Panabaka Lakshmi

10. Ministry of Finance Shri Namo Narain Meena

11. Ministry of Defence Shri M.M. Pallam Raju

12. Ministry of Urban Development Shri Saugata Ray

13. Ministry of Finance Shri S.S. Palanimanickam

14. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Jitin Prasad

15. Ministry of Steel Shri A. Sai Prathap

16. Ministry of External Affairs Smt. Preneet Kaur

17. Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Shri Gurdas Kamat

18. Ministry of Labour and Employment Shri Harish Rawat

Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food &

19. Professor K.V. Thomas
Public Distribution

20. Ministry of Power Shri Bharatsinh Solanki

21. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Shri Mahadev S. Khandela

22. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Shri Dinesh Trivedi

23. Ministry of Rural Development Shri Sisir Adhikari

24. Ministry of Tourism Shri Sultan Ahmed

25. Ministry of Shipping Shri Mukul Roy

26. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Shri Mohan Jatua

27. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri D. Napoleon

28. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan

29. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Shri S. Gandhiselvan

30. Ministry of Tribal Affairs Shri Tusharbhai Chaudhary

31. Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Shri Sachin Pilot

32. Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Shri Arun Yadav

33 Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Pratik Prakashbapu Patil

34. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Shri R.P.N. Singh

35. Ministry of Water Resources Shri Vincent Pala

36. Ministry of Rural Development Shri Pradeep Jain

37. Ministry of Rural Development Ms. Agatha Sangma

Governors
State Governor

Andhra Pradesh Shri E.S Lakshmi Narasimhan (External website that opens in a new window)

Arunachal Pradesh General (Rtd.) J.J. Singh (External website that opens in a new window)

Assam Shri Janaki Ballav Pattanaik (External website that opens in a new window)

Bihar Shri Devanand Konwar (External website that opens in a new window)

Chhattisgarh Shri Shekhar Dutt (External website that opens in a new window)

Goa Dr. Shivinder Singh Sidhu (External website that opens in a new window)

Gujarat Dr. Kamla Beniwal (External website that opens in a new window)

Haryana Shri Jagannath Pahadia (External website that opens in a new window)

Himachal Pradesh Smt. Urmila Singh (External website that opens in a new window)

Jammu and
Shri N. N. Vohra (External website that opens in a new window)
Kashmir

Jharkhand Shri M.O.H Farook (External website that opens in a new window)

Karnataka Shri H.R. Bhardwaj (External website that opens in a new window)

Kerala Shri R.S. Gavai (External website that opens in a new window)

Madhya Pradesh Shri Rameshwar Thakur (External website that opens in a new window)

Maharashtra Shri Kateekal Sankaranarayanan (External website that opens in a new window)

Manipur Shri Gurbachan Jagat (External website that opens in a new window)

Meghalaya Shri Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary (External website that opens in a new window)

Lt. Gen. (Retd.) M.M. Lakhera, PVSM,AVSM,VSM (External website that opens in a
Mizoram
new window)

Nagaland Shri. Nikhil Kumar (External website that opens in a new window)

Orissa Shri Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare (External website that opens in a new
 window)

Punjab Shri Shivraj Patil (External website that opens in a new window)

Rajasthan Shri Shivraj Patil, Governor of Punjab (Additional Charge)

Sikkim Shri Balmiki Prasad Singh (External website that opens in a new window)

Tamil Nadu Shri Surjit Singh Barnala (External website that opens in a new window)

Tripura Shri Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil (External website that opens in a new window)

Uttar Pradesh Shri B.L. Joshi (External website that opens in a new window)

Uttarakhand Smt. Margaret Alva (External website that opens in a new window)

West Bengal Shri M.K. Narayanan

Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.H. Kapadia

CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA

Chairman : Mr Hamid Ansari( Rajya Sabha)

Deputy Chairman: Mr K Rahman Khan “”

Directorate of Marketing & Inspection (DMI)

Who is the first Indian woman to get Bharat Ratna award?

A.Indira Priyadrshini Gandhi was the first Indian woman to be awarded the Bharat Ratna award

The glorious Hindustani classical vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi will soon be conferred with the
‘Bharat Ratna’. The maestro will receive the country’s highest civilian award in recognition of
his contribution to Indian music.

Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi, 86, is one of the most prominent Hindustani vocalist of this age.
Though this respect comes pretty late to the veteran but it is well deserved. A descendant of the
kirana gharana, the legendary singer’s crooning has touched many a chords all these years.

Panditji gave his first live performance at the age of 19 and his debut album, which contained a
few devotional songs in Kannada and Hindi, was released at the youthful age of 20. The guru has
won many accolades for his gifted singing and is the man behind the celebrated ‘Sawai
Gandharva Music Festival’, which is held every year in the memory of his teacher.

The ‘Bharat Ratna’ awardee can be credited with adding his divergent magic to the Indian music
and further enriching it by adapting discreet styles and amalgamating them to produce what is
called ‘music to ears’. Joshi, an exponent of the khayal style, has not limited himself and also
rendered splendid thumris and bhajans as well.

Joshi’s rendition of ‘Mile Sur Mera Tumhara’ along with other barons of music like Balamurali
Krishna and Lata Mangheskhar is touted as his most popular piece.

The multi-talented singer has also been a recipient of the esteemed ‘Padma Shri’, ‘Sangeet Natak
Akademi Award’, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awards.

With this award, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi becomes the sixth person from the field of art and culture
to get the Bharat Ratna award after Satyajit Ray, M S Subbulakshmi, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Lata
Mangeshkar and Ustad Bismillah Khan were conferred with the same. He is the second vocalist
to get the highest civilian award after Subbulakshmi in 1998.