Brazilian biologist Andre Nemesio has named a species of Brazilian orchid bee “Euglossa bazinga” in honour of “the clever, funny, ‘nerd’ character Sheldon Cooper” because the bee had tricked scientists for some time with its similarity to other species.

Eleven  Health Benefits of Pomegranate Juice

1)Fights Breast Cancer
Studies in Israel show that pomegranate juice destroys breast cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone. It may also prevent breast cancer cells from forming.

2) Lung Cancer Prevention
Studies in mice show that pomegranate juice may inhibit the development of lung cancer.

3) Slows Prostate Cancer
It slowed the growth of prostate cancer in mice.

4) Keeps PSA Levels Stable
In a study of 50 men who had undergone treatment for prostate cancer, 8 ounces of pomegranate juice per day kept PSA levels stable, reducing the need for further treatment

5) Protects the Neonatal Brain
Studies show that maternal consumption of pomegranate juice may protect the neonatal brain from damage after injury.

6) Prevention of Osteoarthritis
Several studies indicate that pomegranate juice may prevent cartilage deterioration.

7) Protects the Arteries
It prevents plaque from building up in the arteries and may reverse previous plaque buildup.

Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention It may prevent and slow Alzheimer’s disease. In one study, mice bred to develop Alzheimer’s disease were given pomegranate juice. They accumulated significantly less amyloid plaque than control mice and they performed mental tasks better.

9)Lowers Cholesterol
It lowers LDL (bad cholesterol) and raises HDL (good cholesterol).

10) Lowers Blood Pressure
One study showed that drinking 1.7 ounces of pomegranate juice per day lowered systolic blood pressure by as much as 5 percent.

11) Dental Protection
Research suggests that drinking pomegranate juice may be a natural way to prevent dental plaque.

The ISBN (International Standard Book Number) is a 10-digit number used for identification. An ISBN is unique to every book, so it is the best way to find the exact edition of the book you’re looking for.

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Deccan Queen was started on June 1, 1930 as a weekend train for the Britishers during the British rule in India, to ferry race-fans from Bombay (now Mumbai) to Poona (now Pune). The first service of the train was conducted from Calyan (now Kalyan) and Pune. It was converted to a daily service soon after, starting from Bombay Victoria Terminus (renamed Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus CSTM). It is one of the longest running trains on the Indian Railways to have never run on steam power. From the beginning, the Deccan Queen has been run using electric locomotives. Occasionally, it was given diesel locomotives in case of original locomotive failure.

Deccan Queen was started on June 1, 1930as a weekend train for the Britishers during the British rule in India, to ferry race-fans from Bombay (now Mumbai) to Poona (now Pune). The first service of the train was conducted from Calyan (now Kalyan) and Pune. It was converted to a daily service soon after, starting from Bombay Victoria Terminus (renamed Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus CSTM). It is one of the longest running trains on the Indian Railways to have never run on steam power. From the beginning, the Deccan Queen has been run using electric locomotives. Occasionally, it was given diesel locomotives in case of original locomotive failure.

The color of its rake has seen a lot of changes, from red colour to yellow and then to blue

Deccan Queen is the second train in India having ISO 9000 certification and a dining car after the India’s first ISO Certified train Shaan – E – Bhopal Express running between Bhopal Habibganj (Bhopal) – Hazrat Nizamuddin (Delhi).^[1] It has sixteen coaches including the engine.

The Deccan Queen is also one of the most favourite trains among railfans. Every year on 1 June, its regular pass-holders, railfans and railway authorities celebrate the train’s birthday. Deccan Queen entered its 82nd year of service on 1 June 2011.

‘Omnishambles’ has been chosen as word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary after it was coined by a BBC TV’s satirical political series to describe a badly mismanaged situation and gaffes.

The Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing, negotiated in 2010, sets the standards for benefit sharing between industry and holders of traditional knowledge. The objective of the protocol is fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources. It has been signed by 92 countries but only five countries have ratified it so far. India has approved the ratification of the protocol.

The India’s first ISO Certified train Shaan – E – Bhopal Express running between Bhopal Habibganj (Bhopal) – Hazrat Nizamuddin (Delhi).It has sixteen coaches including the engine.

About IBPS

Bank financial Competitive Admission Testing Learning Skill India Exercise Technology Banking Recruitment Talent Computer Educational Behavioral

Skills. The magnificence of IBPS has stood over 40 years. Working on international testing models like the ETS model, the Institute conducts a wide spectrum of activities in personnel selection both for promotion within and recruitment and selection from outside the organization.

Today, IBPS has become a body providing integrated end to end solutions for human resource management of client organizations. The Institute is equipped with its very own fleet of qualified personnel – people from the banking and insurance industry, psychology, information technology and educational measurement who have specialized in the testing process. Its various verticals include Client Relations, Design and Analysis, Research and Development, Processing and Technology Operations and Support Services. It also has its own technology infrastructure for data ware house and processing. It has state-of-the-art printing facility that is capable of printing over 100 thousand data booklets and answer sheets per day.

The Institute has the capability of testing simultaneously as many as 1 million candidates in 2000 venues across 200 centers (cities) in one session. In 2010-11 alone, IBPS was successful in screening over 10 million candidates for testing and filled approx. 79,236 vacancies for its client organizations besides testing of candidates for admission to academic institutes and certification for diplomas.

The official website address of IBPS

http://www.ibps.in/

Supreme Court of India

The Supreme Court is the highest court of appeal as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Indian Constitution and Article 124 to 147 states about the composition of Supreme Court of India. Supreme Court of India consists of one Chief Justice and 31 judges. The bench that comprises 2 or 3 judges is termed as a Division Bench and the one that bench that consists of five or more judges is termed to be a Constitutional Bench.

Pic of Supreme Court of India

Tenure and qualification of Judges in Supreme Court

President appoints the judges of the Supreme Court and the retirement age of these judges is 65. For being a judge or chief justice of a Supreme Court one must fulfill the following qualifications:

1. He must be an Indian Citizen
2. Should have served the High Court as its Judge for at least 5 years
3. He should have served the high court as its advocate for a period of 10 years

In case their occurs a vacancy in the CJI office due to any reason, the president appoints the acting Chief Justice as the Chief Justice of India from amongst the judges of the Supreme Court. The salaries and other allowances of the Judges in India are charged from the Consolidated Fund of India. At present the salary structure is:

1. Chief Justice of Supreme Court-Rs 1 Lakh
2. Other Judges of SC: Rs 90,000

Removal of Judges

The Judge can be removed from India on certain ground that includes incapacity to hold the office or proven misbehavior. They can be removed only after the resolution of both the houses of Indian Parliament that is supported by the majority of two-third of the members voting and present. The two judges against whom the proceeding was initiated:

1. V Ramaswami in 1993 was the first judge against whom the proceedings were initiated
2. Soumitra Sen in 2011 was the second judge against whom these proceedings were initiated

The Miss world competition was started as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations in 1951. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley. The first Miss World, Sweden’s Kiki Haakonson. Opposition to the wearing of bikinis led to their replacement with more modest swimwear after the first contest. In 1959, the BBC started broadcasting the competition. The pageant’s popularity grew with the advent of television. During the 1960s and 1970s, Miss World would normally be the highest rated programme of the year on British television. In the 1980s, the pageant repositioned itself with the slogan “Beauty With a Purpose”, with added tests of intelligence and personality. Miss World is franchised in more than 120 countries and has raised over 500 million for children charities around the globe.

• In 1966, India enjoyed its first success and Reita Feria proved to be a popular winner.

List of Winners
winner 1951 – Kiki Haakonson, Sweden
winner 1952 – May Louise Flodin, Sweden
winner 1953 – Denise Perrier, France
winner 1954 – Antigone Costanda, Egypt
winner 1955 – Carmen Zubillaga, Venezuela
winner 1956 – Petra Schurmann, Germany
winner 1957 – Marita Lindahl, Finland
winner 1958 – Penelope Coelen, South Africa
winner 1959 – Corine Rottschafer, Holland
winner 1960 – Norma Cappagli, Argentina
winner 1961 – Rosemarie Frankland, United Kingdom
winner 1962 – Catharine Lodders, Holland
winner 1963 – Carole Crawford, Jamaica
winner 1964 – Ann Sidney, United Kingdom
winner 1965 – Lesley Langley, United Kingdom
winner 1966 – Reita Faria, India
winner 1967 – Madeiline Hartog Bel, Peru
winner 1968 – Penelope Plummer, Australia
winner 1969 – Eva Reuber Staier, Austria
winner 1970 – Jennifer Hosten, Grenada
winner 1971 – Lucia Petterle, Brazil
winner 1972 – Belina Green, Australia
winner 1973 – Marjorie Wallace, USA
winner 1974 – Anneline Kriel, South Africa
winner 1975 – Winelia Merced, Puerto Rico
winner 1976 – Cindy Breakspeare, Jamaica
winner 1977 – Mary Stavin, Sweden
winner 1978 – Silvana Suarez, Argentina
winner 1979 – Gina Swainson, Bermuda
winner 1980 – Kimberly Santos, Guam
winner 1981 – Pilin Leon, Venezuela
winner 1982 – Mariasela Lebron, Dominican Republic
winner 1983 – Sarah Jane Hutt, United Kingdom
winner 1984 – Astrid Herrera, Venezuela
winner 1985 – Hofi Karlsdottir, Iceland
winner 1986 – Giselle Laronde, Trinidad
winner 1987 – Ulla Weigerstorfer, Austria
winner 1988 – Linda Petursdottir, Iceland
winner 1989 – Andeta Kreglicka, Poland
winner 1990 – Gina Marie Tolleson, USA
winner 1991 – Ninebeth Jiminez, Venezuela
winner 1992 – Julia Kourotchkina, Russia
winner 1993 – Lisa Hanna, Jamaica
winner 1994 – Aishwariya Rai, India
winner 1995 – Jacqueline Aquilera, Venezuela
winner 1996 – Irene Skliva ,Greece
winner 1997 – Diana Hayden, India
winner 1998 – Linor Abargil, Israel
winner 1999 – Yukta Mookhey, India
winner 2000 – Priyanka Chopra, India
winner 2001 – Ibiagbanidokibubo Asenite Darego—Nigeria
winner 2002 – Azra Akin—Turkey
winner 2003 – Rosanna Davidson, Ireland
winner 2004 – Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia, Peru
winner 2005 – Unnur Birna Vilhjalmsdottir, Iceland
winner 2006 – Tat’ana Kucharova, Czech Republic
winner 2007 – Zhang Zhi Li, China PR
winner 2008 – Ksenia Sukhinova, Russia
winner 2009 – Kaiane Aldorino, Gibraltar
winner 2010 – Alexandria Mills, USA
winner 2011 – Ivian Sarcos, Venezuela
winner 2012 – Wen Xia Yu, China PR

The Union government has decided to make Navi Mumbai, Goa and Kannur as Greenfield airports. It has also decided to turn Delhi and Chennai into airline hubs.

Gaana.com is the first full-fledged music streaming application for India’s store of Windows 8 Release Preview. It is also the first music serving application for Surface (tablet from Microsoft) in India.

Indian Placement Reporting Standards (IPRS), promoted by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, aims to bring transparency in reporting placement data.

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Google’s World Wonders Project offers an innovative way to teach history and geography to students of primary and secondary schools all over the world. These educational packages for your classroom are free too. Google has created classroom material for primary and secondary school history and geography teachers to download free of charge. These include suggestions of lesson plans, student work sheets and presentations. The material is designed to be flexible, allowing teachers all over the world to use it in various forms and levels of curriculums.

Google’s World Wonders Project is a valuable resource that you can access online. Google’s World Wonders Project aims to bring to life the wonders of the modern and ancient world. Using Street View, 3D modeling and other Google technologies, Google has made these amazing sites accessible to everyone across the globe. With videos, photos and in-depth information, you can now explore the world wonders from your armchair just as if you were there.

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According to the 66th round of National Sample Survey (NSS), around 60 per cent of India’s rural population lives on less than Rs 35 a day and nearly as many in cities live on Rs 66 a day. The poorest 10 per cent of the rural population lives on Rs 15 a day, while in urban areas the figure is shade better at Rs 20 per day. All-India average Monthly Per Capita Consumer Expenditure (MPCE) in rural areas is Rs 1.054 and urban area is Rs 1,984. The average MPCS in rural areas is lowest in Bihar (Rs 780), followed by Orissa and Jharkhand at Rs 820. Kerala has the highest rural MPCE at Rs 1,835, followed by Punjab (Rs 1,649) and Haryana (Rs 1,510). The highest urban MPCE is in Maharashtra (Rs 2,437), followed by Kerala (Rs 2,413) and Haryana (Rs 2,321). It is lowest in Bihar (Rs 1,238).

India’s first indigenously developed anti-malarial drug

Synriam is India’s first indigenously developed anti-malarial drug. It beats all currently available options on the counts of affordability, compliance and relief. The drug is the result of first successful public-private partnership on pharmaceutical research and development in India. Ranbaxy and the Ministry of Science paid Rs 5 crore each for the development of the drug.

National Dairy Plan

National Dairy Plan, which was launched on April 19, 2012, aims to increase the productivity of milch animals by adopting focused, scientific and systematic processes and help provide rural milk producers with greater access to the organized milk processing sector.