Are cricketers’ good role-models for our children?

In a country obsessed with cricket and movies, cricketers and Bollywood actors become the first and most admired role-models for our children. So you will find most young girls wanting to become Deepika and Katrina and young boys who want to emulate Dhoni and Tendulkar.

We as parents also want to encourage our kids to do what they are interested in and are happy when our children show interest in sports. Then comes a shocker like the recent one of match fixing involving many cricketers and film and TV personalities and we start questioning our wisdom whether it is good idea to allow kids to follow tournaments like IPL.

LED Light Can Damage Your Eyes Permanently

A new research has demanded that LED light may cause everlasting damage to your eyes. The research claimed that the exposure of LED light can cause permanent harm to the retina of human eyes.

Once the retina cells are destroy by prolonged and continuous exposure to LED rays, they cannot be replaced and will not re-grow, ThinkSpain.com explained. So, it’s a very worried situation because computer, mobiles and TV screens, and even traffic and street lights, have been gradually replaced with LED.

What is LED?

A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor light source. LEDs are used as indicator lamps in many devices and are increasingly used for other lighting.

blue LEDs and cool-white LEDs are now capable of exceeding safe limits of the so-called blue-light hazard as defined in eye safety specifications such as ANSI/IESNA RP-27.1–05: Recommended Practice for Photo biological Safety for Lamp and Lamp Systems.

Herschel Telescope Captured Rare Birth Images of Mega-Galaxy

European Space Agency's Herschel telescope captured rare images of the creation of a massive galaxy which is 10 times bigger than the Milky Way that was formed when two young galaxies collided 11 billion years ago in a research.

What is Herschel telescope?

The William Herschel Telescope is a 4.20 m (165 in) near-infrared reflecting telescope which is situated at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos in the canary islands on the island of La Palma. The telescope is a part of the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes which is named after William Herschel. Frederick William Herschel was a British astronomer, and he was born in Hanover, Germany. Astronomers use the William Herschel Telescope to conduct scientific research across most branches of observational astronomy. The WHT has made many discover such as, the first evidence of a super massive black hole (Sgr A*) at the centre of the Milky Way (in 1995) and the first optical observation of a gamma-ray burst (GRB 970228) (in 1997).

"Capturing the creation of this type of large, short-lived star body is extremely rare - the equivalent of discovering a missing link between winged dinosaurs and early birds," scientists from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) who discovered this told it in a statement.

The researcher, Julie Wardlow, "noticed an amazing, bright blob" that stood out among the "carpets of galaxies" that Herschel recorded.

Sahara India Wants to Quit Indian Premiere League with their team PWI

Sahara India

                       Sahara India announced that they want to exit Indian Premier League with their own team Pune Warriors India, which it bought few years back at the auction. Pune Warriors players will definitely feel let down after Sahara India announced its decision to say bid adieu to the IPL. 2013 is not going well for IPL, first the Spot-Fixing Scandal and now another team is going to leave IPL. Sahara made the decision because of financial problem with BCCI.

The home ground of PWI was the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, and it is located in the Pune suburb of Gahunje. The Pune team was not successful in the tournament, finishing second from last in their inaugural season and in their final season and last in 2012.

The franchise fee of Rs. 170 crore was to be paid by May 19 but Sahara India failed to meet the deadline. So, BCCI move to encash Sahara's bank guarantee. This was the third case of the Board encashing the bank guarantee for recovering its dues. It had earlier done so with Kochi Tuskers and Nimbus.

Will India Emerge as the Best Medical Tourism Destination in the Near Future?

                     You might wonder what tourism has to do with medicine. Well, when people travels abroad primarily to get medical treatments or even learn/practice preventive healthcare methods, it is called as medical tourism/well-being tourism. And yes, if people are fit enough (perhaps after the treatment), they can also visit the tourist places/landmarks in their host country!

What drives medical tourism?

Lower cost of treatments, is one of the biggest drivers of medical/well-being tourism, especially to developing countries like India. At times, the cost of certain complex surgeries can be one-tenth of what people might have to pay in their home countries, or even lesser. Include the lower cost of post-treatment stays at top hospitals or 5-Star hotels/resorts around the city, and tourists get a great deal! The travelling cost is the only overhead, but when compared to the total cost of surgeries at home, the savings might still be significant. Besides, connectivity is improving by the day and flight costs are coming down, as well.

Bid Adieu Sir Alex Ferguson, End of an Era

                       It is hard to imagine Manchester United Football club without Sir Alex Ferguson, but now we have to, because the great scot-man decided to put an end to his spectacular managing carrier. In his 26-years of carrier he created a legacy which no one will ever forget. Ferguson celebrated his 1,500th game in charge of the Red Devils on Sunday, and watched his side play out a thrilling 5-5 draw against West Bromwich, the first in Premier League history. The 71-year-old Scot, who will be replaced by David Moyes, won 13 league titles, two European Cups, five FA Cups, two League Cups and a European Cup-Winners' Cup in his time at Old Trafford.

Sir Alex Ferguson believes that Manchester United’s empire will not crumble after he retires like they did following Sir Matt Busby’s initial retirement in 1969. When asked, by United’s official website, if cracks will appear at United once David Moyes takes over, Ferguson said: ‘No. I think if you go back to Busby’s day, Sir Matt was probably in the same situation as I find myself today. But he created Manchester United.’

[Solved] Answer Keys of General Knowledge (GK) Questions of SSC CGL Tier-I Examination 2013, (Date: 19th May)

SSC Answer Keys

                   Today I’m providing fully solved Answer keys of General Knowledge Questions of SSC Combined Level Tier-I Examination, which was held on 19^th May between 2 P.M to 4 P.M (afternoon phase). Please check all the answers to get an idea about your scores on this section of this exam provided you appeared for it. So here are the questions with their answers. 

1. Reduction of nitrates to ammonia can be achieved through one of the following methods:

Ans: in alkaline medium using Devarda’s alloy.

2. The Red Data Books published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources enumerate

Ans: Threatened species of plants and animals.

3. Grits of sewage are removed in

Ans:Grit Chamber.

4. Environmental impact assessment was first formally established in 1969 in which country?

Ans: United States.

5. The most affected Sulphur containing amino acid by PAN is

Ans: Methonine.

Bill Gates Reclaims the ‘World’s Richest Man’ Title Once Again

Bill Gates, World's Richest Man

                         Bill Gates became world’s richest man again for the first time since 2007. The co-founder of Microsoft regains the world richest title from the Mexican investor Carlos Slim on 16^th May 2013. His amount of fortune is $72.7 billion, up 16% year-to-date. Last year his amount of fortune was $61.0 billion. "When they're talking about reform in a country that's generally poor, and the guy shows up No. 1 on the list — not a good thing," said Greg Lesko.

However, Bill donated $28 billion of his fortune to the 14-year-old Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which he and his wife and fellow billionaire Warren Buffett operate as one of the world's wealthiest philanthropic organizations.

After becoming the World’s richest man Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, spoke before a senate committee on labour and education, asked Congress to increase the number of H-1B visas.

Google took e-money Transaction System to a New Level

                   Google I/O made an announcement which is, users can now send money as an attachment. It’s a major and spectacular addition to its email service. Sending and receiving money was never this easy.

According to information, to send money all that a user needs to do is just use the dollar symbol in the attachments and write down the amount of money. One can send money to even those who do not have a Gmail account.

This feature will be available soon to the US Gmail users above 18 years old, but there are some people in the US, who are using it already. Even you too can activate this feature only if somebody who already has it sends you money. It has to be added here that Gmail already lets its coveted user to attach documents, photos, event invitations and videos, and the latest inclusion in that list is money. Cool eh?

This money transaction system works with the Google Wallet, and it can be accessed after it’s compiled with a bank account of the user. It can also be used if credits are added to a user’s Google Wallet Account. That’s not all, users are allowed to choose to connect their account with a credit or debit card, but in this feature they will be charged with 2.9% fee per transaction.

What Nawaz Sharif's Victory in Pakistan General Elections 2013 means for the Country's Neighbours

Nawaz Sharif

                     Nawaz Sharif is poised for a record third term as Pakistan’s Prime Minister with his political party Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) dominating both the federal government and the Punjab provincial government. In Pakistan’s volatile 65-year-old history, the landmark general elections marked the first civilian transfer of power following a successful completion of a five year term by a democratically elected government of Pakistan.

Leaders of many countries congratulated Sharif over his party’s victory, including Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, British PM David Cameron, Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Arabian King Abdullah‚ US President Barack Obama, United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.

[Solved] Answer Keys of Math Questions of Postal/Sorting Assistant Examination 2013 (Date- 5th May, 2013)

As I promised earlier, today I’m providing the Answer keys of the ‘Math’ questions of the Postal/Sorting Assistant Examination (India Post). The minimum cut off marks of each section 10. 

This is the 3^rd post on the series of Answer keys. Here the links to the previous two posts:

[Solved] Answer Keys of English Questions of Postal/Sorting Assistant Examination 2013 (Date- 5th May, 2013)

[Solved] General Knowledge Questions of Postal/Sorting Assistant Examination 2013 (Date- 5th May)

So, here are the all 25 questions, and there complete solutions, as per my best knowledge. I hope you all will like it. Please comment below if you have any questions or suggestions about the Postal Department Recruitment Examination 2013. You may need to click the “Read More” button to get started.

Current Affairs and GK Questions-Answers of May 2013

Hey friends, today I’m providing you all ‘Current Affairs and General Knowledge (GK) Questions and Answers of May, 2013’. You can easily download it in PDF or document (.doc) versions for absolutely free of cost. These questions will surely help you all to prepare ‘Current Affairs’ section for all of the upcoming crucial competitive exams.

To DOWNLOAD just click on the "download" button from the box below (You need to click the "Read More" button to find the download button).  These questions have covered all the important sectors like business, finance, technology, politics, sports, nation, world news etc. You will love it for sure.

Samsung Announces Successful Test of 5G breakthrough, to be available for Commercial Market by 2020

                                                                                   

                        On this Monday, the South Korean based Samsung Electronics announced that it had tested ultra fast 5^th generation (5G) wireless technology that would surely lead its users to enjoy unbelievable download speed. Eventually the users will be allowed to download a very large file even an entire movie in one second only. Cool eh??

The electronics giant mentioned that the said test had witnessed data transmission at the rate of more than 1 gb/sec over a distance of two kms, which is currently the best speed available in the planet.

In its statement, the company admitted that this new technology will not be ready for the end users any time soon. It said that it will take at least 2020 to be ready for the commercial market, and it’s aiming to launch commercialized 5G by then. This super fast technology would offer data transmitting speeds up to a few hundred times faster than the currently available 4G networks.

Cabinet Green-signaled National Skill Development Agency (NSDA)

NSDA Approval

                    The Union Cabinet gave its green signal for constituting a fully autonomous body, which will be called as National Skill Development Agency (NSDA). Eventually this new body will subsume the National Skill Development Coordination Board (NSDCB), the Prime Minister’s National Council on Skill Development (PMNCSD), the National Skill Development Coordination Board (NSDCB), and the Office of the Adviser to the PM on Skill Development.

This approval from the Union Cabinet of India came on 9^th May, 2013, and the NSDA will be located in the Ministry of Finance itself. Now the question is what will be the workings of this newly formed body, right?? Well, it will harmonize and coordinate the efforts for the skill development of the Government of India. It will also work as a boost up organization for the private sector firms by providing supports to reach the desired skilling targets of the 12^th plan, or beyond itself.

India leads with Highest Maternal and First day Infant Deaths

(Highest maternal deaths and highest first day infant deaths in the world: Source State of the world’s Mothers’ report 2013)

On the onset of Mother’s day where the whole world is gearing up to celebrate the magical journey of childbirth, I want to highlight condition of Indian women, their pregnancies and newborns. India has recorded more than 29% of the first day infant deaths around the world and it has more maternal deaths than any other country in the world (56,000 per year).

This raises a lot of questions. India has recorded a momentous growth in last few decades and the general outlook of India is female oriented...We call our country “Bharat Mata” (India –the Goddess). Centuries have changed, rulerships have changed hands, geography has changed, physics has changed...we are now one of the biggest democracy of the world where all Indian have equal right irrespective of gender, caste, creed and social status.

Nokia Unveils Asha 501 to Compete with Google’s Android-based Phones

Nokia Asha 501

On this Thursday Nokia unveiled a brand new Asha 501 phone, which will be priced at $99. This new phone will mainly target the middle class consumers, and will try to prevent them from switching to devices that are supported by Google’s android while upgrading from basic phones. The new Nokia Asha 501 will be a mid range phone, and it will focus the worldwide emerging markets.

The Nokia Asha 501 will run on the newly-launched Asha platform. Eventually it will be the very first mobile device to run on that. Nokia has previously claimed that the new platform is purely focused on making the overall experience faster and more responsive. The phone will support the dual SIM features, and it has a camera of 3.2 mega pixel.

Mr. Stephen Elop, who is the current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nokia, interacted with the reporters in a press meet, arranged by the company itself.  "We will deliver Asha 501 in June to millions of people," he told this to the reporters on that meet at Helsinki.

Amy Hood becomes the First Woman Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft

Amy Hood

Amy Hood, who is an executive at Microsoft, recently was named as the first ever woman Chief Financial Officer of the company. She becomes the first woman to handle the top most finance job available at Microsoft.

Hood joined Microsoft in the last quarter of 2002, and utmost recently was named the chief financial officer of Microsoft's business division. She is only 41 years of old, but she has loads of experiences with herself, which will surely help her to handle the pressure of the job.

Microsoft’s business division is the unit which consists of its top most lucrative Office suite of applications that are used by millions of people regularly around the world. It will be a tough job, but considering the talent and quality that Hood possesses, she will be able to do it properly for sure.

Mr. Peter Klein, who was the former Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft, recently declared that he was resigning in order to spend a lot more quality time with his family. Now Amy Hood is succeeding him in the top slot of the senior leadership.

[Solved] Answer Keys of English Questions of Postal/Sorting Assistant Examination 2013 (Date- 5th May, 2013)

As I promised earlier, today I’m providing the Answer keys of the ‘English’ questions of the Postal/Sorting Assistant Examination (India Post), which was held on 5^th May, 2013. The minimum cut off marks of each section including English is 10. I have already provided Answer keys of General Knowledge section of the same exam few days back.

So, here are the all 25 questions, and there complete solutions, as per my best knowledge. I hope you all will like it. Please comment below if you have any questions or suggestions about the Postal Department Recruitment Examination 2013. You may need to click the “Read More” button to get started.

Did Sarabjit Singh deserve to die like this?

Sarabjit Singh

Since last few days, every news channel has run special shows on Sarabjit Singh, an Indian farmer who is supposed to be a RAW agent. To be honest, I didn’t know anything about Singh until April 2013, when he was attacked in the jail. As soon as I heard about Singh on the news, my curiosity was stirred awake. I wanted to know how come an Indian farmer, who was also allegedly a RAW agent, was in Pakistan for such a long time without India taking any action. So I started researching Singh. I went through numerous articles by various publications, including The Times of India and Hindustan Times. Even Wikipedia has got a page on Singh.

But the more I read, the more confused I got. The mystery of Singh was getting more and more convoluted. According to Wikipedia, Singh was an Indian farmer who crossed the unmarked Indo-Pakistan border when he was drunk. Singh was initially arrested for illegally crossing the border. Later on, Pakistani authorities accused Singh of being involved in the 1990 terror blasts at Faisalabad and Lahore that killed 14 people. Now there are two interesting aspects of these charges: first, the blasts were carried out three months before Singh actually strayed into Pakistan; secondly, Pakistani authorities claimed that Sarabjit Singh was actually Manjit Singh. If these facts are true, I have one question. Are Pakistanis really that stupid or they intentionally played dumb to make Singh the target for their problems?

Latest News about Gold in Indian Market

Indian Government has increased Import Tariff Value on Gold

The Union Government of India finally decided to increase the import tariff value of gold to $472/10 grams on account of a volatile price trend in global markets.

The tariff value, which is released fortnightly, is the coarse price on which the customs duty is decisive to avoid under-invoicing. It was usually 10 days behind that tariff value of gold was altered bringing it down to $449 per 10 grams due to diseased tellurian prices.

However, an import tariff value of china has been kept unvaried during $762 per kg.

The news was confirmed by the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC).

Definition of 'Tariff'

A tax imposed on imported goods and services. Tariffs are used to restrict trade, as they increase the price of imported goods and services, making them more expensive to consumers. They are one of several tools available to shape trade policy.

[Solved] General Knowledge Questions of Postal/Sorting Assistant Examination 2013 (Date- 5th May)

1) What is the cap of minimum votes a political party must secure in election to get the status of a State party as decided by the Election Commission of India?

Ans: - 8 percent of total valid votes polled in State Assembly or Lok Sabha polls.

2) In which organization headed by Chitranjan Das, Netaji Shubhash Chandra Bose worked as a Chief Executive Officer?

Ans: - Kolkata Municipal Corporation.

3) Curie point is a temperature at which:

Ans: - A magnetic material undergoes a sharp change in the magnetic properties.

4) Match List-1 with List-2

List-1                                                              List- 2

1) Jawahar Lal Nehru Port                              A. Tamilnadu

2) Paradip Port                                                B. Maharashtra          

3) Kandla Port                                                 C. Odisha

4) Ennore Port                                                  D. Gujarat

Ans: - 1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-A.

5) Identify the illiterate among the following?

             (A) Jahangir                        (C) Akbar                           

             (B) Shahjahan                     (D) Aurangzeb

Ans: - Akbar.